._ PEOCEBDINGS FOE 1891. XXIX 



At the annual meeting, held^on^May 14th, the following officers were elected for the ensuing 

 session, viz. : — 



President — A. Alexander, F. S. So. 



First Vice-president — A. T. Neil. 



Second Vice-president — Samuel Briggs. 



Eecording Secretary — A. W. Stratton, B.A. 



Corresponding Secretary — Thomas Morris. 



Treasurer — Eichard Bull. 



Curator — Alexander Gaviller. 



Council — "William Turnbull, W. A. Eobinson, Col. Grant and Dr. Eeynolds. 



The Geological Section has met every month and papers on several imjiortant geological subjects 

 have been read, such as " Stromatoporidae," by A. E. Walker. Colonel Grant, the chairman of the 

 section, has looked after the interests of the section and read several papers, among others one on 

 " Burlington Heights," in which he called attention to the finding of sub-fossil remains of rodents and 

 sand snails ; another on the " Cœlenterata," and also a paper- on the "Asteroidea," besides a series on 

 the Irish Celts and their relics. 



Very great interest has been manifested in the new section for Philology, and the following 

 papers have been read : — 



" The Life and Work of F. Bopp," by H. P. Bonny. 



" The Home of the early Aryans," by Chas. Eobertson, M.A. 



" A Ee-statement of Grimm's Law," by A. W. Stratton, B.A. 



"The Origin of Languages," by Dr. H. Birkenthal. 



" The Development of the French Language," by W. H. Schofield, B.A. 



" Anglicisms in Lower Canadian French," by H. P. Bonny. 



In Biology, the subjeets of Ornithology, Botany and Conchology have received attention. In 

 the latter department considerable additions have been made by Geo. M. Leslie and A. W. Hanham 

 to the Canadian list of shells. 



The list of those found since the last report is appended, as also the Treasurer's I'eport. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



Abstract of Report of Biological Section. 



List of shells added to the Hamilton list since last report : — 



Zonites multidcntatus, Binney. 



" ferrus, Morse. 



" Binneyanus, Morse. 

 Helix pulchella var. costata. 

 Limnaja columella (?) 

 Limnsea refléta. 



Limnaîa, two specimens taken likely to prove new to the Canadian list. 

 The taking of Helix pulchella is the first time it has been collected in Canada. 



Besides the finding of these new species our Limaxes have been identified as : — 



Limax agrestris, Linn. 

 Limax campestris, Binney. 

 Zebennophorus Carolinensis, Bosc. 

 Zonites suppresus. Say. 



