PROCEEDINGS FOR 1899 CIX 



(3) Address, '' Economic and Social Conditions in New- 

 foundland/' by W. Frank Hatheway. 

 Feb. 7. — (1) "AVind Effects on Vegetation on the Isthmus of Chig- 

 necto/' and " The Pearl Fishery of New Brunswick," 

 Prof. W. F. Ganong. 



(2) "A New Oambrian Trilobite," by Geo. F. Matthew, 



M.A., D.Sc, LL.D. 



(3) "Physics of Light," Illustrated, by G. Ernest Fair- 



weather. 

 March 7.— (1) " Forestry Problem of New Brunswick," by Prof. W. F. 

 Ganong. 

 (2) "Artesian and Fissure Well in New Brunswick," by G. 

 F. Matthew and S. W. Kain. 

 April 4. — (1) " Field AYork land what it may accomplish," Jas. Vroom. 

 (2) " Notes on Batrachians and their Eelatives," by Charles 

 F. B. Eowe. 

 May 2.— (1) " Methods of publication," by S. W. Kain. 



(2) " Notes on the Natural History and Physiography of 

 New Brunswick," by Prof. W. F. Ganong. 



In addition to the above, weekly lectures were held on Thursday 

 afternoons under the auspices of the associate members' branch. Papers 

 were read by Miss Jack, Miss Eleanor Eobinson, Miss Frances Murray, 

 Miss Christine D. Matthew, Dr. Geo. F. Matthew, Kobert Matthew and 

 S. W. K'ain. 



At the thirty-seventh annual meeting held in January last, the fol- 

 lowing officers were chosen for 1899 : — 



Patron — Hon. A. E. McClelan, Lieutenant-Governor of New 

 Brunswick. 



President— Geo. U. Hay, M.A., Ph.B., F.E.S.C. 

 Vice-Presidents— AVm. Murdock, CE., H. Geo. Addy, M.D. 

 Tre'asurer — A. Gordon Leavitt. 

 Secretary — Charles F. B. Eovre. 

 Librarian — Samuel W. Kain. 



Curator^Geo. F. Matthew, F.E.S.C, Wm. Mcintosh. 

 Additional Members of Council — J. Eoy Campbell, W. Frank 

 Hatheway, W. H. Mowatt. 



Assistant Librarian and Curator — Miss Edith McBeath. 

 Associate Members' Branch : — 

 President— Mrs. Geo. F. Matthew. 

 Secretary-Treasurer — Miss Edith McBeath. 



