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asked for .shall l)e enjoyed by "British Subjects," without an order 

 from a higher autiiorit}'. This was soon obtained, but it might be well 

 to invite the attention of the Canadian High Commissioner to the non- 

 fulfilment of the regulations as laid down. A delay of several days 

 was involved, which while not important in this instance, might cause 

 serious inconvenience to other Canadians seeking similar privileges from 

 the same source. 



Our Society desires me to convey to the Royal Society of Canada 

 an expression of their good-will and their interest in your continued 

 prosperity. 



XVI. — Report of the British Columbia Academy of Science. 



Presented by D. Walter Munn, Secretary. 



The British Columbia Academy of Science has now entered upon 

 the fifth year of its existence. During the year just closed meetings 

 were held at intervals, as provided by the Constitution, at which papers 

 prepared by the members were read. An excursion to visit the Marine 

 Biological Station at Nanaimo took place in October, at which a number 

 of members and their friends were present. In December a lecture was 

 delivered before the Academy by Mr. M. B. Cotsworth, dealing with 

 the history of the Calendar and the proposed reform, with which his 

 name is associated. An especially interesting series of papers has been 

 arranged for, dealing with the present status, the outlook, and the oppor- 

 tunities for research in British Columbia in the various branches of 

 natural science. Those which have already been read include one on 

 Ethnology and Linguistics by Prof. C. Hill-Tout; one on Marine Biology 

 by Dr. C. McLean Fraser, Curator of the Marine Biological Station, 

 Nanaimo; one by Prof. E. M. Burwash, on Geology; one by Mr. John 

 Davidson, Provincial Botanist of the Province of British Columbia, on 

 Botany; and one on Entomology by Mr. R. C. Treherne, of the Dominion 

 Department of Agriculture. It is hoped to have others of this series 

 during the coming winter. The Puljlication Committee is arranging 

 for the publishing of these and a number of other papers which have 

 been read before the Academy during the past two or three years, and 

 it is hoped the volume will be ready for distribution during the summer. 



A number of new members were elected during the year, and the 

 Academy is in a satisfactory position financially. All the meetings 

 have been held at Vancouver, as a large proportion of the members are 

 resident in that city, though the membership includes representatives 

 from all over the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. At the annual 

 meeting in April, Dr. T. P. Hall, of Vancouver, was re-elected President 



