PROCEEDINGS FOR 189G LXXV 



Patron — The I?ight llonoui'able the Earl of Aberdeen, governor- 

 general of Canada. 



President— Mr. P. T. Shutt, M.A., F.T.C./F.C.S., etc. 



Vice-Presidents— Dr. JI. M. Ami, M.A., a^'.G.S\ ; W. Hague Har- 

 rington, F.E.S.C. 



Librarian — Mr. S. B. Sinclair, B.A. (Normal School.) 



Secretary — Mr. Andrew Halkett (Marine & Fisheries Department). 



Treasurei- — Mr. D. B. Dowling, B.A.Sc. (Geo. Surv. Dept.) 



Committee — Prof. E. E. Prince, B.A. , F.L.S.,etc. ; Dr. .Jas. P'Jetcher, 

 F.E.S.C, F.L.S. : Mr. H. B. Small ; Miss A. Shenick, B.Sc. ; Miss G. 

 Harmer ; Miss Marion Whyte. 



Standi II <i Commit fees of Con h /-il. 



Publishing — Dr. Ami, Prof. Prince, Mr. Harrington, Mr. H. B. 

 Small, Mr. Dowling, Miss Marion Whyte. 



Excursions — Dr. Ami, Dr. J. Fletcher, Mr. Small, Mr. Sinclair, Miss 

 Harmer, Miss Shenick. 



Soirées — Prof. Prince, Mr. Sinclair, Dr. P^letcher, Mr. Halkett. 



Zieaders. 



Geolog}^ — Dr. Ells, Mr. Ferrier, Dr. Ami. 

 Botany— Mr. E. B. Whyte, Mr. J. M. Macoun, Mr. J. Craig. 

 Entomology — Dr. Fletcher, Mr. Harrington, Mr. W. Simpson. 

 Ornithology — Mr. Kingston, Miss Harmer, Mr. Lees. 

 Conchology— Mr. Latchford, Mr. Halkett, Mr. O'Brien. 

 Zoology — Prof. Prince, Prof. Macoun, Mr. H. B. Small. 



XIII. — From The Ottaira Litem rij and Scient ijic Society, through 



Dr. O. Klotz. 



As representative or delegate of the Ottawa Literary and Scientific 

 Society I have the honour to make the following report of the jjroceed- 

 ings of the society during the year ending March 31st last. 



The membership remains al)0ut the same as in the preceding year — 

 260. The receipts, including the Ontario (lovernment grant of S-lOO, 

 were $1.079.11 ; the balance on hand is $8(i.85. 



Our lecture course was during the past winter for the first time 

 amalgamated with that of the Ottawa Field Naturahsts' Club. There 

 were together eight lectures delivered, all free to the public. This the 

 society and club were enabled to do through the liberality of the Honour- 

 able the Minister of Education for Ontario, who, on the request of Dr. 

 MacCabe, principal of the Normal School here, kindly placed at our 

 disposal the hall of the Normal School. The course was opened by a 

 conversazione with numerous microscopes and slides, natural history 



