XLII ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



representtitions will be favourably received, and tbat the unitication pro- 

 posed will go into effect at the beginning of the next centur}-. 



The invitation extended to the British Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science, to meet in Toronto next year, was again presented to the 

 general committee, at the meeting of the association held at Ipswich in 

 September of last year, by Sir Charles Tupper, the Canadian Iligh Com- 

 missioner, and was accepted by the committee. Preparations are now 

 being made for the occasion, a number of committees having charge of all 

 the local arrangements. The local executive committee has secured 

 promises of financial aid from the Dominion and Provincial governments 

 and from the city of Toronto, the total sum so far promised amounting 

 to 822,500. It is hoped that the representations made to the Dominion 

 government will result in an increase of at least $5,000 to this amount. 



The reports of the treasiirer, librarian, and of the sections are given 

 in iletail in the appendices 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



A. B. Macallum, 



President. 

 Alan Macdougall, 



t^erreforfi. 

 58 Richmond street, East. Toronto. 



