IV ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
the language of one of its founders twelve years ago: “ We must 
discharge this high duty and responsibility in the most perfect manner 
possible and with a regard not to personal, party or class views, but 
to the welfare of Canada and its reputation before the world. We 
* should prove ourselves first unselfish and zealous literary and scien- 
tific men, and next Canadians in that widest sense of the word in 
which we shall desire, at any personal sacrifice, to promote the best 
interests of our country by the aid of a pure and elevated literature, 
and a true, profound and practical science.” 
2. PRINTING OF TRANSACTIONS. 
The seventh volume of the new series of the Transactions of the 
Society is now in the binders’ hands, and will be distributed imme- 
diately. It contains 915 pages of letter press, and is consequently 
one of the largest and most expensive issued since the adoption of 
the royal octavo form. It is also noteworthy for a great number 
of maps, portraits, diagrams and other illustrations it contains, nearly 
one hundred in the aggregate. A great number of pamphlets con- 
taining the essays of members, have been distributed free of all 
expense to authors for purposes of general circulation. The first and 
second sections of literature and history largely exceed the scientific 
sections in the quantity of matter. All the printing accounts have 
been duly audited by officers of the printing department of the Gov- 
ernment, and all maps and illustrations have been admirably executed 
under the intelligent supervision of the King’s Printer, Dr. S. 
E. Dawson, who is a member of the printing committee. All cheques 
paid by the Society out of the Government grant, have also been duly 
submitted to the Auditor-General of Canada. The finances of the 
Society are in a satisfactory condition, despite the large bulk of the 
present volume, and the liberality of the distribution of the Trans- 
actions and separate authors’ pamphlets. The Honorary Treasurer 
has now in hand a balance of $1,623.87 to the credit of the Society. 
General Financial Statement of the Royal Society of Canada from 
May 21st, 1901, until May 23rd, 1902. 
Dr. 
By cash in hands of Honorary Secretary.. .. .. .. .. .. $ 687 84 
~ Government Grant for 1901-2... NP Jae eee ee OOOO OO 
Advanced by Honorary Secretary.. .. .. .. .. 13 06 
$5,700 90 
