PEOCEEDINGS FOE 1892. LVII 



President — Dr. "Wm. Kingsford. 

 Vice-President — Mr. George Murray, M.A. 

 Secretaiy — Dr. George Stewart, F.R.G.S. 



The Printing Committee for the year consists of Dr. J. G. Bourinot, President, Dr. Patterson 



and Dr. George Stewart. 



George Stewart, 



becreto.vy. 



Report of Section III. 



That the members have held three meetings, viz. : — May Hist, 1892, at 2.20 p.m. ; June 1st, at 

 10.30 a.m. ; June 2ii(l, at 10 30 a.m. 



Si.\ pajier" wei'e pi'cseiited to the section. Important discussions succeeded the reading of these 

 papers, wiiich vveie referied to the publication committee. At the forenoon meeting, June 2nd, the 

 following officers were elected : 



President — Prof Chapman. 

 Vice-President — Dr. Gii'dwood. 

 Secretary — F. N. Gisborne. 



The section passed a unanimous expression of i-egret at the death of Dr. Storry Hunt. 



The following resolutions were passed and are now submitted to the Society : 



Ist. That Section III., in view of the very great and unique value of most of the contents of the 

 Geological Museum, and the irapossibilily of replacing many of the exhibits therein, is of opinion, 

 that the Eoyal Society could with great propriety memoiialize the government to the eftect that, 

 until larger and more secure premises are provided, the present building should be as far as possible 

 secured from fire by isolation from contiguous buildings. 



2nd. That Section III. is of the opinion, that the Eoyal Society may, with gieat propriety, 

 recommend the government, if possible, to permit the introduction of philosojihical and scientific 

 apparatus for the use of colleges and schools, fiee of duty ; also the introduction into the Dominion, 

 free of duty, of philosophical books not published in Canada ; also the use of alcohol for anatomical 

 specimens free of excise ; also the introduction of rare and pure chemicals and reagent bottles and 

 bottles for specimens, free of duty, for purposes of education and lesearch. 



3rd. That Dr. Fleming's amendment to Professor MacGregor's proposed method of electing 

 Fellows of the Eoyal Society, be printed, together with Professor MacGregor's letter, in the 'Proceed- 

 ings of the Society,' and that the whole question bo referred to a committee consisting of Dr. Fleming, 

 convener, Mr. Carpmael, Dr. Ellis and Prof Bovey, with instructions to report to the Eoyal Society 



in 1893. 



F. N. Gisborne, 



Secretary, 



Report of Section IV. 



At the present meeting sixteen members of the Section were present. 



The following papers (fifteen in number) were read in extenso or by title: — 



1. The President's Address — On the Diffusion and sequence of the Cambrian Faunas, by G. F. 



Matthew. 



2. On Palseozoic Corals, by Prof. E. J. Chapman. 



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