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The officers of tlie society for 1906 are: — 



Patron — His Excellency the Governor-General. 



Vice-Presidents— Judge L. W. Sicotte, W. D. Lighthall, C. T. 

 Hart, L. G. A. Cresse, Jas. Eeid, J. B. Vallée. 



Hon. Treasurer — George Dumford. 



Hon. Curator — E. W. McLachlan. 



Hon. Eec. Secretary — C. A. Harwood. 



Hon. Cor. Secretary — Pemberton Smith. 



Hon. Librarian — J. A. IT. Beandry. 



Members of Council — S. M. Baylis, P. 0. Tremblay, L, Gravel, 

 Eugène Lafontaine, J. C. A. Heriot, C. B. Carter, Iv.C, J. N". Perrault, 

 A. S. Hamelin, Prof. C. W. Colby. 



IX. — From The Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, through 



P. B. Casgeaix. 



The Literary and Historical Society of Que1)ec, through P. B. 

 Casgrain, Esquire, K.C., its president and delegate, begs leave to pre- 

 sent to the Eoyal Society of Canada the following report of their 

 proceedings for the year 1905. 



It is and cannot be other than the report of the council for the 

 same period to the general meeting of the members of the society 

 read by the then retiring president, Major Wood, and duly adopted 

 on the 10th January, 1906, as follows: — 



As the senior society in Canada, we now enter our 83rd year 

 with the satisfaction o£ being engaged in work which we are striving 

 to make at least equal to the best achievements in our past career. 

 1775 — that fateful year for both French and English speaking Can- 

 ada — is still the main object of our research. 



In 1903, under the presidency of Sir James LeMoine, a committee 

 was formed to deal with the erection of historical tablets to commem- 

 orate the heroic defenders of Quebec Avho repulsed the attacks of Mont- 

 gomery and Arnold. Before the close of 1904, the two splendid bronze 

 shields, for which the Dominion Government made a special grant of 

 $1,250, were in position. We are glad to be able to report that these 

 tablets have been strongly commended by our late and present patrons, 

 the Earl of Minto and Earl Grey, the latter of whom personally in- 

 spected them last summer. They have been welcomed with universal 

 approval in Canada and in other parts of the Empire; and we rejoice 

 to see that they have met with generous recognition by the intelligent 

 public of the United States. In this connection we should add that 

 when the old and well known wooden sign — Montgomery Fell — was 



