CXXVI ROYAL SOCIErY OF CANADA 



2. For Vice-President, Dr. Louis Frechette. 



3. For Honorary Secretary, Sir John Boiirinot, K.C.M.G., LL.D. 



4. For Honorary Treasurer, Dr. James Fletclier, F.L.S. 



On motion of Dr. S. E. Dawson, seconded by Sir S. Fleming, tlie 

 foregoing report was unanimously adopted, and the ofTicers named there- 

 in weTe consequently elected to serve until the next general meeting 

 in 1900. 



Attendance and Retirement of Members. 



Dr. Ells reported as follows from the committee appointed to report 

 on the attendance of membei-s : — 



Section I. makes no change at present in its present membership. 



Section II. recommends that ]\Ir. Charles Mair be placed on the 

 retired list. 



Section III. recommends that Professor II. Callendar be placed on 

 the retired list, as he is now a resident of England. 



Section IV. makes no change in the present membership. 



The committee recommend that the gentlemen named in the fore- 

 going report be placed on the retired list. 



Reports of Sections. 

 The following reports were made from the four sections : — 



Rapport de la Section I. 



Séances des 23-25 mai 1899. Présents : MM. David, DeCelles, 

 Frechette, Gérin, Gosselin, Marchand, Roy, Royal, Suite, Tanguay ; 

 aussi j\Df. P.-B. Casgrain, délégué de la Société littéraire et historique 

 de( Québec ; le capitaine P)ernier, promoteur d'une route pour atteindre 

 le pôle nord ; Achille Frechette et Placide Gaudet. 



Présidence de M. DeCelles. 



Ou^Tages lus et acceptés pour notre prochain volume : 



1 — M. Girouard, Enlèvement des Troquais à Cataracoui, 1187. 



2 — M. Verreau, Samuel de Champlain. 



3 — M. Roy, Aventures de Le Beau. 



4 — M. Royal, Débuts du Gouvcrn''.ment responsable. 



ô — M. Fn'chetle, Félix Arrers. 



C) — M. Gosselin, Québec en 17 '30. 



7 — M. Dionnc, Jean- François de La Rocquc. 



8 — M. DeCelles, Papiers inédits relatifs au troubles du Bas Canada. 



