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list and an election to fill the vacancy thus created shall be held in 

 the manner prescribed byi these regulations for filling vacancies; pro- 

 vided that the Society may, upon the recommendation of the section 

 to which such member belongs, suspend action under this rule until 

 the nest annual meeting. " 



At noon the Society adjourned to enable the sections to organize 

 in their respective rooms. 



AFTEEîs^OOî^ SESSIOÎT. (Tuesday, May 22). 



The Society reassembled in general session at 2.30 p.m. 



Delegates of associate societies were then called upon for their 

 reports. These will be found in Appendix E printed in full. 



The report of the Women's Canadian Historical Society of Ottawa 

 was read by Mrs. O'Connor. 



The report of the Literary and Scientific Society of Ottawa was 

 read by Mr. A. H. Wliitcher. 



The report of the jSJ"atural History Society of N"ew Brunswick was 

 read by Hon. Senator Ellis. 



The report of the Ottawa Field ISTaturalists Club was read by 

 Mr. W. J. Wilson. 



The report of the ISTova Scotian Institute of Science was read by 

 Dr. H. S. Poole. 



The Eev. G. W. Taylor, of Nanaimo, who attended the meeting 

 of the Society for the first time, was presented to the President and 

 took his seat. 



The Society adjourned at 3.30 p.m. 



EVENIÎ^G SESSION (Tuesday, May 22). 



At 8 p.m. the President delivered his Presidential Address in the 

 large hall of the Xormal School. Subject: "Our Semi-Jubilee and 

 Canada. (Vide Appendix A). 



SESSION II. (Wednesday, May 23.) 



The Society reassembled in general session at 11.30 a.m. 



Moved by Lt.-Col. Denison, seconded by J. S. Willison, and car- 

 ried : — 



That the Society desires to record its sincere regret that His Grace 

 the Duke of Argyll, the founder of the Society, has been unavoidably 

 prevented from being present at this twenty-fifth anniversary of its 

 foundation; being sure that His Grace would have been pleased with 



