PROCEEDINGS FOR 1905 IX 



Eesolutions as follows were then passed : — 



Moved by Sir James Grant, seconded by Lieutenant-Colonel 

 Denison, and carried : — 



That the report of Council, just read, be adopted. 



Moved by Dr. T. J. W. Burgess, seconded by Lawrence M. Lanibe, 

 and carried: — 



That the minutes of the last annual meetiag, as printed in the 

 volume of Proceedings and Transactions, be confirmed. 



Moved by Dr. James Fletcher, seconded by Lawrence M. Lambe, 

 and carried: — 



That the following be the committee for the nomination of officers 

 for the Society for the following year: — B. Suite, Lieut.-Col. Denison, 

 Sir James Grant. W. D. Lighthall, Léon Gérin. 



Moved by Thos. Macfarlane, seconded by Dr. Girdwood, and car- 

 ried : — 



That the subject of the publication of an interim Bulletin (pro- 

 posed by Prof. Johnson) be referred to a committee for discussion and 

 report to a subsequent session of the meeting of the Society. 



Moved by Dr. Johnson, seconded by Dr. Hay, and carried: — ■ 



That each section be requested to consider the question of a special 

 celebration, in 1906, of the twenty-fifth general meetiag of the Society 

 and to report thereon, with special recommendations as to the mode of 

 celebration, if it be thought desirable, to the Council promptly, so that 

 the Council may make a report to the Society at the present general 

 meeting. 



Moved by Dr. Johnson, seconded by Dr. Saunders, and carried: — 



That the following members form the committee upon publishing 

 a Bulletin : — Dr. S. E. Dawson, Dr. Bovey, Dr. Johnson, Dr. Whiteaves, 

 Thos. Macfarlane, Dr. Girdwood, and Dr. Baker. 



On a call for reports of committees. Dr. Johnson presented the 

 report of the committee on the Coast Hydrographie Survey for the 

 Dominion, consisting of Mr. Suite, Sir Sandford Fleming, Dr. T. C. 

 Keefer, Dr. Loudon, Dr. Bovey, Prof. McLeod and Dr. Johnson 

 (chairman), as follows: — 



Eepoht. 



When the Society last met in Ottawa, two years ago, a deputation 

 was appointed to wait on the Minister of Marine and present again the 

 urgent reasons for the estai)! ishment of a Coast Hydrographie Survey 

 Department for the Dominion. 



The deputation was favourably received, and, in answer to a special 

 request, the Minister (to quote the words of the Eeport for 1903, page 

 xlii.) "undertook to communicate with the Admiralty o:i the subject, 



