PROCEEDINGS FOR 1913 XXXIII 



20 Hanover Square, 



London, W. 

 Feb. 5th, 1913. 

 Duncan C. Scott, Esq., 

 Honorary Secretary, 



The Royal Society of Canada. 



Dear Sir, 



At the last meeting of Council of this Society it was considered that 

 the most effective way to meet the courteous advances of The Royal 

 Society of Canada would be to pass a similar series of resolutions to that 

 given in your letter of August 2, 1912. I have, therefore, the pleasure 

 of informing you that it has been resolved that — 



(1) This Society express its desire to extend any courtesies within 

 its power to visiting officers and members of The Royal Society of Canada, 

 and also 



(2) its willingness at all times to furnish The Royal Society of Canada 

 or any of its members with any information within its field of work or to 

 render them any other service and also 



(3) its willingness to co-operate with The Royal Society of Canada 

 in any special work that may be agreed upon for the benefit of literature 

 and learning. 



In the hope that an early opportunitj^ will be afforded for giving 

 effect to the friendly intentions mutually entertained, I am, dear sir, 



Yours sincerely, 



Percy W. Ames, Secretary. 



VIII. — National Library. 



This question came under the consideration of the Council in con- 

 nection with a resolution that the CouncU should, on behalf of the so- 

 ciety, recommend the Government to appoint a Royal Commission to 

 inquire into the subject. In considering how the wishes of the Society 

 could best be carried into effect, the CouncU were led to doubt whether 

 it would be expedient to make a specific recommendation of that nature; 

 and the fact that the resolution had passed without discussion pointed 

 at least to the possibility that, if the Society had the opportunity to 

 reconsider the matter, and perhaps to obtain the report of a committee 

 upon it, its instructions to the Council might take a different form. 

 It happened also that the course of public affairs during the last year 



