CXXVIII ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
Champlain Society of its proceedings to date, and we may now pass to 
the work of the editorial committee. 
Professor Wrong then read the report of this committee, which 
was already in the hands of the members in the form of the circular 
of 12th February, and indicated an extensive range of material available 
for publication. 
Judge Sicotte, of Montreal, said: 
Permit me to say that the people in Quebec who are aware of the 
work which you have undertaken in forming this society feel that they 
owe you a debt of gratitude, and they also are flattered that you should 
have chosen the name of the founder of the Province of Quebec. We 
regard it as a compliment paid to the efforts made by the first settler 
of this country. 
A discussion followed as to the advisability of publishing both 
original texts and English translations. The sense of the meeting was 
that translations are desirable, since they will make more available 
works of great interest in Canada’s history; but that the original text 
should also be given, as a rule. The standard aimed at should be to 
make the editions issued by the society final in regard both to text and 
to critical apparatus. General satisfaction was expressed with the list 
of proposed publications, and it was finally moved by Judge Sicotte, 
seconded by -Mr. Willison, and resolved: 
That the report of the Editorial Committee be adopted. 
The following officers were then elected: 
President—Dr. B. E. Walker. 
Vice-Presidents—Sir Louis Jetté, Sir D. H. McMillan, Sir Henri 
Joly de Lotbiniére,t the Hon. William Mortimer Clark, the Hon. L. J. 
Tweedie. 
Secretaries—Prof. Charles W. Colby, Prof. George M. Wrong. 
Treasurer—Dr. James Bain. 
Councillors—Dr. A. G. Doughty, Prof. Adam Shortt, Mr. H. H. 
Langton, Mr. James H. Coyne, His Honour Judge Sicotte. 
The meeting was then thrown open for general discussion, and a 
keen and discriminating interest in the work of the society was mani- 
fested by the members present. 
XXIJ.—From The Nova Scotia Historical Society, through 
Mr. Wm. L. Payzanv. 
The following papers were read before the society during the past 
year :— 
“Sir Guy Carlton,” by Dr. George Johnson. 
“The Washington Treaty,” by Judge Longley. 

, Sir Henri Joly de Lotbinière, in view of his davancing 4 years, is unable 
to act. 

