PEOCEEDINGS FOE 1888. XXXIII 



XI. On isoiiic Indoor .and Outdoor Giinics of Ihe "Wabauaki Indian Tribes. By Mrs. W. W". 

 BiiowN. (Submitted by John Eeade.) 

 XII. Francois Coppéo : a Critique, with illustrated translated specimens. By Geouqe 

 MuRIiAY, B.A. 

 The Section reports that a vacancy exists, owing to the letircmont of Mr. Charles Lindscy of 

 Toronto. 



George Stewaiit, J un., Secretary. 



Reports of Section III. 



The number of members in attendance w.is ten. The absent members were : — Profs. Chapman, 

 Cherriman, H.iancI, Hari-ington, Loudon, and MacGregor, Drs. Fortin, Girdwood and Hunt. Of 

 these, Prols. Cherriman .and MacGregor, and Drs. Fortin and Hunt were known to be absent from 

 un.avoidable causes— furthoi-, of the latter. Dr. Hunt forwarded two papers, and Prof MacGregor one, 

 for i-eading before the Section. 



The following is a list of papers read in full, in abstract, or by title: — 



I. Determination of time by transits .across the vertical of Polaris. By E. Deville. 

 II. Occultations of fixed stars by the moon. By W. F. King, M.A. 



III. A table of the cubical expansion of solids. By Prof. J. G. MacGrecjok. 



IV. Elements de géométrie. By C. Baillargé. 



V. On the extended use of oblique coordinates in geometry of thj'oc dimensions. By Dr. A. 



Johnson. 

 VI. The foundations of chemistry. By Dr. T. Sterry Hunt. 



VII. The classification and nomenclature of metalline species. By Dr. T. Sterry Hunt. 

 The following Eesolution was adojitcd : — 



'• That the Secretary be requested to report to the Honorary Sccrctai'y of the Society the names 

 of all memboi's of the Section who have absented themselves from the meetings of the same for three 

 years in succession, without presenting a paper, or assigning satisfactory reasons in writing." 

 The ofiicers elected for the ensuing session, were : — 



E. Deville, President. 



Sandford Fleming, C.M.G., Vice-President. 



G. C. Hoffmann, Secretary. 



(Signed) E. Deville, Vice-President. 



G. C. Hoffmann, Secretary. 



Report of Section 1 V. 



The number of members of the Section who attended the meeting was twelve, but three of the 

 members who were not able to be present sent papei's to be read. 



The following is a list of the papers which were read, either in full or by title, though some of 

 these were subsequently withdrawn : — 



I. Presidential Address. By Dr. E. Bell. 

 II. On the Nymphœacetu. By Prop. G. Lawson. 



III. Eevision of the Canadian Equiseta. By Prop. G. Lawson. 



IV. Notes on Nova Scotia Gold Mines. By E. Gilpin, Jun. 



V. On some Eemarkable Organisms of the Silurian and Lower Devonian Eocks of Acadia. 

 By G. F. Matthew. 



Proc. 1888. B. 



