PROCEEDINGS FOR 1912 V 
By directing public attention to literature and science you not only further the 
cause of learning, but you also bring fresh interests into the lives of many of your 
fellow-citizens; and by the inducements you offer for papers on Canadian subjects you 
stimulate a desire for knowledge of their own country which is one of the founda- 
tion-stones of true patriotism. 
I thank you for your expressions of loyalty and for your good wishes, and I trust, 
in conclusion, that the Royal Society of Canada may ever continue to meet with the 
success which its useful and interesting work so richly merits. 
IIl.—PROCEEDINGS AND TRANSACTIONS OF THE SOCIETY. 
The current volume, which is now ready for distribution, consists of 
987 pages with a large number of illustrations. The usual number (1260) 
has been printed and 4,400 copies of separate papers have been supp ied 
gratuitously to authors. The Exchange list has been revised and the 
Honorary Secretary reports that there has been a great deal of interest 
shown by Librarians and others in completing their sets of our Trans- 
actions; the separate copies of papers are also in demand. This year’s 
agenda shows an excellent list of papers for discussion, from which a 
selection will be made for publication. 
IIJ.—ELectTion or NEw MEMBERS. 
Although there are vacancies in all the sections only one, Section IV, 
presented nominations. There were ten candidates, but no one received 
a majority of the total vote and, therefore, there is no election to re- 
port. This information has been conveyed to the officers of Section IV. 
ITV.—DercEASED MEMBERS. 
It is with deep regret that we have to record the deaths of one active 
member and two retired members,—Dr. R. W. Ells, Sir James Le- 
Moine and Dr. H. T. Bovey. Dr. Ells died on the 24th of May, 1911; 
Sir James LeMoine on the 5th of February, 1912; and Dr. Bovey on 2nd 
of February, 1912. The biographical notice of Dr. Ells was prepared by 
De. W. G. Matthew and Professor Prince. Mr. Errol Bouchette contri- 
buted the notice of Sir James LeMoine. An adequate notice of Dr. 
Bovey is in course of preparation and will later be printed as part of the 
report. 
1.—S1R JAMES LEMOINE. 
Sir James Macpherson LeMoine, décédé le 5 février dernier à sa ré- 
sidence de Spencer Grange, dans sa 85e année, était un des membres 
fondateurs de la Société Royale du Canada dont il fut le président en 
1894-95. 
