XX ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
vouloir bien être mon interprète auprès des membres de votre Société 
pour les remercier de l'honneur qu'ils font à l’établissement de Zoologie 
et de Physiologie Maritimes, qui est le plus ancien du monde entier, 
et qui, récemment réorganisé, est en mesure d’aider les savants de 
toute nationalité dans les recherches les plus diverses. Inutile de vous 
dire que, le cas échéant, les membres de la “Royal Society” y seraient 
les bienvenus, et que tous les moyens d'investigation dont dispose le 
esrvice seraient à leur disposition.” 
This letter was duly acknowledged, and in the name of the Society 
the Secretary thanked the writer for the very kind terms in which he 
had placed the resources of the Concarneau laboratory at the disposal 
of its members. 
16.—THE FOUNDER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 
The Honorary Secretary has had the pleasure of receiving, during 
the past summer, a number of letters from His Grace, the Duke of 
Argyll, under whose auspices, and through whose initiative this Society 
was founded in the year 1882. These letters express a lively interest 
in the welfare of the Society, and make suggestions which the Council 
have now under consideration and to which they hope it may be possible 
to give practical effect. 
17.—THE PRESS. 
In connection with our meeting of last year it was noticed that 
the Press paid more than usual attention to the proceedings of the 
Society, and showed every disposition to represent in a favorable light 
the work in which the Society is engaged. The Council desire to 
express their appreciation of this useful service, and their hope that 
there may always be harmony of effort between the Society and the 
Press in the interest of the public. 
18.—FINANCES oF THE SOCIETY. 
In accordance with a resolution adopted at the last Annual Meeting 
the Council appointed a committee of its own members to consider 
what measures might be adopted to improve the financial position of 
the Society. The only recommendation which the Committee was able 
to make, bearing directly on the object desired, was that the annual 
membership fee should be increased from two dollars to five dollars. 
Considering the character and status of the Society the present fee is 
certainly alow one. The proposed increase would help to create a fund 
which might be applied, for example, to a partial payment of the 
travelling expenses of members residing at distant points who desire 
to attend the annual meeting. The members to whom such pay- 
