XL EOYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 



Eepokts of Sections. 

 The Secietai-ies of the four Sections then in due order presented their Eeports, as follows : — 



Rapport de la Section J. 



Nous avons l'honneur de vous présenter le rapport suivant : — 



Onze membres ont assité aux séances des 7, 8 et 9 de ce mois. Il a été lu huit études, et plusieurs 

 discussions sur des matières histoi-iques et littéraires ont occupé les membres. 

 Nos élections ont eu le résultat qui suit : 



Président, Joseph Marmette. 

 Vice-Président, Napoléon Legendre. 

 Secrétaire, Alphonse Lusignan. 



La section recommande qu'il soit accordé un difilôme d'honneur à M. Edmond Lareau, député, 



pour ses travaux historiques durant l'année 1889. 



Le tout respectueusement soumis. 



A. Lusignan, président. 



Benjamin Sulte, secrétaire. 



Mcport of Section H. 



I have the honour to report that Section II has elected as office-bearei-s for the ensuing year : — 



John Watson, M.A., LL.D., President. 



George Stewart, Jun., D.C.L., LL.D., D. Litt., Vice-President. 



J. Ci.AKK Murray, LL.D., Secretary. 



The committee on publications is composed of Very Eev. Principal Grant, D.D., and Dr. George 

 Stewart. 



The following papers were read : — 



I. On the Stud}' of Political Science in Canadian Universities. By J. G. Bourinot, LL.D. 

 II. Trade and Commerce in the Stone Ages. By Sir Daniel Wilson, LL.D. 



III. The Historical Influence of Physical Geography. By the Same. 



IV. The Cartography of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, from Cartier to Champlain. By AY. F. 



Ganonq, M.A. (Submitted by Dr. Stewart.) 



V. Expeditions to the Pacific. By Sandpord Fleming, C.M.G., LL.D. 



Excuses for non-attendance were received from Dr. Watson, and Messrs. Geo. Mnri-aj-, John 



Lesperance and John Eeade. 



George Stewart, Jun., Secretary. 



Report of Section III. 



The number of members in attendance was fourteen out of a jiossible nineteen. The absent mem- 

 bers were: Prof. Cherriman, Messrs. C. Baillargé, E. Haanel, T. S. Hunt, and J. G. McGregor. Of 

 these, the first and three last-mentioned were known to be absent from unavoidable causes, and one 

 of them, Mr. McGregor, contributed two papei-s, leaving but one whose absence was unexplained. 



The papers laid before the Section amounted to eighteen; of these the following were read in 

 full, in abstract, or by title : — 



