PROCEEDINGS FOR 1906 XXIX 



The report of Le Cercle littéraire de Montréal was presented by 

 Dr. Ami. 



The Society then adjourned. 



EVENING SESSION. (Wednesday, May 23). 



At 8 p.m. in the large hall of the Normal School,*Mr. C. C. James 

 delivered the annual popular lecture, having chosen for his subject 

 " The Downfall of the Huron Nation." The lecture was illustrated 

 by many stereopticon views of the localities in which the events he 

 described occurred and by the reproduction of old maps throwing light 

 on the geography of the early days of Canada. 



SESSION III. (Thursday, May 24.) 

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

 Moved by Mr. L. M. Lambe, seconded by Dr. S. E. Dawson, 

 and carried: — 



That the hearty thanks of the Society are tendered to Principal 

 "Wrhite for the kind and considerate manner in which he has opened 

 the Normal School Building to the Society and has afforded every 

 facility, not only for the general meetings, but for the meetings of 

 Sections. 



Moved by Mr. B. Suite, seconded by Lt.-Col. Denison, and car- 

 ried : — 



That the Society desires to express its sincere thanks to Mr. C. C. 

 James for his able and interesting lecture on " The Downfall of the 

 Huron Nation," and its appreciation of the labour and time he has 

 expended in the preparation, not only of the lecture, but also of the 

 illustrative views. 



Moved by Sir Sandford Fleming, seconded by Mr. Thomas Mac- 

 farlane, and carried: — 



That the Society hereby tenders to Dr. Saunders and to Dr. King 

 its sincere thanks for the courtesy with which they have thrown open 

 respectively the Experimental Farm and the Dominion Observatory to 

 the Fellows and delegates attending the present meeting. 



The Special Committee on the Metric System then presented the 

 following: — 



Eepoet. 



The Special Committee appointed to consider the subject of the 

 Metric System submitted to the general meeting on May 22, begs 

 leave to report: 



The Committee hesitates to express an opinion on the merits of 

 the proposal submitted to the Society respecting the adoption of a 



