XX THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



GENERAL ACCOUNT 



Receipts 



By Balance in Merchants Bank of Canada, May 1, 1917 $ 1,764.47 



" Annual and Life Subscriptions 755 .00 



" Sale of Transactions 13.35 



" Interest on Investments: Standard Trusts Co • 206.65 



Lampman Morgtage 149 . 50 



" Donation for Sir John Murray Memorial Lecture 250 .00 



" Bank Interest on Account 41 . 52 



$ 3,180.49 



Expenditures 



To Railway Fares of Members $ 595 .20 



" Expenses of Annual Meeting 64 . 75 



" Purchase of Canadian War Bond (Victory Loan) 495 .54 



" Miscellaneous Expenditures 29 .00 



" Balance in Merchants Bank of Canada, April 30, 1918 1 , 996 . 00 



$ 3,180.49. 



Audited and found correct: 



ADAM SHORTT \ Aiiditors 



J. C. CLASH AN / 



C. GORDON HEWITT, 

 Ottawa, May 16, 1918. Honorary-Treasurer. 



When the Honorary Secretary had finished reading the Report, 

 it was moved by Dr. J. H. Coyne, seconded by Dr. A. H. MacKay, 

 that the Report of Council be received and that the question of 

 adoption be voted on tomorrow. — Carried. 



Hon. Mr. Justice Riddell, who was elected in 1917, but who was 

 not present at the meeting of that year, was then presented by Dr. 

 Coyne and Colonel Wood. 



On Tuesday afternoon, by invitation of Mr. John A. Pearson, 

 Architect, the Fellows of the Society and delegates visited the new 

 Parliament Building in the course of construction. 



The Presidential Address, Tuesday Evening. 



The Presidential Address was delivered on Tuesday evening in 

 the Concert Hall of the Chateau Laurier. The chair was occupied 

 by the Honorary President, Hon. Mr. Justice Longley. The Presi- 

 dent's subject was "Canadian Poets of the Great War." The address 

 will be found printed in full as Appendix A. 



SESSION H.— (Wednesday Forenoon, May 22). 



The President took the chair at 11.30 a.m. 



It was moved by Hon. Mr. Justice Riddell, seconded by Dr. A. 

 P. Coleman, that the Report of Council be adopted. — Carried. 



