II EOYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 



Montreal, May lOtli, 1888. 

 The Moyal Society of Canada. 



To Dawson Brothers, Dr. 



For Balance from last account $1,444 57 



" Stationery 12 65 



" Postages, Proofs, etc 21 15 



" Paper 1,370 25 



" Illustrations ". 424 92 



" Editing , 410 72 



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" Alterations from copy 270 70 



$6,221 42 

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" " Sales of volumes 34 50 



" " 2,000 00 



" " 300 00 



" " 1,100 00 



4,722 63 



$ 1,498 79 



A special copy of the Transactions of the Society was forwarded, as in previous years, through 

 His Excellency the Governor-General, to Her Majesty the Queen, and its receipt has been duly ac- 

 knowledged in the following letter which has been communicated to the Honorary Secretary: — 



[Copy.] 

 Sir II. Holland to Lord Lansdowne. 



{Canada iVo. S.) Downing Street, 



January 7th, 1888. 

 My Lord, 



I received and laid before the Queen your despatcli No. 444 of tlic Isf ultimo, transmitting for 



Her Majesty's acceptance a copy of Vol. IV of the Transactions of the Eoyal Societ;y of Canada, and 



I am commanded to request that you will convey to the Society Her Majesty's best thanks for this 



volume. 



I have, etc., 



(Signed) H. T. Holland. 



Governor-General 



Tlie Most Honourable 



The Marquis of Lansdowne, G. C. M. G., etc., etc., etc. 



