XXVI THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



21. — The Blackstones in Canada. By Hon. William Renwick 

 Riddell, LL.D., F.R.S.C. 



Lawrence J. Burpee, 



Secretary. 



On the motion of Dr. Maurice Hutton, seconded by Mr. Law- 

 rence J. Burpee, the report of Section II was adopted. 



REPORT OF SECTION III 



Five sessions of the Section were held, all of which were well 

 attended by Fellows and others interested in the programme. 



The attendance of Fellows was satisfactory, but not as large as 

 had been anticipated, several members who had expected to be 

 present writing at the last minute that they were unavoidedly pre- 

 vented from coming to Ottawa for the meeting. Those present at the 

 sessions were as follows: Messrs. Baker, Burton, Bell, Dawson, 

 DeLury, Deville, Eve, Fields, Glashan, Johnson, King, Klotz, Lang, 

 MacKenzie, Mcintosh, McLennan; Plaskett, Ruttan, Satterly, Shutt, 

 Stansfield. 



A noted visitor and scientist, in Professor Dayton C. Miller, 

 D.Sc, of the Case School of Applied Science, Cleveland, Ohio, was 

 present by invitation, and gave an illustrated address on his investi- 

 gations into the nature, pressure, velocity and form of air waves from 

 the discharge of large guns at the proving grounds at Sandy Hook, 

 U.S.A., in connection with the study of shell shock. 



The programme was of unusual interest and importance. Fifty- 

 one papers were read in full or in abstract, a large number of which 

 dealt with researches carried out in England and Canada for the 

 British Admiralty, in relation to anti-submarine warfare and kindred 

 subjects by Fellows of the Section and their co-workers. The dis- 

 cussions following the papers were exceptionally interesting and 

 valuable. A list of the titles, with authors, is appended. 



The election of Officers for the ensuing year resulted as fol'ows: 

 President, Dr. A. S.Eve; Vice-President, Dr. J. C. Fields; Secretary, 

 Dr. Frank T. Shutt. 



The Committee appointed to urge upon the Government the 

 establishment of a Dominion Laboratory for Scientific Measurements, 

 etc., reported that reports had been received from several scientific 

 societies, but that these had not yet been collated. 



The following resolutions were carried by the Section : 



That Dr. Burton and Dr. Shutt be appointed the Printing Com- 

 mittee for the ensuing year. 



