PEOCEEDINGS FOE 1894. XXVII 



It is satisfactory to note that the action of our own and kindred societies has borne good fruit. 

 On the 17th of April, 1894, the Under Secretary of State addressed the following letter to Mr. Stairs, 

 M.P. for Halifax :— 



" Sir, — Adverting to the subject of your letter of the Slut July last, with which you transmitted 

 copy of a resolution of the Nova Scotia Historical Society, respecting the ' Eoyal William, ' I have 

 the honour to inform you that His Excellency the Governor-General having had such resolution 

 under his consideration in council, was pleased to order that the suggestion therein contained as to the 

 collation of evidence to prove the pioneer ocean steamship to have been a Canadian vessel, should be 

 acted upon. 



" Subsequontl}', a pamphlet prepared free of charge ly Captain P. C. Wiirtele, Honorary Secretary 

 of the Literary and Historical Society, Quebec, in which evidence is collected establishing the fact in 

 question, was submitted to His Excellency in Council, and His Excellency in Council having been 

 j)leased to authorize the publication of the same by this department, it will bo added in the form of a 

 special appendix to the report of the department for the current year." 



VI. — Prom The Nova Scotian Institute of Science, through A. H. Mackat, LL.D. 



Under the presidency of Professor Geoi'ge Lawson, LL.D., P.E.S.C., etc., the Institute, during 

 the year 1893-94, has had more than the usual number of papers presented and read. The character 

 of the work will be generally indicated by the titles of the papers, which follow: 



1893 — Nov. 8. 1. Isothermal and Adiabatic Expansion of Gases, by Professor James Gordon 

 MacGregor, D.Sc, P.E.S.E., of Dalhousie College. 



Dec. 11. 1 . Notes on Native Forms of Juni penis and of Lanius borealis, by Professor 

 Somers, M.D., of the Halifax Medical College. 



Dec. 11. 2. On a Eeported Shower of Woims in Nova Scotia, by Piincipal Marshall 

 of Eichmond School, Halifax. 



Dec. 11. 3. Eemarks on some features of the Kentucky Flora, by Profes.4or Geo. 

 Lawson, LL.D., F.E.S.C., of Dalhousie College. 

 1894— Jan. 8. 1. The Nictaux Iron Ore Field of Nova Scotia, by Edwin Gilpin, LL.D., 

 Deputy Commissioner of Mines. 



Jan. 8. 2. On the Operation of the Kennedj- Water-pipe Scraper and its recent failure 

 in connection with the Halifax Water Works, by F. W. W. Doane, CE. 



Feb. 12. 1. On the Botanical and Comniercial History of Nova Scotia Foxberries, by 

 Professor Geo. Lawson, LL.D., F.E.S.C. 



Feb. 12. 2. List of Plants collected in and around Shelburne, Nova Scotia, by G. H. 

 Cox, B.A. 



Mar. 12. 1. Venus, Morning and Evening Star at the same Time, by Principal Came- 

 ron, Yarmouth Academy, Nova Scotia. 



Mar. 12. 2. On the Measurement of Eesistance of Electrolytes, by F. J. A. McKittrick, 

 of Dalhousie College. 



Mar, 12. 3. The Coming Development of Artificial Illumination, by D. M. Bliss, Am. 

 Elec. Inst, of Eng. 



Mar. 12. 4. A Brief Eeview of some Modern Methods in Iron and Steel Manufacturing, 

 with some suggested analogies from a partial study of the Evolution and 

 Nature of some of the Processes employed, by John Forbes, Esq., Presi- 

 dent "Forbes Manufacturing Company." 



April 9. 1. General Considerations concerning Bacteria, with Notes on the Bacterio- 

 logical Analysis of Haliflix Water, by Professor D. M. Campbell, M.D., of 

 the Halifax Medical College. 



