102 THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
bear the impress of his labors in her behalf. Yet in Nova Scotia to- 
day, MeNutt’s Island alone serves to recall the name and life story of 
one whose efforts in her behalf have never received their fitting recogni- 
tion. His was truly a chequered and eventful career. 
“Nune placida compostus pace quiescit.” 
