Vill ROYAL SGCIETY OF CANADA 
The council of the Royal Society feel it necessary to prevent some 
misconception that appears to exist, in and out of the society, as to the 
conditions of membership, and to call special attention to the provision 
of the constitution, which expiicitly sets forth that the “Fellows shall be 
persons resident in the Dominion of Canada or in Newfoundland who 
have published original works or memoirs of merit, or have rendered 
eminent services to literature or science.” 
6. ASSOCIATED SOCIETIES, 
We are glad to announce that favourable answers have been received 
from the various scientific, literary and historical societies who have been 
again asked, in accordance with our constitution, to appoint delegates to 
this meeting. and report on the work done during the past year by their 
respective associations. We are happy to hear of the representation of 
the “ Lundy’s Lane” Historical Society, which has been doing good 
work in its special district, and affording an excellent example to other 
localities where similar bodies might well be established. 
An invitation was also extended to the venerable scholar and anti- 
quarian, the Rev. Dr. Scadding, of Toronto, to be present at this meeting 
on behalf of the Pioneer and Historical Association of Ontario, but we 
regret to say that his great age and failing sight have prevented his 
attendance, though he writes in full sympathy with the objects which 
the Royal Society has in view in associating itself with all the other 
bodies engaged in scientific or historical work throughout the Dominion. 
It is also with much interest that the society has heard of the effort 
that is now being made at Calgary, New Westminster and other places 
in the Northwest Territories and in British Columbia to establish botan- 
ical clubs for the study of the varied and interesting flora that are to be 
found in those countries, and we hope ere long they will feel able to send 
delegates and reports to our meetings. 
While noting activity in the formation of new societies throughout 
Canada, the council regret to find that several of the old associations, like 
the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec and the Institut Canadien, 
appear hampered for want of funds, and have not made reports during 
the present session of the Royal Society. The value of the reports pub- 
lished year by year in the Transactions of the* Royal Society necessarily 
loses by the failure of their continuity. 
