PEOGEBDINGS FOE 1801. LXV 



intersects the Adriatic Sea. This designation may be acceptable in Europe, while less ajipropriate or 

 wholly inappropriate in the southern hemisphere. 



Owing to the restricted meaning of nearly all local or geographical terms, it is obvious to the 

 committee that it will be difficult, if not impracticable, to supply names based on such terms as will 

 prove universally acceptable in both hemispheres, and the difficulty is increased by reason of the 

 diversity of language among the several nations. 



The committee, after much consideration, is of opinion that as a nomenclature based on numbers 

 would have the one meaning in all languages, and would be equally appropriate in both hemispheres, 

 the twenty-four hour meridians should bo distinguished by numbers. Everything considered, it would, 

 in the opinion of the committee, be most advantageous to commence the series of numbers at the 

 ante-prime meridian as zero, and follow the apparent motion of the sun towards the west. 



With the view of obtaining approval to the proposed nomenclature, or an expression of opinion 

 regarding it, the committee recommends that the council bo requested to bring the matter to the 

 attention of scientific men and sister societies in other countries. 



The report was adopted, and the meeting then adjourned. 



SESSION IV. iMay 2dth). 



The Society met in the "William Molson Hall, on Friday afternoon, at 4.30 o'clock p.m. The 

 President, Ver}' Eev. Principal Grant, took the chair and called the meeting to order. 



The following gentlemen were appointed the printing committee for the coming year: Sir Wm. 

 Dawson, Dr. Frechette, Prof Alex. Johnson, Dr. Bourinot and the Abbé Verreau. 



The Secretaries of the four sections, then in due order, presented their reports as follows : 



Montréal, 29 mai 1891. 

 Rapport de la Section I. 



Nous avons élu le bureau suivant : 



Mgr Tanguât, Président. 



M. L. O. David, Vice-Président. 



M. A. D. De Celles, Secrétaire, 



Séance du 29 mai 1891. 



Sur proposition de Mgr Tanguay, appuyé par M. Faucher de Saint-Maurice, sont nommés mem- 

 bres du bureau d'impression : MM. Louis Frechette, L. O. David et M. l'abbé Verreau. 



Pour rénumération des travaux déposés et reçus, voir le document imprimé ci-joint. 



(Signé) A. D. De Celles, 



Secrétaire, 

 jar Joseph Mabmette. 



1. Un travail intitulé ; " A Vancouver par le Pacific Canadien," par M. Louis Frechette. 



2. Notes sur le général Eichard Montgomery, et sur l'expédition de 1775, par M. Faucher de 



Saint-Maurice. 



3. Une comédie en prose, en un acte, intitulée : " Sous les Bois," par M. Pamphile Le May. 



Proc. 1891. I. 



