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Section II. — Eev. Dr. Brj-ce, Eev. Dr. Biirwash, Eev. Dr. Clark, 

 Eev. C. W. Gordon, Hon, Judge Longley, Dr. LeSueur, Dr. Parkin, 

 Hon. Dr. Eoss, D. C. Scott. 



Section III. — Dr. Bovey, Prof. Dupuis, Dr. .Goodwin, Dr. Har- 

 rington, President Loudon, Dr. McLennan, E. F. Stupart. 



Section IV.— Dr. Bell, Prof. Fowler, E. Gilpin, Abbé Laflamme, 

 Dr. A. H, MacKay, Prof. Coleman. 



The Most Eev. Archbishop Bruchési and Mr, Errol Bouchette being 

 newly elected Fellows, were presented to the President and took their seats. 



The Honorary Secretary then read the following 



EEPOET OF COUNCIL, 1906, 



The Council of the Eoyal Society of Canada have the honour to 

 present their annual report, as follows: — 



1. — Printing of Transactions. 



The '- Proceedings and Transactions " for 1905 have been published, 

 and make a volume of 866 pages, containing 14 maps and illustrations. 

 Thirty-one papers have been printed, and 5,050 copies of separates 

 have been distributed to Fellows of the Society. The volume is smaller 

 than usual, for several important papers were too late to be included. 

 The volume for this year promises to be unusually large. An impor- 

 tant paper by Dr. Ganong, to close up his series of monographs upon 

 the history and geography of New Brunswick, intended for this volume, 

 could not be got ready in time, and will appear in the next. The 

 thoroughness with which Dr, Ganong has elucidated the history of his 

 native province should instigate similar labours on behalf of the other 

 provinces. 



The volume for this session will be the twelfth of the second or 

 octavo series, and will mark an epoch in the history of the Society. 

 Wliether the second series be continued or a new and third series be 

 commenced is a subject for consideration at next session. Our late 

 president, Mr. Suite, is preparing a fitting close in the shape of a 

 complete index, by name and subject, of the whole twenty-four volumes 

 from the first. It is a work of very great labour and. Et is scarcely 

 necessary to add, of equally great utility. The extent and value of 

 the information locked up in these two series cannot be properly appre- 

 ciated until it is made readily accessible by such an index. The index 

 will be more useful if published as a, separate volume — the twenty- 

 fifth of the whole series, Dr, Dionne will also crown his labours by 

 a bibliography of w^orks in the English language published in Canada 



