XXIV THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
Papers read were :— 
By Dr. Bryce, Lord Selkirk’s Diary 1803-4, and the establishment 
of the Anthropological Division, Geological Survey of Canada; by Dr. 
LeSueur, Lt. Col. Cruikshank’s paper on “ Disaffection in Upper Canada 
in 1812-14,” Dr. H. M. Bowman’s paper, “ Fundamental Processes in 
Historial Science,” and Chancellor Burwash’s paper on “Ethics and 
Politics. ” 
Report of Section III. 
The following resolution was adopted by the section: 
That the Fellows of section III are opposed to the formation of 
further sections and that in order to meet the apparent difficulty in 
section IV relating to their membership, it is suggested that section IV 
be allowed to increase its membership to 50. 
~ Report of Section IV. 
The following resolutions were adopted by the section: 
That the question of the establishment of a section to embrace the 
sociological sciences be determined on the decisions of sections I and IT. 
That section IV advise the general meeting that in its opinion there 
should be a division of the section into two, viz: Geology and Allied 
sciences and Biology and Allied sciences. 
It was moved in amendment, by Dr. Bryce, seconded by Dr. Coyne, 
That all the words after “that” in Dr. Glashan’s motion be struck 
out and that the following words be substituted therefor: The number 
of Fellows in section IV shall be increased to fifty. —Carried. 
The motion having been voted upon was declared lost. 
The motion of the Honorary Secretary and the Honorary Treasurer 
to amend the By-laws was then taken upand the By-laws were considered 
section by section. 
Section 1, 2 and 5.—Carried. 
Section 3.—Moved by Mr. McLachlan, seconded by Dr. Campbell, 
that, the words “ President and” be struck out.—Carried. 
Section 4.—Moved by Dr. Bryce, seconded by Dr. MacKay, that, 
after “ Archeology ” in the subjects allotted to sections I and IT be added 
—Sociology, Political Eeonomy.—Carried. 
Section 6.—Pursuant to the motion of Dr. Bryce and Dr. Coyne, 
already carried it was unanimously resolved to amend section 6 to 
read “the number of members in each section shall be limited as follows: 
section I, forty; section IT, forty; section III, forty; section IV, fifty.” 
