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lum, Dr. Wesley Mills, Dr. Penhallow, Prof. Prince, Dr. Saunders, Dr. 



Whiteaves, and Dr. A. G. î\ ichoUs, who was introduced at this meeting. 



Apologies were received from llev. Dr. liethune. Dr. Burgess, Mgr. 



Laflamme, Prof. Macoun, Dr. MacKay, Dr. Poole, Kev. G. W. Taylor. 



Presentation oe Members. 



The following new members were formally presented to the Society 

 and welcomed by the President. 



Section 1. — The Honourable E. Lemieux, presented by Prof. 

 Roy. 



Section II. — Dr. James Hannay, presented by Dr. Wilfred Campbell 

 and Dr. George Hay. 



Section III. — Dr. W. F. King, presented by Sir Sandford Fleming 

 and Mr. E. F. Stupart. 



Section IV. — Dr. A. G. îs^icholls, presented by Dr. Adami and 

 Dr. Ami. 



The Honorary Secretary then read the following gracious letter 

 from His Excellency the Governor-General, the Patron and Honorary 

 President of the Society: 



Government House, 



Ottawa, May 20th, 1908. 

 My dear Mr. Dawson, 



I shall be obliged if you will convey to the members of the Eoyal 

 Society an expression of my personal regret at my inability to be present 

 at the meeting, on Monday the 25th, 



I leave Ottawa on Thursday night for Toronto with Her Excellency 

 and the whole of my household, and shall remain there for a fortnight. 

 On Monday the 2oth I have an. engagement of long standing to unveil 

 a statue of the late Queen Victoria, and so cannot possibly be with you 

 at the meeting of the Royal Society on that day. 



I hope that you may have a most successful gathering, and that 

 the good work already accomplished by the Society may be still furthered 

 by this year's proceedings. 



It is a disappointment to me to lose the pleasure of meeting the 

 many able and distinguished gentlemen whom you have convened to 

 Ottawa on the 25tlv, and I hope that it may be possible for you to arrange 

 that their next visit to Ottawa may be at a season when it will be 

 possible for Her Excellency and myself to enjoy the pleasure of receiv- 

 ing them at Government House. 



I remain, with my kind regards, 



Yours truly, 



Grey. 



