XXII THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



the qualifications of possible candidates for membership in the Section 

 throughout the Dominion and report the results of their findings, 

 with suggestions, to the Secretary of the Section before December 

 1st, a copy of this report to be forwarded to each member of the 

 Section by the Secretary of the Section as soon as may be possible 

 after its receipt. 



The following Fellows were subsequently appointed to constitute 

 this Committee on Membership for the ensuing year: Dr. J. C. 

 Fields, Dr. R. F. Ruttan, Dr. Otto Klotz and Mr. John Patterson. 



That Dr. Fields and Dr. Shutt be appointed to act on behalf of 

 the Section on the Joint Printing Committee of Sections III, IV and V. 



That the Council of the Society be urged to favourably consider 

 the granting of fifty reprints, with covers, free of charge, to authors 

 of papers. 



That the Representatives to be recommended for election by the 

 Royal Society, as members of the National Committee for Canada 

 of the International Research Council, be the following: 



International Astronomical Union: C. C. Smith, Dominion 

 Observatory; R. K. Young, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory; 

 Louis V. King, McGill University. 



International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics: Professor 

 L. B. Stewart, University of Toronto; The Seismologist, Dominion 

 Observatory; C. A. French, Magnetician, Dominion Observatory. 



That in the opinion of this Section it is highly desirable that a 

 Standing Committee of the Royal Society of Canada, composed of 

 members of Sections III, IV and V, be appointed to consider and 

 from time to time to report on scientific conditions and matters of 

 scientific interest and importance to Canada. This Committee would 

 be a body that might express the mind of the Royal Society in matters 

 pertaining to scientific progress in Canada and also serve to strengthen 

 the Honorary Advisory Council for Scientific and Industrial Re- 

 search in all its efïorts towards the promotion of pure scientific re- 

 search of a fundamental character, apart from the application of such 

 research to the industries. 



The following members of Section III were subsequently ap- 

 pointed to act on this Committee: Dr. J. C. Fields and Dr. J. C. 

 McLennan. 



That all vacancies in the Section occurring throughout the year 

 be filled in the usual manner at the Annual elections. 



The election of ofificers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: 

 President, Dr. J. C. Fields; Vice-President, Dr. Douglas Mcintosh; 

 Secretary, Dr. Frank T. Shutt. 



