XLIV ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



3. — Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement 

 OF Science at Winnipeg, 1909. 



It will be remembered that the British Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science is to meet in August of this year at Winnipeg, and that 

 the committee appointed to consider the measures to be taken by this 

 Society in connection therewith, recommended through their chairman, 

 Dr. Bryce: 



" 1. That to show special honour to the British Association a strong 

 deputation of the Society should be appointed to be present at the meet- 

 ing at Winnipeg on August 2.5th, 1909. 



2. That a special selection of this delegation, consisting of leading 

 members of the Science sections should be chosen to accompany the party 

 of visiting scientists (200 probably), going from Winnipeg to the Pacific 

 Coast. Such a deputation would be of nmch service in bringing before 

 the visitors the resources of the country." 



It will be for the Society at its present meeting to take action on 

 these recommendations. 



4. — Meteoi^ological- Congress. 



It was stated in last year's report that the final arrangement in re- 

 gard to the Congress of Imperial and Colonial Meteorologists, which it 

 was proposed to hold last year in Canada, was that it should take place 

 in Quebec during the Tercentenary celebration. That arrangement was 

 not carried into effect. The following information on the subject was 

 l-.indly communicated to the Honorary Secretary by Mr. E. F. Stupart, 

 F.R.S.C, Director of the Meteorological Service of Canada : " Towards 

 the end of June it became evident that there would not be sufficient dele- 

 gates from Great Britain and 1he Colonies to make the conference a suc- 

 cess. There would have been but three from England and one from the 

 Transvaal, and it was found tliat the delegate from Aiistralia had ar- 

 ronged his itinerary for a round-the-world trip in such a way that he 

 could not arrive in Canada until ten days after our meeting. It was 

 therefore postponed until about the time of the B. A. A. S. meeting in 

 Vrinnipeg this year. The director of the British Service, however, now 

 strongly recommends that we rln not attempt a meeting of meteorologists 

 prior to the British Association meeting, Init that, should there be a 

 sufficient number of meteorologists present in Winnipeg, I might invite 

 them to meet in Toronto at the 'Meteorological office." 



The matter in its present shape does not appear to call for. any 

 further action on the part of this Society. 



