PROCEEDINGS FOR 1897 III 



McMaster University — Professor T. H. Rand, D.C.L. 

 Acadia College — Professor Tufts, M.A. 

 Geographical Society of Philadelphia — F. A. Cook, M.D. 

 Polar Research Club of America — F. A. Cook, M.D., and II. L. 

 Bridgman. 



Johns Hopkins University — Professor Archibald MacMechan. 



Massachusetts Historical Society — Rev. E. G. Porter. 



Women's Canadian Historical Society, Toronto — Miss EUerby. 



Nova Scotia Institute of Science — H. Piers. 



L'Institut Canadien, Quebec — Dr. Ollivier. 



Cercle Littéraire et Musical de Montréal — Rev. R. P. Duclos. 



Entomological Society of Ontario — J. D. Evans. 



Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Montreal — R. McLauchlan. 



Nova Scotia Historical Society — Hon. J. W. Longley. 



Natural Histoiy Society of New Brunswick — Professor Duff. 



The acting Secretary then read the following 



REPORT OF COUNCIL. 



The Council of the Royal Society of Canada have the honour to 

 present their fifteenth annual report. 



1. Printing of Transactions. 



The second volume of the new series of Transactions, in the octavo 

 form, has been distributed to Fellows and others entitled to receive them. 

 It contains the same number of pages as the first volume, but exceeds it 

 in illustrations, which are exceptionally numerous and interesting. The 

 publication was dela^'ed a little on account of the care necessary to bring 

 out a valuable monograph on the " Place Nomenclature of New Bruns- 

 wick," by Professor Ganong, who has given the Royal Society another 

 paper of much historical value in a field not hitherto occujîied. He jîur- 

 poses continuing in the next issue the subject of New Brunswick His- 

 tory — which he is specially qualified to treat, and which opens a new and 

 interesting field of study and research to so critical and thorough a 

 writer as Mr. Ganong, 



2. Accounts. 



All the printing accounts have been referred, as in previous years, to 

 the accountant of the Printing Department of the Government, to be 

 duly checked and audited by experts. The illustrations have been given 

 at the lowest rates to artists and engravers under the personal direction 

 of Dr. Dawson, the Queen's Printer. A considerable saving has been 

 effected in this way for years. 



The following statement of the financial condition of the society to 



