PEOCEEDINGS FOE 1892. XXXI 



It is a matter of deep regret that the prevalence of the grippe epidemic during the year has pre- 

 vented the society from carrying out the work arranged fur at the beginning of the year. 

 The papers read during the year were : 



1. Historical Societies and their Influence, read by Mrs. (.'urzon, Nov. 18th, 1891. 



2. On Canadian History (No. 2 of his series), by Hon. U. Mclnnes, i-cad Doc. 1st, 1891. 



3. U. E. Loyalists as Imperial Fedei'ationists of the Eighteenth Century, by Eev. E. J. 



Fessenden, read Dee. 15th, 1891. 



Petitions have been forwarded to tlie Minister of Militia urging upon the Government the desi- 

 rability of providing for the erection of monuments at Sloney Creek and Burlington Heights. 



To these petitions and accompanying correspondence favourable replies have been received, and it 

 is probable that this year may see the commencement of the work. 



Search has been instituted among our old families for uniforms and equipments usrd in 1812 

 with the view of supplying the designer or sculptor with historical information for the work on the 

 proposed monuments. From replies received it is hoped that a complete outfit will be gathered 

 together for that purpose. 



The proposed celebration of the centennial of the province by the historical societies, at old 

 Niagara, in Julj' next, has received the hearty endorsalion of this society, and its president and 

 vice-presidents have been placed on committees to make the necessary ariangements for the event. 



The society is indebted to Dr. Bourinot for copies of the various blue-books and leports issued by 

 the Government and Parliament, and for copies of the debates and proceedings of the House of Com- 

 mons and Senate; also for copies of the reports of the Dominion Archivist, as published. 



The society has to mourn the loss of two of its valued members bj^ death — Very Eev. J. G. 

 Geddes, Dean of Niagara, who died in November last, and Mr. T. C. Mewburn, inspector of customs, 

 who died March 7th, 1892. 



XII. — From Nova. Scotia Institute of Science, through the Eev. G. Patterson, D.I). 



At the opening of the session of 1891-92, after an address by the retiring president. Prof. J. (t. 

 MacGregor, the following were elected oflSce-bearers : 



President — M. Murphy, D.Sc, C.E., provincial engineer. 



Vice-Presidents— H. S. Poole, Esq., F.G.S., and Prof. G. Lawson, Ph.D., LL.D., F.E.S.C. 



Treasurer— W. C. Silver, Esq, 



Eecording Secretary — Alex. McKay, Esq. 



Corresponding Secretary— A. H. Mackay, B.A., E.Sc, LL.D., F.R.S.C. 



Librarian- M. Bowman, Esq. 



A number of new members have been admitted duiing the yeai-, and an encouragingly large 

 number of papers have been I'ead hy persons who had not previously' made communications to the 

 institute. 



The following are the papers lead before the institute during the session : 



1. Concretionary Formations in Canadian Rocks, by T. C. Weston, Esq. 



2. A List of the Trap Mineials of Nova Scot'a, with Localities, by the late Eev. Thos. 



McCulloch, D.D., formerly president of Dalhousie College. (This paper was 

 recentlj'^ found bj^ Prof. Lawson in the McCulloch collection of botanical speci- 

 mens presented by the Eev. W. McCulloch, D.D., of Truro, to the Dalhousie 

 College museum.) 



