PROCEEDINGS FOR ISOfi IX 



By the decease of Dr. Cleoi-ge Lawson the society hus lost one of its 

 founders. He filled the position of sixth president with signal ability 

 and dignity. His name has been long associated in the Dominion with 

 the scientific studies of Dalhousie University and the promotion of the 

 agricultural interests of Nova Scotia, where it will be difficult to fill the 

 important positions he occupied with so much credit to himself and 

 advantage to the countr}-. His scientific labours were very extensive, as 

 the bibliography of the Eoyal Society abundantly testifies. The Trans- 

 actions contain several most important contributions on the Ferns and 

 Flora of the Dominion, which show his great knowledge as a botanist. 

 All those members of the society who had frequent opportunities of 

 associating with him at our meetings for many 3^ears, when his health 

 and professional occupations enabled him to attend, will have pleasant 

 memories of his kindly and gracious demeanour, and his genial attention 

 to all that touched the best interests of the society. Dr. A. H. Mackay, 

 of the fourth section, is to prepare a short memoir of the career of this 

 eminent fellow of the society.^ 



10, Election of New Members. 



During the past year there was one vacancy to be filled and one 

 additional member to be elected in section three, under rule 6. Professor 

 Ruttan received a majority of votes, and it is now for the society to 

 ratif}" the election by the section. Mr. W. Bell Dawson received a larger 

 number of votes than other candidates in the other case, and the council 

 now recommend a suspension of the rule and his election by the society 

 -at the present meeting. 



In section four, the vacancy caused by the death of Professor 

 •G-eorge Lawson was tilled by the unanimous election of Professor Frank 

 D, Adams, Ph.D., of McClill University. 



At the present time there are the following members in each section : 



Section 1 22 Section III 20 



"II 24 " IV 24 



It seems advisable that the number of each section should be brought 

 up to its normal strength of twenty-five members whenever there are 

 available candidates who can do much to promote the work of the Eoyal 

 Society. 



11. Associated Societies. 



The ctistomary invitations to attend the present meeting and report 

 ■on the scientific and literary work of the year were sent to the following 



1 See Appendix B to the Proceedings. 



