XXX THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
The following were the officers elected for the ensuing year:— 
President—Rev. Frederick G. Scott. 
Vice-President—Charles C. James. 
Secretary—W. D. Lighthall. 
The following members constitute the Printing Committee: Dr. 
Shortt, Dr. LeSueur, Dr. Coyne, and Mr. Lighthall. 
The section visited and examined the archeological collection in the 
Victoria Museum. 
The section desires to elect four additional Fellows besides filling 
any vacancies that may occur during the year. 
The following papers were read:— 
1.—The French Occupation of Isle St. John, or Prince Edward 
Island, from 1534 to 1759. By Andrew Macphail, M.D. 
2.—Interesting Extracts from Lord Selkirk’s Diary in Upper and 
Lower Canada in the years 1803 and 1804. By Rev. George Bryce, 
M.A., LL.D. 
3. Establishment and First Year’s Work of the Anthropological 
Section of the Geological Survey of Canada. By Rev. George Bryce, 
M.A., LL.D. 
4.—A Study of Disaffection in Upper Canada in 1812-14. By 
Lieut.-Col. E. A. Cruikshank. 
5.—Ethies and Politics. By Rev. Chancellor Burwash. 
6.— Edward Ermatinger’s York Factory Express Journal, being 
a Record of Journeys made between Fort Vancouver and Hudson Bay 
in the year 1827-1828. Edited and annotated by Judge A. Ermatinger. 
Presented by Dr. J. H. Coyne. 
7.—Fundamental Processes in Historical Science. By Hervey 
M. Bowman, Ph.D. Presented by W. D. LeSueur, LL.D. 
8. The History of Medicine in Canada. Part I. Under the 
French Regime, 1608-1759. By Miss M. Charlton. Presented by A. G. 
Doughty, C.M.G., LL.D. 
9.—Early Canadian Geographers. By Errol Bouchette. 
10.—Svigaraicipi, a Hero of Old French Placentia. By Most Rev. - 
M. F. Howley, D.D. 
11.—An Organization of the Scientific Investigation of the Indian 
Place-Nomenclature of the Maritime Provinces of Canada. Second 
Paper. By W. F. Ganong, M.A., Ph.D. 
12.—William Dummer Powell. By C. C. James. 
13.—The Bi-Centenary of a Royal Gift. By Barlow Cumberland. 
Presented by C. C. James. 
