PROCEEDINGS FOR 1890 XLI 



Council — P. L. Scrivcii, J. E. P. Aldous, W. II. Elliott, Thomas 

 Morris, jr., H. McLaren. 



Auditors — H. P. Bouncy, F. Hansel. 



VII. — From The Nora Si'"ti(i Hlstoricdl Sai-icty, through Dr. Mackay. 



In June, 18!)5, the society had the pleasure of receiving a delegation 

 of the Society of Colonial Wars in the Province Building, at Halifax. 

 The said delegation was subsequently accompanied by representatives of 

 our societ}- to Louisbourg in Cape Breton, where a monument com- 

 memorative of the first siege was inaugurated on the 17th of the month 

 in the presence of the Lieutenant-Governor of Xova Scotia, the United 

 States Consul-General and many distinguished visitors. 



The following papers were read before the society during the past 

 season : 



L " Early Life in Halifax,' by W. M. Brown, December 17th, 1895. 



2. " French Protestants in Nova Scotia, "by George Patterson, D.D., 

 February 1 Ith, 1896. 



3. " Historical Gleanings " (relating to the Micmacs, etc.), by H. Y. 

 Hind, D.C.L., April 23rd, 1896. 



VIII. — From The Canadian Institute, through Dr. Bourinot, C.M.G. 

 (Forty-seventh Annual Report.) 



The council of the Canadian Institute has the honour to lay before 

 its members its forty-seventh annual report : 



During the past year six ordinary and twenty associate members 

 were elected, while seven members resigned, and one died. 



There were twenty-four meetings of the institute, at which thirty- 

 eight papers were read. A great increase in attendance on the part of 

 the general public as well as of the members over that of last session, was 

 a marked feature of the meetings. Owing to the increased attendance 

 it has been found advisable to hold the meetings in the library, on account 

 of which it was necessary to remove the cases of archaeological specimens, 

 which were accommodated in the library, to the museum room in the 

 third story. 



There were twelve meetings of the biological section, at which nine 

 papers were read. The geological and mining section held six meetings, 

 and at these five papers were submitted and read. The historical section 

 held several meetings, at which interesting papers Avere read. 



The institute has, with the Astronomical and Physical Society, again 

 made representations to the Imperial Government in regard to the unifi- 

 cation of civil, astronomical and nautical time, and it is hoped that these 



