PKOCEEDINGS FOE 1884. XXXVIX 



VII. Essai sur la constitution atomique de la matière. Par l'abbê Hamel. 



VIII. The Algebraical Development of Certain Functions. By Professor Dupuis. 



IX. Contributions to our Knowledge of the Iron Ores of Ontario. By Professor Chapman. 



X. Note sur un fait météorologique particulier à Québec. Par l'abbé Laflamme. 



J. B. Cherriman, President. 

 A. Johnson, Secretary. 



Beport of Section IV. 



In this section the following papers were read, either in extenso or by title : — 



I. Xoto on observations made in 1888 on the Geology of a portion of the North Shore of Lake 

 Superior. By A. E. C. Selwyn, L.L.D., E.E.S. 



II. Eevision of the Canadian Eanunculacca\ By Prof. G. Lawson, Ph.D., LL.D. 



III. Geology and Geological Work in the Old World in their relation to Canada. By Principal 

 Dawson, C.M.G., LL.D., F.E.S. 



IV. On the Occurience of certain Butterflies iu Canada. By W. Saunders. 



V. The Taconic Question in Geology. Part 2. By T. Sterry Hunt, IjL.D., F.E.S. 



VI. On the Conocoryphid:i" of the St. John Group with remarks on Paradoxides. By G. F. 

 Matthew, M.A. 



VII. On some Deposits of Titaniferous Iron Ore in the Counties of Ilaliburton and Hastings, 

 Out. By Prof. E. J. Chapman, Ph. D., LL.D. 



VIII. On Mimetism in Inorganic Nature. By Prop. E. J. Chapman, Ph. D., LL.I). 



IX. A Monograjdi on Canadian Ferns. By T. J. W. Burgess, M.D., and Prof. J. Macoun, M.D. 



X. On Geological Contacts and Ancient Erosion in the Pi-ovince of New Brunswick. By Prof. 

 L. W. Bailey, M.A., Ph.D. 



XI. Description of a supposed new Ammonite Irom the Cretaceous Eocks of Fort St. John on 

 the Peace Eiver. By J. F. White.wes, F.G.S. 



XII. On a Decapod Crustacean from the Upper Cretaceous of Highwood IJiver, N.W.T. By J. 

 F. WlIITEAVES, F.G.S. 



XIII. On the Manganese Ores of Nova Scotia. By E. Gilpin, M.A., F.G.S. 



XIV. Note sur certains dépôts aurifères de la Beauce. Par l'abbé Laflam.me. 



XV. Découverte de l'Emeraude au Saguenay. Par l'abbé Laflamme, D.D. 



XVI. The Glacial deposits in the vicinity of the Bow and Belly Eivers. By G. M. Dawson, D.S., 

 A.E.S.M., F.G.S. 



XVn. On the Geology and Economic Minerals of Hudson Bay and Northern Canada. By E. 

 Bell, M.D., LL.D., F.G.S. 



XVIII. A Eevision of the Geology of Antigonish County, N.S. By Eev. D. Honeyman, D.C.L. 



XIX. Junction phenomena of Carboniferous and Post Carboniferous with Pre-Carboniferous 

 formations in Nova Scotia. By Eev. D. Honeyman, D.C.L. 



XX. Note sur la constitution géologique de I'apatite canadienne. Par S. Obalski. 



The section recommend to the Cotincil that in future the Geological and Biological Section 

 should separate into sub-sections of Geology and Biology, but only for the purpose of reading and 

 discussing scientific papers. The Officers of the past session were reelected, viz. : — 



A. E. C. Selwyn, LL.D., F.E.S., President. 

 Prop. G. Lawson, Ph.D., LL.D., Vice-President. 

 J. F. Whiteaves, F.G.S., Secretary. 



J. F. Whiteaves, Secretary. 



