XLII ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



His Grace expressed his pleasure at being able to be present at the 

 meeting and of coming into personal contact with the other Fellows 

 of the Eoyal Society. This, heretofore, had been impossible owing to 

 the distance at which he lived from the headquarters of the Society 

 and his engrossing ecclesiastical duties. 



Eeport of Section III. 



The Third Section submits the following report for the session 

 of 1908:— 



The Section held five meetings with a very large attendance, nine- 

 teen members being present, as follows: — Dr. W. Lash Miller, president; 

 Prof. A. Baker, Dr. H. T. Barnes, Dr. E. Deville, Sir Sandford Flem- 

 ing, Dr. G. P. Girdwood, Dr. J, C. Glashan, Dr. W. L. Goodwin, Dr. 

 G. C. Hoffmann, Dr. A. Johnson, Dr. T. C. Keefer, Dr. W. F. King, 

 Prof. J. Loudon, Mr. A. McGill, Dr. J. C. McLennan, Prof. C. H. 

 McLeod, Dr. R. F. Euttan, Mr. F. T. Shutt, Mr. E. F. Stupart. 



Twenty-four papers were presented, twenty-two being read in full 

 and two by title ; a list of the papers is appended. 



The officers elected for the ensuing year are: — 



President — Dr. H. T. Barnes. 



Vice-President — Dr. W. Bell Dawson. 



Secretary — Dr. E. Deville. 



A publication committee, consisting of the retiring president, the 

 officers of the Section, and Drs. McLennan and Glashan was appointed. 



A resolution of Section IV, recommending that the Government 

 be memorialized to undertake the Bibliography of Canadian Scientific 

 Literature, was concurred in by Section TIL 



The question of increasing the membership of the Section was 

 duly considered and the following resolution was adopted: 



" That the membership of Section III be increased to 40, to be 

 " reached by electing each year such additional number of members 

 *"' as may be determined from year to year; and that in 1909, there be 

 *•' four members elected, including any vacancies that may occur." 



It is the wish of the Section that such papers as are recommended 

 by the publication committee, be printed in bulletin form ^v^th the least 

 possible delay in the manner provided by sub-clause II of Clause 10 

 of the Eegulations. 



E. Deville, 



Secretary. 



