LXXXVI KOYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



Ten regular meetings, including the annual and one special meet- 

 ing, were held during the year. 



The following are the dates of the meetings and the titles of the 

 papers read: — 



Jan. 3. — (a) "Birds that Hunt and are Hunted," by Mr. A. «Gordon 

 Leavitt. 



(b) " Additions to the List of l^ew Brunswick Plants," by 



G. IT. Hay, D.Sc. 



(c) " The Ourious Phenomenon of a Forest Fire near 



Neguac, Northumberland Co.," by W. F. Ganong, 



Ph.D. 

 Jan. 17. — Annual Meeting. Election of Ofïïcers. 



Feb. 7. — (a) "The Magdalen Islands; their People and History," 

 by j\Ir. W. F. Hatheway. 



(b) " Physiography of Grand Lake and its Affluents," by 



Mr. W. S.' Butler. 



(c) "On the Limits of the Great Miramichi Fire in 1825," 



by AV. F. Ganong, Ph.D. 

 Mar. 7.— (a) "Pain," by G. G. Melvin, M.D. 



(b) "Archaeological Notes," by Mr. S. W. Kain. 



(c) " On Contour Map of New Brunswick," by W. F. 



Ganong, Ph.D. 

 April 4. — (a) "Notes on our Insect Collection," by Mr. Wm. 

 Mcintosh. 



(b) " Notes on a Grindstone Quarry at Stonehaven, Glou- 



cester Co.," by Geoffrey Stead, CE. 



(c) "On the Fact Basis of the Fire or Phantom Ship of 



Bay Chaleur," W. F. Ganong, Ph.D. 



(d) "Notes on our Fishes," Mr. C. F. B. Eowe. 



May 2 — ^(a)"The Natural History and Physiography of New Bruns- 

 wick," by W.F. Ganong, Ph.D. 

 (b) "Bird Notes," by Mr. J. W. Banks. 



June 6. — (a) " The Hydrography of New Brunswick," by Mr. J. W. 

 Bailey, 

 (b) " Geology of Eockwood Park," by G. F. Matthew, D.Sc. 



Oct. 3. — " Vegetation of the Earth in Eemote Times and its Eelation 

 to Climate," by G. F. Matthew,- D.Sc. 



Nov. 7.—" Gypsum Deposits of Albert Co.," by L. W. Bailey, Ph.D. 



Dec. 7. — "The Physiographic Characteristics of the Tracadie Eiver; 

 On the Height and other Characteristics of AYilkin- 

 son Mountain; On Walrus Bones from Miscou 

 Island," by W. F. Ganong, Ph.D. ' 



