XIV THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



of paying the full return railway fare to Fellows of the Society residing 

 west of Port Arthur and east of Quebec. — -Carried. 



It was moved by Dr. E. Deville, seconded by Dr. F. T. Shutt, 

 that C. C. Smith, Dominion Observatory, R. K. Young, Astrophysical 

 Observatory, and Dr. Louis King, McGill University, be nominated 

 as representatives of the Royal Society of Canada on the National 

 Committee for Canada of the International Astronomical Union. — 

 Carried. 



It was moved by Dr. E. Deville, seconded by Dr. F. T. Shutt, 

 that Prof. L. B, Stewart, University of Toronto, the Seismologist of 

 the Dominion Observatory, and C. A. French, Magnetician, Dominion 

 Observatory, be nominated as representatives of the Royal Society 

 of Canada on the National Committee for Canada of the International 

 Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. 



Mr. William Mclnnes, Secretary of Section IV, reported to the 

 General Meeting that at a meeting of the section Dr. R. W. Brock, 

 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, was appointed to repre- 

 sent the section on the National Committee for Canada of the 

 International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. 



Dr. C. T. Currelly presented the following report of the com- 

 mittee regarding the Military Monument: 



To the President of the Royal Society: 



Your committee regarding the Military Monument met with 

 the Committee of the Royal Academy, the Royal Institute of Archi- 

 tects, the Town Planning Institute. 



The Committee was unanimous in recommending that a building 

 which would contain the trophies captured by our victorious troops, 

 and be at the same time of a monumental character, should be erected 

 in Ottawa. They further recommend that the committee be changed 

 into a commission, which should have the general supervision of the 

 plans for this future building. The Committee interviewed the Acting 

 Prime Minister and laid the matter before him. No answer has yet 

 been received, but it seems probable that this arrangement will be 

 made. 



It would be advisable to appoint the same committee for another 

 year. 



It was moved by Dr. Currelly and seconded by Prof. W. L. 

 Grant that the report be adopted. — Carried. 



It was moved by Dr. J. C. Fields, seconded by Prof. F. E. Lloyd, 

 that a standing committee on science and scientific conditions in 

 Canada be appointed for the purpose of formulating, on matters 



