XXXII ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



Natural History Society of New Brunswick, by Hon. Senator Ellis. 



The following report from Section IV. was then presented: 

 That the members of Section IV. of the Royal Society cordially 

 approve of the proposal embodied in the report of the Council to invite 

 the International Geological Congress to hold their tenth meeting in 

 Canada and recommend the appointment of the following Committee; 

 with power to add to their number, to issue the invitation, wait on the 

 Government regarding financial assistance and, generally, to make all 

 the necessary arrangements for the proposed visit: 



Sir James Grant, Archbishop O'Brien, Sir Sandford Fleming, Col. 

 G. T. Denison, Abbé Laflamme, Professor C. H. McLeod, Eobert Bell, 

 Hon. Mr. Longley, R. W. Ells, Mr. Poole, Prof. Adams, T. Macfarlane, 

 Prof. Coleman, G. W. Taylor, J. F. Whiteaves, W. Saunders, A. H. 

 MacKay, J. W. Bailey, G. F. Matthew, Hon. G. W. Ross, J. Willison, 

 Dr. Frechette, Prof. Goodwin, Prof. Bryce, Dr. S. E. Dawson, Mon- 

 seigneur Begin, President Loudon. 



Whereupon it was moved by Thomas Macfarlane, seconded by 

 Dr. R. W. Ells, and carried: 



That the report of Section IV. on the proposed invitation to the 

 International Geological Congress be approved, and the Committee 

 named for making all the necessary arrangements appointed as fol- 

 lows : — 



Sir James Grant, Archbishop O'Brien, Sir Sandford Fleming, 

 Col. G. T. Denison, Abbé Laflamme, Prof. C. H. McLeod, Hon. Mr. 

 Longley, Mr. Poole, Prof. Adams, Prof. Coleman, President Loudon. 



The Secretary, Mr. Lawrence M. Lambe, reported from Section 

 IV. as follows: — 



Section IV. begs further to report the election of Dr. A. E. Barlow, 

 of the Geological Survey of Canada, as a member of this Society to a 

 vacancy in Section IV. 



At 3.15 p.m the Fellows adjourned to their respective sections. 



At 4.30 p.m. the Fellows and Delegates attended a garden party at 

 the Central Experimental Farm, given by Mrs. Saunders in honour of 

 the Royal Society. 



EVENING SESSION. (May 19th.) 



The President, Sir James Grant, K.C.M.G., delivered his presi- 

 dential address at 8 p.m. in the Convocation Hall of the Normal 

 School, subject: Brain Power and how to preserve it. The address 

 was illustrated by a number of lime light lantern slides. 



For address, see Appendix A. 



