XL ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



special meetings of the general asssociation, and thirteen sectional 

 meetings. 



At most of these meetings papers of scientific and literary interest 

 were read and discussed, as follows : 



1896. 

 Nov. 5 — " Inaugural Address," President A. T. Neill. 



1897. 

 Jan. 7—'- The Battle of Stony Creek," Inspector J. H. Smith. 

 Jan. 29 — " Notes on some Eecent Additions to Ontario Palaeontology," 



Col. C. C Grant. 

 Feb. 4—" The Function of Poetry," F. F. Macpherson, B.A. 

 Feb. 26— "Local Fossils and Additions to Pala?ontology," Col. C. C. 



Grant. 

 March 26 — "Local Pateontological Notes," Col. C. C. Grant. 

 April 30—" Minerals of Our Local Eocks," Col. C. C. Grant. 

 May 6—" The Dynamics of Social Peril," Mr. J. T. Barnard. 

 May 27 — " Concrete Forms and Stratification of the Cutting of the 



Spur Line, Hamilton," Mr. A. B. Walker. 

 June 3 — " Lake Medad and the Kwin-ui-bi-nah Collection of Indian 

 Eelics," J. 0. McGregor, M.D. 



The members of the biological section have, during this session, 

 devoted much time to identifying and cataloguing the botanical speci- 

 mens collected during the past few seasons. A careful comparison of 

 these with the lists of Logie and Buchan, and with the additions made 

 in this society's Proceedings of 1889-1890, shows that we have collected 

 120 species and varieties not hitherto reported from this locality. Of 

 these, two are new to America, a few new to Canada, and several new to 

 Ontario. Three critical forms are withheld subject to further examina- 

 tion. We hope to give a full list of the flora of the district in our Pro- 

 ceedings of the present year. 



The members of the geological section are also commencing a com- 

 plete list of local fossils contained in the museum. This will, likely, be 

 completed during 1897-98. 



A large number of additions have been made to the museum during 

 the past session, the most important being Mrs. S. E. Carry's valuable 

 collection of shells and Indian relics, which contains upwards of three 

 thousand specimens, properly classified and labelled. 



VI. — From The Natural History Society of New Brunsivick, through 



Prof. A. W. Duff. 



The Natural History Society has much pleasure in reporting a year 

 of active work and steady growth. The library has increased consider- 

 ably, and many of our members have taken the opportunity of consult- 

 ing the leading scientific periodicals. 



