PROCEEDINGS FOR 189G XXXIX 



Other members of Council — Martin Murj)li3^, J'^sq-, J-^-Sc. ; Watson 

 L. Bishop, Esq. ; William McKerron, Esq. ; John Somers, Esq., M.D. ; 

 F. W. W. Doane, Esq., CE. ; Eoderick McColl, Esq., C.E. ; S. A. Morton, 

 Esq., M.A. 



The following papers have been communicated to the institute 

 during the year just ended : — 



1. — " On a Variation in the Plumage of the Canadian Ruflfed Grouse 

 or Birch Partridge " (Bonasa umbellus togata) by John 

 Somers, Esq., M.D. 

 2.—" On the calculation of the Electrical Conductivity of Mixtures 



of Salt Solutions," by Prof. J. (1. MacGregor, D.Sc. 

 3. — " On the Superficial Geology of King's County, N.S.," by Prof. 



A. E. Coldwell. 

 4.— "Note on Newton's Third Law of Motion," by Prof. J. G. 



MacGregor, D.Sc. 

 5. — " Eemarks on a Flag of Sandstone, from St. Mary's Bay, with 

 Manganese Dendritic Markings," by A. H. Mackay, Esq., 

 LL.D., F.R.S.C. 

 6. — " On the Undeveloped Coal Fields of Nova Scotia,"' by Edwin 



Gilpin, Jr., Esq., LL.D., F.R.S.C. 

 7. — "Some Illustrations of Dynamical Geology in Southwestern 



Nova Scotia,' by Prof. L. W. Bailey, M.A., Ph.D. 

 8. — " Preliminary Notes on the Orthoptera of Nova Scotia," by 



Harry Piers, Esq. 

 9. — " Notes on the Newt (D. v in' descens) and on the Ringed-Necked 

 and Garter Snakes {D.punctatus and E. st'rtalis) " bj' A. H. 

 Mackay, Esq., LL.D., F.R.S.C. 

 10. — " On the Calculation of the Conductivity of Mixtures of Aqueous 

 Solutions of Electrolytes having a common ion," by D. 

 Mcintosh, Esq., Physical Laboratory, Daihousie College. 

 11. — "Notes on the Geology of Newfoundland," by T. C. Weston, 



Esq., F.G.S.A. 

 12. — " Phenological Observations for 1895," by A. IT. Macka}^, Esq., 



LL.D., F.R.S.C. 

 13. — " Glacial Succession in Central Lunenburg, N.S.," by W. H. 



Prest, Esq. 

 14.—" On the Flora of Newfoundland, No. 3, ' bv Rev. Arthur C. 



Waghorne. 

 15. — •' Notes on Nova S.;otian Zoology, No. 4," by Hany Piers, Esq. 

 Ki.— "The Water Supply of the Towns of Nova Scotia," by Prof. 



W. R. Butler, M.E. 

 17.—" On the Broad Cove Coal Field," by W. H. Ross, Esq. 

 An address was also delivered before the institute by Rev. G. Pat- 

 terson, D.D., LL.D., F.R.S.C, on " The Folk-Speech of Newfoundland," 

 by invitation of the council. 



