XLII ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
The officers’ reports were presented, and the following were elected 
office-bearers for the year : 
President Geo. H. Mills, Esq. 
First Vice-President—F. W. Fearman, Esq. 
Second Vice-President—His Honour Judge Muir. 
J. H. Land, Esq. 
Corresponding Secretary—Justus A. Griffin. 
Executive Council—Hon. D. MacInnes, Hugh C. Baker, Adam 
3rown, Hon. J. M. Gibson, Warren F. Burton, J. W. Jones, LL.B.. Major 
McLaren, Alex. McKay, M.P., Rev. E. J. Fessenden, John Pottinger. 
This society begs to express its obligation to the Royal Society for 
copies of the Proceedings of 1893, and to Dr. Bourinot and others for 
valuable and interesting documents and publications. 

Secretary-Treasurer 
Asa result of the application of this society to the county council 
of the county of Wentworth, that body offered a prize of S100 to be 
awarded for the best essay on the history of the county. W. H. Ballard, 
Alex. Pirie and Thos. Stock, Esquires. were appointed jud ges. 
The Dominion government having placed a sum in the estimates for 
the erection of a monument on the several battle-grounds of the war of 
1812-14, this society at once selected a site on the Stoney Creek battle- 
ground, and succeeded in securing a commanding spot on the road lead- 
ing to Stoney Creek, past which an electric road now runs, rendering 
ACCESS easy. 
In response to a request from this society. the city council granted 
a site for the erection of a memorial on Burlington Heights, near the old 
battery constructed by General Vincent, now set apart as a park and 
appropriately named * Harvey Park,” in honour of the hero of Stoney 
Creek. 
This society has also determined upon the erection therein of a rustic 
building as a repository for its relics and valuable documents. The con- 
struction of this building will be in the hands of the lady members of the 
society, and will probably be commenced this autumn. 
The society has pleasure in reporting that the legislative assembly 
of Ontario, at its recent session, set apart $100 as a grant to aid in extend- 
ing the work and publishing a second volume of this society’s proceed- 
ings. 
Senator MacInnes, after reading the report of the Wentworth His- 
torical Society, asked permission to supplement the report in making a 
few remarks on the important historical events alluded to in the report. 
One of the objects which the society has had in view is to create an 
interest in the history of Canada. That a greater interest has been 
awakened is evidenced by the fact that kindred associations are now 
formed. The Canadian Club, composed of the rising young men of the 
community, is very active in disseminating information by frequent lec- 
