XCIV ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



Treasurer.— Arthur G-ibson, Central Experimental Farm. 



Committee.— Mr. A. G. Kingston, Mr. J. :M. Macoun, 3,Ir. W. T. 

 Macoun, Dr. H. M. Ami, Mr. A. Haikett, Miss M. McK. Scott, Miss A. 

 J Matthews, Miss R. B. McQuesten. 



v.— From The Nova Scotian Institute of Science, Halifax, through 

 Dr. Henry S. Poole. 



The î^Tova Scotian Institute of Science, through its delegate, begs 

 to present the following report of its proceedings during its forty- 

 fourth annual session. 



Meetings were held throughout the session from October, 1905, to 

 May, 1906, incljusive. 



Officers for the year 1905-Or) were elected as follows: — 



President— F. W. W. Doane, CF., ex officio F.R.M.S. 



1st Vice-President — Prof. Ebenezer MacKay, Ph.D. 



2nd Vice-President — Professor J. E. Woodman, D.Sc. 



Treasurer — William Mclverron. 



Corresponding Secretary — A. PI. ilacKay, LL.D., F.E.S.C. 



Recording Secretary — Harry Piers. 



Librarian — Harry Piers. 



Other Members of Council — ]\Iaynard Bowman, B.A. ; Watson L. 

 Bishop; Edwin Gilpin, Jr., LL.D., F.R.S.C, I.S.O.; Alexander McKay; 

 J. B. McCarthy, M.A., B.Sc; Professor F. H. Sexton, and Henry S. 

 Poole, D.Sc, Assoc. R.S.M., F.G.S., F.R.S.C. 



The library of the society continued its very rapid growtli, the 

 number of accessions during the year 1905 being 1,911 books and 

 pamphlets. The library forms part of the Provincial Science Library 

 under the charge of the Provincial Government, and is free to any 

 resident in the province of N"ova Scotia. A steadily increasing use 

 of the books has been reported each year since it was thrown open to 

 the public. 



The finances of the society are satisfactory, owing to the generous 

 aid received from the Provincial Government. 



The Proceedings and Transactions, Vol. X, part 2, for 1903-04, 

 have just been published, and Vol. X, part 3, is now in press. Owing 

 to the many official duties of the editor, the publication of the Trans- 

 actions is somewhat in arrears, but an effort is being made to bring 

 it once more up to date. 



During the session the following papers were read: — 

 l._^^ Presidential Address," by H. S. Poole, D.Sc, Assoc R.S.M., 

 F.G.S., F.R.S.C. 



