XL ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



o. The Lake of the Woods Tragedy. By Lawrence J. Burpee. 

 Presented by W. Wilfred Campbell. 



6. Several Ethnological Types of Eupert^s Land. By Eev. Dr. 

 G. Bryce, of Winnipeg. 



7. Evolution and Degeneration of Party in Politics — A Study in 

 Political History. By Ptcv. N". Burwash, S.T.D., Toronto. 



8. A Few Eemarks on the Siege of Quebec and the Battle of the 

 Plains of Abraham. By P. B. Casgrain, K.C., of Quebec. Presented 

 by B. Suite. 



9. Lieut. Col. Caldwell, father of Sir John Caldwell. By Sir 

 James M. LeMoine, D.C.L., of Quebec. 



10. A Monograph o'f the Historic and Physiographic Factors 

 Determining the Distribution and Nationality of Settlements in New 

 Brunswick. (Contributions to the History of New Brunswick, No. 6). 

 By W. F. Ganong, M.A., Ph.D. Presented by Dr. S. E. Dawson. 



11. Death of Dulhut. By William McLennan, Montreal. 



12. The Gaelic Folk Song of Canada. By Alexander Fraser. 

 Presented by W. Wilfred Campbell. 



13. Totemism. By Eev. Chas. Hill-Tout. 



GENEEAL BUSINESS. 



The special Committee to which had been referred the letters and 

 telegrams inviting the Eoyal Society to hold its next annual meeting 

 at St. John, New Brunswick, on the occasion of the proposed Champlain 

 ter-centenary, reported as follows: — 



That the most cordial thanks of the Eoyal Society be given now 

 for the St. John, New Brunswick, invitations; and that it would be 

 very gratifying to the whole Society to accept, provided that satisfac- 

 tory arrangements can be made — meanwhile that the whole matter be 

 referred to the Council with power to act as may seem best. 



On motion of Honourable Pascal Poirier, seconded by Sir Sand- 

 fcrd Fleming, the report was adopted by the Society and the mattcT 

 M^'is left in the hands of the Council. 



Moved by Abbé Bourassa, seconded by Dr. Burgess: 



That thanks be expressed by the Eoyal Society to all those who 

 on the occasion of this annual meeting have shown hospitality to the 

 meml)cro; and that thanks be tendered particularly to the President 

 and Lady Grant, to Dr. and Mrs. Saunders and to the resident Fellows 

 in Ottawa. Carried. 



Moved by Dr. Ells, seconded by Dr. Ami: 



That the Eoyal Society in general session assembled hereby 

 empower the General Committee appointed by this Society re the Inter- 



