ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 



PROOEEDIISraS FOR 188 4. 



THIRD GENERAL MEETING, MAY, 1884. 



SESSION I. {May 20th.) 



, The Eoyal Society of Canada held its third genei-al meeting on May 20th, in the Parliament 

 Buildings, Ottawa. The membei-s assembled at the hom- of 10 o'clock A. M., ia the railway commit- 

 tee room, and the President, Dr. Chauveau, took the Chair and formally called the meeting to order. 

 The Honorary Secretary then read the following 



Eeport of Council. 



The Council have the honour to submit their Annual Eeport. 



In the month of June last, the following Resolutions were unanimously adopted, at a meeting of 

 tlio Council, with reference to the publication of the Transactions of the Society : — ■ 



1. That the Proceedings of the Society and the Transactions, composed of papers contributed by 

 members and others, be published in quarto form, the Proceedings having pagination by Eoman nu- 

 merals and the Transactions of each section having sepai-ate pagination. (Moved by Mr. Macfarlane; 

 seconded by Professor Cherriman.) 



2. That each portion of the Proceedings and Transactions of the Society be published in the 

 language in which such portion was presented. (Moved by Mr. Macfai-lane ; seconded by Dr. 

 Frechette.) 



3. That authors be informed that they can receive one hundred copies of their memoirs on aj)- 

 plication to the printers before the final printing of the same. (Moved by Dr. Selwyn ; seconded by 

 Mr. Whitoaves.) 



4. That the following gentlemen constitute a Committee to arrange for the printing of the Pro- 

 ceedings and Transactions : — 



Dr. T. SteiTy Hunt, Chairman, Dr. J. Clark Murray, 



Dr. L. H. Frechette, Mi-. T. Macfarlane, 



Dr. Alex. Johnson, 



of whom two shall be a quorum, and that this Committee be empowered to make suitable arrange- 

 ments, financial and otherwise, for the editing and publishing of the same. (Moved by Professor 

 Cherriman j seconded by Dr. Frechette.) 



Pro. 1884. A. 



