XL ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



Van I. of vdluine IX. (being vol. II. of the second series) of the 

 proceedings and tran.-actions is now ready for distribtxtion. and some 

 progress has been made in the printing of part II., which Avill contain 

 the papers communicated during the season just ended. 



VI. — From The JLimilton Association, through Mr. IF. B. Small. 



During the year seven meetings of the general association were held, 

 at which the follo\\i ig papers were 7-ead and discu.ssed : 



IS! 1 5. 

 Nov. 7 — '• Inaugural Address," President A. T. Neill. 



7 — -Acétylène Gas,'" George Black. 

 Dec. 5—" China. Past and Future," 8, A. Morgan. 



1896. 

 Jan. 16— -The Xew Ontario," Archibald Blue. 

 Ye\). <i — •• Opposing Forces," H. B. Small. 

 <' (;_•■ Biological Notes," Wm. Yates. 

 March 6—'- Neglected Methods of Education," T. W. Reynolds. 

 April 2 — •' Our Local Museum," A. Alexander. 

 May 7 — ■ Biological Notes," Wm. Yates. 



«< 7_' Our Educational System." J. II. Smith. ' 



In addition to these general meetings, each section had meetings of 

 its own. The biological, camera, and the geological section were par- 

 ticularly active, not only in the matter of papers prepared and read, but 

 also in original work. 



The museum has been visited by a large number of persons, and 

 various additions have been made, both to the natural history specimens 

 and to the curiosities. The association has good ground for believing 

 that, during the coming session, ver\' valuable additions are to be made 

 to the museum collection. 



The number of membci's is now over 201). showing a slight increase 

 for the past year. 



Financially the association is in a good condition, the balance on 

 hand •)ver and above all indebtedness being about $250.00. 



The officers for the session were as follow : 



President— A. T. Neill. 



First Vice-President— T. W. Reynolds. 



Second Vice-President — A. E. Walker. 



Corresponding Secretary — ,1. H. Long. 



Recording Secretary^ — S. A. Morgan. 



Treasurer — J. M. Burn.s. 



Curator — Alex. Gaviller. 



Assistant Secretary and Curator — Walter Cha])man. 



