PROCEEDINGS FOR 1882. XXI. 
5. That communication be opened with the Hudson’s Bay Company and with the Pacific Railway 
Company, with reference to obtaining specimens for the contemplated Canadian Museum, and that a 
circular be prepared setting forth the wants of the Society in this respect, and with suggestions as to 
collecting and transmitting specimens, and that it be addressed to all persons able to aid in the matter 
in the North-Western and North-Eastern Territories and British Columbia. 
6. That the Council ascertain as soon as possible the number and extent of the papers presented 
to this meeting which deserve publication, and the probable expense of properly illustrating the same ; 
that communication of the facts be made to H. E. the Governor-General, with reference to obtaining 
a parliamentary grant, and that printing be commenced as soon as assurance can be obtained of such 
grant. 
7. That the following shall be entitled, ex-officio, to receive copies of the Transactions of the 
Society :— 
The Lieutenant-Governors of the Provinces of the Dominion and Newfoundland. 
The Members of the Privy Council of Canada. 
The Chief Justice and Judges of the Supreme Court of Canada. 4 
The Speakers of the Senate and House of Commons. 
: The Chief Justice of each of the Provinces. = 
The Premier of each Province. 
The Speakers of the Legislatures of the Provinces. 
The Minister or Superintendent of Education in each Province. 
The Universities, Library of Parliament and Libraries of Provincial Legislatures. 
8. That the 24th of May. being the anniversary of the founding of the Royal Socciety of Canada 
under the direction of His Excellency the Marquis of Lorne, all prizes, diplomas or other honorary 
gifts shall be presented on that day. 
The first of the foregoing recommendations having again been read, it was amended, on motion of 
Lieut.-Col. Denison, seconded by Mr. G. Stewart, by adding the following words to the end thereof, 
“subject, however, to the vote of the Society.” 
The second recommendation having again been read, it was amended on motion of Dr. Lawson, 
seconded by Mr. Macfarlane, by adding the following words to the end thereof: “but that no part of 
the Society’s general funds shall be devoted to such purpose, without the vote of the Society.” 
The third recommendation having again been read, it was amended, on motion of Dr. Grant 
seconded by Rev. Mr. Dawson, by providing “ that the next meeting of the Society shall be held at 
Ottawa, in the month of May, 1883.” 
The fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth recommendations were then again read and adopted. 
The following resolutions, sent up from the respective sections, were then formally proposed and — 
adopted: 
1, That the attention of the Society be directed to the subject of the preservation and planting of 
forests by public and private means, as an important object to be promoted by this Society in 
connection with the International Forestry Association. (From the Geological and Biological Section.) 
2. That a memorial be transmitted to the Dominion Government by the Royal Society ‘of 
Canada, praying that 
(1) All scientific works in foreign languages, 
(2) All scientific periodicals, 
(3) All transactions of scientific societies 
be included in the list of articles admitted free of duty into this country, (From the Geological and 
Biological section.) | 
