APPENDIX B V 
Additional Members of Council—P. B. Casgrain, Esq., Arch. 
Campbell, Esq., Jas. Morgan, Esq., D. H. Geggie, Esq. 
IL—From The Nova Scotian Institute of Science, through HENRY $. 
Pooze, F.R.S.C. 
The Nova Scotian Institute of Science, through its delegate, begs 
to submit to the Royal Society of Canada, a report on its proceedings 
during the past session of 1900-1901, which was the thirty-ninth 
annual session. 
Meetings as usual were held from November, 1900, to May, 1901. 
The following were elected officers for the year 1900-1901:— 
President—A. H. MacKay, Esq., LL.D., FR.S.C., FR.MS. 
1st Vice-President—F. W. W. Doane, Esq., C.E. 
2nd Vice-President—Henry 8. Poole, Esq., F.R.S.C. 
Treasurer—W. C. Silver, Esq. 
Corresponding Secretary—Prof. J. G. MacGregor, D.Sc., 
F.R.SS.E.&C. 
Recording Secretary—Harry Piers, Esq. 
Librarian—Maynard Bowman, Esq. 
Other Members of Council—Alexander McKay, Esq.; Edwin 
Galpin, jr, Esq. LD) ER:S.C.; Martin Murphy, Hsq:, D.Sc.;) Prot. 
Ebenezer MacKay, Ph.D., Watson L. Bishop, Esq.; Roderick McColl, 
Esq., C.E.; H. W. Johnston, Esq., C.E. 
Part 2 of volume X. of the Proceedings and Transactions has been 
published and distributed, and the printing of the succeeding part 
will soon be begun. 
The following papers were communicated to the Institute during 
the session just ended:— 
1.— Presidential Address,” by A. H. MacKay, Esq., LL.D. 
2.—“‘ Geological Nomenclature of Nova Scotia; New Glasgow Con- 
glomerate,’ by Hugh Fletcher, Esq. 
3.—‘ Description of the Davis Calyx Drill,’ by Henry 8. Poole, 
Esq., F.R.S.C. 
4— On Drift Ice as an Eroding and Transporting Agent,” by 
Walter H. Prest, Esq., M.E. 
5.— Rotation of Leguminous Crops,” by Prof. H. W. Smith, 
B.Se. 
6.— The Preservation and Use of the Tops of Turnips and other 
oot, Crops,” by Prof. Hi. W: Smith, B.Sc: 
Proce, 190155: 
