ROYAL: SOCIETY OF CANADA 
PROCEEDINGS FOR 1907 
TWENTY-SIXTH GENERAL MEETING 
SESSION. (Tuesday, May 14.) 
The Royal Society of Canada held its twenty-sixth general meeting 
in the Normal School Building, Elgin Street, Ottawa. 
The President, Dr. Saunders, took the chair at 10 o’clock a.m., 
and called the meeting to order. The roll was then called by the 
Secretary. 
PRESENT: 
President, Dr. Wm. Saunders. 
Vice-President, Dr. S. E. Dawson. 
Honorary Secretary, Dr. Jas. Fletcher. 
Honorary Treasurer, Mr. L. M. Lambe. 
The following members, in their sections, were present at the roll- 
call, or arrived later during the session :— 
SECTION I.—Messrs. Bouchette, Poisson, Abbé Roy, Dr. Roy, B. 
Sulte. 
Apologies were received from Mgr. Bégin, Mgr. Bruchési, Mgr. 
Paquet, Sir J. M. Lemoine, Abbé Gosselin, Judge Prudhomme. 
SECTION I].—Present: Rev. Dr. Burwash, Dr. W. W. Campbell, 
J. H. Coyne, Rev. Dr. Clark, Col. Cruikshank, Dr. Dawson, Dr. 
Doughty, Dr. Lesueur, W. Lighthall, Dr. Morgan, Rev. Dr. Clark Mur- 
ray, Rev. F. Scott, Col. Wood. | 
Apologies were received from Lt.-Col. Denison, Judge Longley, 
Messrs. C. C. James, Geo. Murray, Dr. John Reade, D. C. Scott, i 
Willison, Rev. Dr. Withrow. 
SECTION III.—Present: Prof. Baker, Prof. AR Brot, Cox tir, 
Bell Dawson, Dr. Deville, Prof. Dupuis, Sir Sandford Fleming, Dr. 
Girdwood, Dr. Glashan, Dr. Hoffmann, Dr. Keefer, T. Macfarlane, A. 
McGill, Dr. McLennan, Dr. Lash Miller, Prof. McLeod, Prof. Ruther- 
ford, Dr. Ruttan, F. T. Shutt, R. F. Stupart. 
Apologies were received from Dr. Bovey, Dr. Ellis, Dr. Goodwin, 
Mgr. Hamel, Dr. Johnson. 
SECTION IV.—Present: Dr. Adami, Dr. Adams, Dr. Bailey, Dr. 
Bell, Rev. Dr. Bethune, Dr. Ells, Dr. Fletcher, Prof. Fowler, Sir J. 
Grant, W. H. Harrington, A Lambe, Dr. Macallum, Prof. Macoun, 
Prof. Penhallow, Prof. Prince, Dr. Saunders, Rev. G. W. Taylor, Dr. 
Whiteaves, Dr. Ramsay Wright. 
