PROCEEDINGS FOR 1899 XLIII 



The following was the programme : — 



March 4th.—" Kingfishers and Cuckoos." J. B. Williams, F.Z.S. 



11th.—" Carlo and his Master." Dr. Wesley Mills. 



18th.—" The Honey Bee." C. T. Williams. 



25th.—" How Pknts Live." Miss C. M. Derick. 

 April 8th. — " My Holidays in the Country." Eev. Thomas W. Fyles. 



loth.— "How to know Plants." Eev. Eobert Campbell, D.D. 

 " 23nd.— " Corals." J. B. Picken. 



39th.—"' Ocean Currents." Capt. W. Eoss. 



29th.— "The Elephant and the Mammoth." E. T. Chambers. 



The annual field day was held on June 4th, at Eigaud Mountain, 

 where! the party was received by Mr. DeLery MacDonald, the seignior of 

 the village, and spent a pleasant and profitable day. 



The following are the officers and members of the council for the 

 session 1898-99 : 



Patron — His Excellency the Governor-General of Can'ada. 



Hon. President— Sir J. William Dawson, LL.D., F.E.S., F.E.S.C. 



President— Frank D. Adams, Ph.D., F.E.S.C. 



Vice-Presidents — Lord Strathcona and Mount Eoyal, Eev. Eobt. 

 Campbell, M.A., D.D., Dr. Wesley Mills, B. J. Harrington, Ph.D., 

 F.E.S.C, Geo. Sumner, J. H. Joseph, Hon. Justice Wiirtele, Walter 

 Drake, and Hon. J. K. Ward. 



Hon. Eecording Secretary — Chas. S. J. Phillips. 



Hon. Corresponding Secretary — W. E. Deeks, B.A., M.D. 



Hon. Treasurer — F. W. Eichards. 



Curator — J. B. Williams. 



Libr'arian — E. T. Chambers. 



Members of Council — Albert Holden (Chairman), G. P. Girdwood, 

 M.D., C. T. Williams, Prof. E. W. MacBride, M.A., B.Sc, A. F. Winn, 

 Eev. E. I. Eexford, J. A. U. Beaudry, CF., Alex. Brodie, B.A.Sc, 

 H. McLaren. 



Superintendent — Alfred Griffin. 



In summing up the work of the last session, the society may con- 

 gratulate itself on the success that has attended its efforts in promoting 

 the study of natural history. A great deal remains to be done, and the 

 society's future will depend in no small degree on the financial assist- 

 ance it receives from its friends. 



Mr. Alfred Griffin, the intelligent and enthusiastic superintendent, 

 continues to facilitate the work of the society in a great many ways. 



