XII ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



9. — IXTERNATIOXAL COXGEESS OF 'GEOLOGISTS. 



It will be remembered that, in 1904, an invitation was sent (see 

 Proceedino-s, 1904, p. vii.) to this body to hold its next meeting 

 in 1906 at Ottawa. The invitation was sent in response to an intima- 

 tion that it would be welcome. The Dominion Government promised 

 the verv" liberal subsidy of $25,000 and sent Dr. Bell to Vienna to 

 advocate it. A formal invitation signed by the president and secre- 

 tary on behalf of the society was forwarded in duplicate by successive 

 mails, and a triplicate was sent by Dr. Bell. As set forth in the 

 report of 1905 the Congress decided to hold their meeting in Mexico. 



Xo conanunication from the Congress was ever received by the 

 Royal Society with regard to this invitation. The decision arrived 

 at was communicated verbally by Dr. Bell to the Honorary Secretary 

 and embodied in the report of Council for 1905. It is superfluous 

 to add that no intimation was received which might lead to the sup- 

 position that the question of a meeting at Ottawa was held in abeyance. 

 It was simply dropped so far as the Eoyal Society were informed. 



In November last the Secretary received the following letter : — 



Congrès Géologique Ixternatioxal. 



Mexico, le 30 octobre 1905. 

 S. E. Dawsox, Ecr., 



Secrétaire Honoraire de la Société Royale du Canada, 



Ottawa. 



Monsieur et très honoré confrère: 



Je prends la liberté de vous envoyer ci-jointe une copie de la 

 lettre datée 30 août 1905, que j'ai eu l'honneur de vous adresser pour 

 vous prier de prendre en considération dans le sein de votre Académie 

 et près de votre gouvernement, le vœu exprimé au Congrès de Vienne, 

 de recevoir au Canada la Xle réunion du Congrès Géologique Inter- 

 national en 1909. 



Xous vous serions infiniment obligés si vous vouliez bien nous 

 adresser votre bienveillante réponse, ce qui nous permettra, dans un 

 cas favorable, d'annoncer la décision dans une des prochaines circu- 

 laires du Congrès de Mexico. 



Veuillez agréer, cher confrère, l'assurance de nos sentiments les 

 plus distingués. 



Le Président du Comité d'organisation. 



José G. Aguilera. 



