CLVIII THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



XIII. — Report of the A'ova Scotia Institute of Science, Halifax. 



Established 31st December, 1862. 



Presented by A. H. MacKay, LL.D., F.R.S.C, Delegate. 



The Nova Scotia Institute of Science begs to present the following 

 report on its proceedings during its fiftieth annual session (1912-13). 



The Society was organized on 31st December, 1862, as a successor 

 of the Nova Scotian Literary and Scientific Society (1859), and the 

 Halifax Mechanics' Institute (1831), and therefore has just completed 

 a half century's work in the field of science, during which it has had a 

 very prominent part in making known the resources of the province of 

 Nova Scotia. The results of its labours during that period are pub- 

 lished in fifty annual issues of its "Proceedings and Transactions." 

 During its existence it has had as its presidents such prominent scien- 

 tific men as, Hon. P. C. Hill, J. M. Jones, Dr. J. B. Gilpin, W. Gossip, 

 Dr. Somers, R. Morrow, Dr. MacGregor, Dr. Murphy, Dr. Lawson, Dr. 

 E. Gilpin, A. McKay, Dr. A. H. MacKay, Dr. Poole, F. W. W. Doane, 

 Dr. E. Mackay, W. L. Bishop, and D. M. Ferguson. Among the re- 

 sults of its efforts may be mentioned the establishment of a Provincial 

 Science Library in 1900, and the foundation of a Provincial Museum 

 in 1868 was largely the result of individual agitation on the part of its 

 members. 



A commemoration meeting was held on the 20th of January, 1913. 



The following oflacers were elected for the year 1912-13: 



President. — Donald MacEachearn Ferguson, F.C.S., ex oficio 

 F.R.M.S. 



First Vice-President. — Alexander Howard MacKay, LL.D., F.R.S.C. 



Second Vice-President. — Prof. Howard Logan Bronson, Ph. D. 



Treasurer. — Maynard Bowman, B. Sc. 



Corresponding Secretary.— Prof. Ebenezer MacKay, Ph. D. 



Recording Secretary. — Harry Piers. 



Librarian. — Harry Piers. 



Other members of Council. — Parker R. Colpitt; Prof. Clarence 

 L. Moore, M.A.; Alexander McKay, M.A.; Prof. David Fraser Harris, 

 M.D.,C.M., D. Sc, F.R.S.E.; Donald Sutherland Mcintosh, B.A., M.Sc; 

 Carleton Bell Nickerson, M. A. ; and Watson L. Bishop. 



Auditors.— George B. Bancroft, B.A.; and William Nickerson. 



Meetings were held from 11th November, 1912, to 12th May, 1913, 

 at which the following papers were presented : — 



1. " Report on the work of this Institute during the year, and sug- 

 gestions as to work that might be taken up in the future." By Prof. 

 E. MacKay, Ph. D. 



