APPENDIX E CXV 



Meetings of the Institute were held from November, 1907, till May, 

 1908. The following papers were communicated during the session: — 

 1. — " Presidential Address," by F. W. W. Doane, CE. 

 2. — " On tlie Influence of Eadium on the Decomposition of Hydriodic 



Acid, " by H, Jermain M. Creighton, M.A. 

 3. — " The Source of the Limiting Factors controlling Deposition of 



Iron Ores, " by Prof. J. Edmund Woodman, D.Sc. 

 4. — " The Myxomycètes of Piotou County, N.S.," by Clarence L. 



Moore, M.A. 

 5. — " The Action of Organic Sulphur in Coal during the Coking Pi-o- 



cess, '' by A. L. McCallum, B.Sc. 

 6. — " Fish-eating Habits of Medusae, *' by Prof. E. E. Prince. 

 7. — " The Present and the Future of our Fisheries," by Prof. E. E. 



Prince. 

 8. — " A Few Chemical Changes influenced by Eadium: a new method 

 for the detection of Amygdalin, " by H. Jermain M. Creigh- 

 ton, M.A. 

 9. — " The Behaviour of Solutions of Hydriodic Acid in Light in the 



Presence of Oxygen, '' by H. Jermain M, Creighton, M.A. 

 10. — '" On the Occurrence of Tin in Kova Scotia," by Harry Piers. 

 11. — " Ko te on Eels in Water Pipes, " by Watson L. Bishop. 

 12. — " Economic Geology of Arisaig, jST.S., " by Prof J. Edmund 

 Woodman, D.Sc. 



IX. — From TJie Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Montreal, 

 through Me. George Ddrnford, C.A., F.C.A., Can, 



The Society during the session of 1907-1908 held the usual monthly 

 meetings. 



The Quebec Government granted to it the sum of $400, being 4^^ 

 on the $10,000 held by the Government as the price of sale of the 

 Chateau. 



The following donations were made: — 



To the Museum. — 10 Canadian antiquities; 26 coins; 8 medals; 

 7 specimens of paper money; 17 stamps. 



To tlie National Galler}-. — 2 portraits in oils; 1 engraving; 3 

 photographs. 



In Canadian Scenes. — 3 in oils : 1 engraving ; 3 photographs. 



To the Library. — 49 books ; 53 pamphlets. In Canadian Section — 

 145 books; 35 pamplilets; and over 100 documents. 



Gifts : — Among the gifts and donations are two valuable oil photo- 

 graphs of " Old ^Montreal,'" by J. Duncan, the gift qf Mr. E. A. Adams : 



