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PROCEEDINGS FOR 1882. XXIII. 
The President then submitted the following draft of an Address to His Excellency the Governor- 
General : 
To His Excellency the Right Honorable Sir Joan Dovuauas SuruerLAND CAMPBELL (commonly 
called the Marquis of Lorne), Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the 
Thistle, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, 
Governor-General of Canada and Vice-Admiral of the same, etc., ete. 

May it please Your Excellency,—The members of the Royal Society of Canada, before separating, 
are desirous respectfully to express to Your Excellency their gratitude for the patronage extended to 
this Society, the action of Your Excellency in its origination, the interest taken in its proceedings 
and the generous hospitality extended to it during the meeting. 
We have the honor to be Your Excellency’s humble servants. 
The Address was adopted, nemine contradicente, ordered to be engrossed, and signed and presented 
by the Council on behalf of the Society. 
The President then formally declared the Society adjourned until the month of May, 1883. 
