PROCEEDINGS FOR 1883. XXXVILI. 
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, 
WASHINGrON, April 19th, 1883, 
Dear Sir, 
I have the honor to inform you that at the stated session of the National Academy of Sciences 
held in Washington, April 17-20, 1883, Dr. Sterry Hunt was appointed a delegate to represent the 
Academy at the meeting of the Royal Society of Canada to be held at Ottawa, on May 22nd, 1883. 
Yours respectfully, 
A, Hatt, 
Home Secretary. 
New York ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, 
No. 12 W. 31st St., New York, 
April 16th, 1883. 
Dear Sir, 
The invitation extended by you, in virtue of authority conferred by His Excellency the Patron of 
the Royal Society of Canada and by his Council, that the New York Academy of Sciences send 
delegates to your 2nd annual meeting to be held at Ottawa, 23rd of May prox., has been duly received 
and cordially accepted. 
And it has been voted by the Council of the Academy, duly approved at the regular business 
meeting held April 2nd, that the Recording Secretary, Prof. O. 8. Hubbard, LL.D., should be ap- 
pointed to act as the delegate of the Academy at this meeting, 
Very respectfully yours, 
Aupert R. Leeps, Pu. D, 
Corresponding Secretary. 
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, 
Boston, 9th May, 1883. 
To the Honorary Secretary of the Royal Society of Canada. 
Sir, 
* I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your favour of the 19th of March, uit., inviting 
the Academy to appoint a delegate to attend the second annual meeting of the Royal Society of 
Canada and to return thanks for this courteous invitation. 
I take pleasure in informing you that, at a meeting of the Academy held this day, Professor 
Alpheus Hyatt was appointed delegate to the meeting of your Society. 
I have the honour to be 
Your obedient servant, 
JosrAH P, Cooke, 
Corresponding Secretary. 
