XIT ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
Amendments of the constitution can only be adopted by a two- 
thirds vote of the members present and entitled to vote at the annual 
meeting of the association, and a notice of such intended amendment 
shall be given with the notice calling the meeting. 
Papers and addresses were then delivered by the following gentle- 
men :— | | 
“ Canada’s Northern Forests,” by Robert Bell, LL.D., F.R.S., Geological 
Survey of Canada. 
“ Forestry Progress in Canada,” by Mr. Thos. Southworth, Director of 
Forestry for Ontario. 
“The Deforestation and Restoration of the Western Prairies,’ by Pro- 
fessor John Macoun, F.L.S., F.R.S.C., Assistant Director and 
Botanist, Geological Survey of Canada. 
“ Tree Culture on the Plains,” by Mr. William Pearce, Calgary, Alta. 
“ Forestry in the Northwest,” by Mr. Archibald Mitchell, Macleod. 
Interesting discussions followed the papers and addresses, after 
which the election of officers was proceeded with. 
The chairman suggested that His Excellency, Lord Minto, should be 
asked to graciously accept the Honorary Presidency of the Association, 
which was agreed to unanimously. 
His Excellency has since kindly expressed his willingness to accept 
this office and was also good enough to preside at a forestry meeting 
held at a later date in the Normal School, and to give an address on 
Forestry in Scotland, in which he had taken special interest. 
The other officers, who were all elected unanimously, are as follows: 
President, Sir Henry Joly de Lotbiniére ; Vice-President, Mr. Wil- 
liam Little; Secretary, Mr. E. Stewart; Assistant Secretary and 
Treasurer, Mr. R. H. Campbell ; Directors, Mr. Hiram Robinson, Pro- 
fessor Saunders, Professor Macoun, Mr. Thos. Southworth, Mr. E. W. 
Rathbun, Mr. C. Jackson Booth, Hon. G. W. Allan. 
The Chairman asked for suggestions as to the persons who should 
be appointed vice-presidents for provinces and districts, and the follow- 
ing were appointed :— 
Prince Edward Island, Hon. Donald Ferguson ; Nova Scotia, Dr. 
A. H. MacKay; New Brunswick, Hon. C. C. King ; Quebec, Hon. S. N. 
Parent; Ontario, Mr. J. B. McWilliams; Manitoba, Mr. Stewart Mulvey; 
Keewatin, the Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba; Assiniboia, Hon. W. 
D. Perley; Saskatchewan, Mr. Thos. McKay; Alberta, Mr. Wm. 
Pearce; Athabasca, Mr. Wilson; British Columbia, Mr. H. Bostock, M.P.; 
Yukon, Mr. Wm. Ogilvie. 
