CXXII ROYAL SOCIETY OF Ca.nADA 



The growth of tlie Society, beyond the bound? anticipated by its 

 founders, has rendered advisable a revision of the constitution. The re- 

 vised constitution, which becomes effective tins year, provides more fully 

 for the establishment of jneetings, under the Society's charter, at various 

 centrcîî throughout the Dominion of Canada, and for the representation 

 of such meetings in the General Council of the Society. The Society's 

 executive headquarters will remain, as heretofore, at the City of Toronto. 



XII. — From Hamilton Scientific Association'^ through 

 Dr. J. Fletcher. 



•The council of this association take pleasure in submitting their 

 report for tlie session 1907-1908. 



During this pession there have been held six meetings of the council 

 and eleven meetings of the general association, arranged for as follows : — 



1907. 



Nov. 8. — Opening Jubilee Meeting, in the Eccital Hall of the Hamil- 

 ton Conservatory of Music, at which the chief speakers 

 were: Hon. Adam Brown, H. B. Witton, ex-M.P., 

 A. T. Freed of the Customs, and President E. J. Hill. 



Dec. 13. — " Ancient Iloman Art," by Dr. G. W. Johnston, University 

 College, Toronto. 

 1908. 



Jan. 17. — " Eoman Occupation of Britain," by Dr. G. Oswald Smith, 

 University College, Toronto. 



Feb. 14. — "The Sun's Journey through Space,'' by G. Parry Jenkins, 

 F.R.A.S., 



Feb. 28. — " Synthesis of the Natural and the Supernatural," by Eev. 

 John Morton. 



Mar. 13. — "The Petroleum Industry of Canada,'' by Norman L. Tur- 

 ner, B.A., Provincial Assa3'er, Belleville. 



April 10. — •' Coincidence, Luck and Chance," by J. Davis Barnet, Strat- 

 ford. 



April 23. — " Eeduction of Ores by the Thermo-Electric Process," by 

 C. H. Darrall. Engineer of Tests, Westinghouse. 



May 7. — " New Zealand,"' by Lyman I^ee, B.A. 

 " 21.— "Hudson Bay Eoute," by W. Tyrrell, CE. 

 " 14. — Annual Meeting. 



We have the pleasure to record an addition of forty-three new mem- 

 bers since our last report. 



