XLVIII ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



April 25 — •• A Popular Ob.sorvatoiy,'" G. E. Lumsden. 



Ai)ril 25 — " Notes on the Discoveiy and Exploration of Lake Erie," 

 James H. Covne, B. ,\. : read b}' Mr. James liain, jr. 

 Total number of papers read at the meetings of the Institute during 



the session »)f l895-n6, thirty-eight, whieh may be elassified as follows : 



Astronomy 2 



Biology 6 



Chemical Physics 4 



Ethnology 1 



Fi ne Arts 1 



Foi-estr}' 1 



Geography , 1 



Geology 2 



History 6 



Litei-ature 2 



Meli'Orolog}' 2 



Metallurgy 1 



Miscellaneous 2 



JMiilology 2 



l^honetics 1 



Political Kcononiy ■ 2 



Psychology' . c 1 



.Social Science 1 



Total 38 



Jicad at the meeting.s of the Biological section 9 



of the Geological and Miningsection. 5 

 " " " Historical section 3 



Total 55 



Pki'okt of the Xatural History SocrETY (BiOLOfiiCAL Section of 

 THE Canadian Institi'te) for Session 1895-U6. 



Til the President and Members of the Cdnadian Listitute : 



It is with a feeling of con.siderable pleasure that we are enabled to 

 rc|M,i-t to you on what has been to us a most ])roHiable and entertaining 

 ses.>^ion. Protitablc. because of the lessons as to management, etc., which 

 have Ix'cn dei'ived ; entertaining, as a result of the elaborate communi- 

 cations laid before us. 



Twelve meetings in all have been held, which on an average have 

 been fairly well attended. The council met on four occasions for the 

 transaction of business. The plan of devoting ever}' alternate meeting to 



