PROCEEDINGS FOR 1905 XIX 



4. — " On the Composition of some Montreal Minerals." By Prof. 

 B. J. Harrington. 



5. — " Nature and Properties of ihe a Eays from Eadium. By I rof. 

 E. Eutherford. 



6. — '' Eeceut Experiments in jSTitrogen-enrichment of Soils by 

 Legumes." By Frank T. Shutt, îil.A., F.I.C., and A. T. Charron, 

 M.A. 



7. — '^' The Volhard Method for the Determination of Chlorine in 

 Potable Waters." By Frank T. Shutt, M.A., F.I.C., and H. W. 

 Charlton, B.A.Sc. 



8. — " On the Change of Length Produced in Certain Alloys by a 

 Magnetic Field." By Prof. J. C. McLennan. 



9. — " Physico-chemical Eesearches from the MacDonald Chemistry 

 and Mining Building, McGill University." By J. Wallace Walker. 



10. — " On Difference of Temperature, between McGill College 

 Grounds and Mount Eoyal." By Prof. C. H. McLeod. 



11. — "Preliminary Experiments with Cyanamide as a Nitrogenous 

 Fertilizer." By Frank T. Shutt, M.A. 



12. — "Eesearches in Physical Chemistry carried out in the 

 University of Toronto during the Past Year." Communicated by 

 Prof. W. Lash Miller. 



13. — " Loss of Head in the Flow of Water in Pipes, due to Bends 

 in the Pipes." By Prof. E. G. Coker. Presented by Prof. H. T. 

 Bovey. 



14, — " Bibliography of the Life and Works of Simon N'ewcomb." 

 By E. C. Archibald, M.A., Ph.D. 



The secretary of the section then reported that, in compliance with 

 the recommendation of Council, Section III. has considered the ques- 

 tion of celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Society. The 

 follomng resolution has been adopted: — 



That, in the opinion of Section III,, the twenty-fifth anniversary of 

 the Society might be distinguished by a soirée on one of the evenings, at 

 which members should be requested to exhibit such apparatus tas they 

 may have used in their researches or other apparatus which may be of 

 interest; further, that the Council be requested to consider whether 

 such a soirée should not be made a feature of every future meeting." 



The secretary of the section then presented the report of Section IL 



Report of Section IL 



Section II has the honour to report that five interesting meetings 

 -were held. Though the attendance was not large, some valuable papers 

 -were read and discussed. 



