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taining the Congress, should it accept the invitation. This Society 

 also desires to express its regret that, notwithstanding Dr. Bell's efforts 

 at Vienna, the Congress did not see fit to accept the invitation from 

 Canada, 



Moved by Mr. George ^Murray, seconded by Eev. Dr. Clark, and 

 carried : . 



That in view of the numerous engagements in the city for this 

 evening the order in Section II for a Poet's evening at 8 o'clock be 

 cancelled. 



The following report was presented from Section IV: 



Report of Section IV, 



Section IV has the honour to report that four sessions of the 

 section, each of much interest, have been held. The maximum atten- 

 dance was ten members, with a number of visitors from other sections 

 or from the general public. 



Sixteen papers by members of the section were presented, of which 

 three were read in full, and the remainder by title, the papers actually 

 read awakening discussions of much interest and value. 



The following gentlemen were chosen as officers of the section 

 for the ensuing year: 



President, Prof. Fowler. 



Vice-President, Dr. Henry S. Poole. 



Secretary, Mr. Lawrence Lambe. 



The following resolutions were passed by the section : 



(1) Moved by Dr. Fletcher, seconded by Dr. Matthew, That 

 Section IV wish to express their appreciation of the valuable popular 

 science lecture for the year, given by Dr. Ganong, which cannot but 

 help very much the progress of botany in Canada. 



(2) Moved by Dr. A. H. MacKay, seconded by Dr. Jas. Fowler, 

 That the members of Section IV formally express their appreciation 

 of the able way in which the annual volume of the Proceedings of the 

 Eo^al Society has been edited by Dr. S. E. Dawson, the Honorary Sec- 

 retary of the Society, and particularly wish to record their appreciation 

 of the prompt way in which the separates have beea distributed to 

 authors. 



(3) Section IV have pleasure in recording that they note with 

 much interest the botanical collections on exhibition during the meeting 

 from the graduating class of the High School of St. John, and congratu- 

 late the School Board of the city on the exceptionally good work of their 

 teachers and pupilg in this department of science. 



(Signed) L. M. Bailey, 



Secretary pro tern. 



