LXXXIV ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



past formed part of the season's work. Our president, Mrs. Aheam, 

 and Mrs. Chas. O'Connor, recording secretary, were appointed delegates 

 to the annual meeting of the Koyal Society. To our list of honorary 

 members we have added the name of Mr. Martin Griilin, and witli our 

 list of active members considerably increased this year, we now look 

 forward confidently to a year of increased usefulness and activity in 

 the beautiful rooms of the Ottawa Public Library, in wliich we are 

 privileged to meet by kind permission of the library committee. 



II. — From The Oiiaiva Literanj and Scientific Society, through 

 Mr. a. H. \Yhitcher. 



Having been appointed delegate from the Ottawa Literar}' and 

 Scientific Society to this annual meeting of your Society, I have the 

 honour to present a brief report relative to the status of our society 

 during the year ending March 31, 1906. 



Increased activity, interest in the work, large average attendance 

 at council meetings, of which fifteen were held during the year, are 

 some of the features of a prosperoais year ; I think I may say, one of 

 the most prosperous years in the history of the society. 



233 volumes have been added to the library, being a greater num- 

 ber than for several previous years. The total number of books in the 

 library is now 5,190. In the purchase of books particular attention 

 has been paid to our own Canadian history. 



The society receives many valuable exchanges from many societies 

 scattered over the world, and the published transactions of the society 

 have been given in return. Several sets of the transactions have been 

 printed and provision has been made for the issue of another volume. 



The number of exchanges received is 374. These exchanges pos- 

 sess great value for students in all branches of science. 



The lecture course for the winter was much appreciated as was 

 evidenced by the large attendance. All the lectures were free to the 

 public. 



The following is the programme: — 

 1905. 

 ]v^ov. 10.—" Tolstoy and his Message," Mr. Ernest H. Crosby, of Xew 



York. 

 Xov. 24. — "Before Port Arthur," Mr. W. Pichmond Smith, late war 



correspondent of London Standard. 

 Dec. 1.—" Jerusalem," illustrated, Mr. J. S. Ewart, K.C. 

 Dee. S. — "The Canadian Militia under the French Pégime." l\rr. 

 Benjamin Suite, F.P.S.C. 



