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was a full discussion. It was the sense of the meeting that mineral- 

 ogy was not sulïïciently closely allied to the subjects now included 

 within the scope and consideration of the section to make it desirable 

 that it should be added to the group. 



Resolutions of regret were passed expressing the loss sustained 

 by the Section by the death of Dr. James Loudon and of Dr. Christian 

 Hoffmann. 



The rule as regards attendance was suspended in the case of 

 Lt.-Col. W. R. Lang and Dr. A. S. Eve, absent on account of active 

 military service. 



The list of papers presented in Section III is as follows: — 



Presidential Address. By Professor R. F. Ruttan, F.R.S.C.: — 

 Industrial Chemical Research in Canada. 



On the Influence of Meteorological Conditions on the Propa- 

 gation of Sound. By Louis Vessot King, M.A. (Cantab.), D.Sc. 

 (McGill), F.R.S.C. 



On Stokes' Law for Spheres Moving Through Water. By Pro- 

 fessor H. T. Barnes, F.R.S.C. 



The Buoyancy of Frazil Crystals. By Professor H. T. Barnes, 

 F.R.S.C. 



Relative Humidity. By A. Norman Shaw, B.A. (Cantab.), D.Sc. 

 Macdonald College, McGill University. Presented by Dr. H. T. 

 Barnes, F.R.S., F.R.S.C. 



A Sensitive Bath-Thermostat. By A. Norman Shaw, B.A. 

 (Cantab.), D.Sc, Macdonald College, McGill University. Presented 

 by Dr. H. T. Barnes, F.R.S., F.R.S.C. 



The Amino Acids of Normal Human Placenta. By V. J. Harding 

 and C. F. Ford. Presented by Dr. R. F. Ruttan, F.R.S.C. 



The Estimation of Chlorides in Body Fluids. By V. J. Harding 

 and E. H. Mason. Presented by Dr. R. F. Ruttan, F.R.S.C. 



Survey of Tides and Currents. By Dr. W. Bell Dawson, F.R.S.C. 



The 72-inch Reflecting Telescope. By Dr. J. S. Plaskett, F.R.S.C. 



The Nitrogen Compounds in Rain and Snow. By Dr. Frank 

 T. Shutt, and R. L. Dorrance, B.A. 



The Determination of Moisture in Flour. By Dr. Frank T. 

 Shutt, and P. J. Moloney, M.A. 



The Radioactivity of Some Canadian Mineral Springs. By Dr. 

 J. Satterly, and R. T. Elworthy, B.Sc (Read by permission of the 

 Director, Mines Branch). 



An examination of the Banff Hot Springs. By R. T. Elworthy, 

 B.Sc. Presented by Dr. Frank T. Shutt. (Read by permission of 

 the Director, Mines Branch). 



