ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 



PROCKKDINGS FOR 1889. 



EIGHTH GENERAL MEETING, MAY, 1889. 



SESSION I. (Ma!j Ith.) 



The Eoyal Society of Canada held its eighth general meeting in the Eailway Committee Eoom 

 of the House of Commons, on Tuesday, May Tth. The President, Dr. Sandford Fleming, C.M.G-., took 

 the chair at 10 o'clock a.m. and formally called the meeting to order. 



The Honorary Secretary then read the following 



Eeport of Council. 



The Council of the Eoyal Society have the honour to submit tliu following Report: — 

 We are glad to be able to state that Vol. VI, of the ' Transactions,' which comprises the 

 pi'oceedings and papers of the meeting in Ma}' last, is now ready for distribution. The delay in 

 appearance, though the volume is smaller in size, is explained in the following report from the 

 Printing Committee: — 



Report of the Printing Committee. 



Montreal, May 4th, 1889. 



"The Committee beg to report that the volume of Transactions for 1888 is complete and they 

 now present copies to the Society. 



"The volume is smaller than the previous volumes, but the matter is exceptionally difficult 

 and costly to set, and the correction of the proof has been tedious. 



" Great and unusual delaj' occurred in sending in the MSS. The Society has made a rule that all 

 MSS. should be sent in before August 1st, and that the Secretaries of the Sections should furnish 

 before that date a list of all papers to be printed. In Section I, the MSS. and the list were received 

 in July. In Section II, the list was not received until October; the MSS. were also very late, and 

 in any event nothing could be set until the authorized list was received. In Section III, the list and 



Proc. 1SS9. A. 



