XIV ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



the efforts of the Minister of Marine to make provision for the safe- 

 navigation of the St. Lawrence route. 



The Society trusts that the steamship Gulnare, recently purchased 

 by the Government, is the beginning of the equipment of a Hydrographie 

 Survey Department, for which there is ample scope in investigating the 

 currents, tides, magnetic, seismic and every other source of danger. 



The Society regards it a public duty, urgently to direct attention, 

 to this subject, inasmuch as the continued increase in the tonnage of 

 vessels renders it of increasing importance. 



The delegation to the Annapolis celebration, referred to in the 

 Eeport of Council (p. VII), consisting of the Most Eev. Archbishop 

 O'Brien and Dr. A. H. MacKay, made a verbal report, through Arch- 

 bishop O'Brien, of the successful carrying out of the interesting pro- 

 gramme of proceedings on that occasion. 



Eesolutions as follows were then passed: — 



Moved by Dr. W. D. LeSueur, seconded by Eev. Dr. Bryce, and 

 carried : 



That the cordial thanks of the Eoyal Society are hereby tendered 

 to the Mayor and citizens of St. John, for the kind reception and 

 the hearty welcome the Society has met with, not only collectively but 

 personally. 



Moved by Sir Sandford Fleming, seconded by Sir James Grant, 

 and carried: — 



That the Fellows of the Eoyal Society desire to record their 

 thanks to the hospitality committee of the citizens of St. John for the 

 great trouble taken in organizing the arrangements for their accommo- 

 dation; and they also desire to express their sincerest thanks to those 

 citizens who afforded such generous hospitality to the Fellows and 

 Delegates on this occasion. 



Moved by Sir James Grant, K.C.M.G., seconded by Most Eev. Arch- 

 bishop O'Brien, and carried: 



That the thanks of the Eoyal Society are hereby tendered to the 

 Hon. Senator and Mrs. J. V. Ellis for the kind and gracious reception 

 accorded to the Fellows and Delegates on Tuesday evening, June 21. 



Moved by Mr. Thos. Macfarlane, sieconded by Dr. Ami, and carried r 



That the Eoyal Society desires to express its thanks to His Wor- 

 ship the Mayor for the handsome luncheon at the Union Club at which 

 he was good enough to entertain the Fellows of the Society. 



Moved by Mr. W. D. Lighthall, seconded by Dr. W. D. LeSueur^ 

 and carried : 



