PROCEEDINGS FOR 1909 LV 



To this communication the President of the Society replied in the 

 following terms : — 



KoTAL Society of Canada. 



Ottawa, 6th April, 1909. 



L. S. EowE, Esq., 



President, American Academy of 



Political and Social Science, 

 Philadelphia. 



Dear Sir, — I beg leave to acknowledge your letter of the 30th March, 

 slating that the American Academy of Political and Social Science is 

 about to issue a special volume on " The Conservation of Natural Ee- 

 scurces," and asking for a list of the names and addresses of the mem- 

 bers of the Royal Society of Canada, in order that a copy of the volume 

 in question may be sent to each. 



In reply I have to say that the Eoyal Society of Canada appreciates 

 very highly this courteous action on the part of the Academy, and that 

 the names and addresses of our members will be found on pages two, 

 three, and four of the preliminary part of our Transactions of last year, 

 a copy of which I have great pleasure in forwarding. 



In addition to our regular and active members we have a certain 

 number of corresponding and also of retired members. The former are 

 all non-residents of Canada, as are also certain of the latter. I have 

 placed an asterisk opposite the names of those retired members to whom, 

 if you saw fit, I should suggest that copies of the volume might be sent. 



Will you permit me to add that the annual ballot for new members 

 of our Society has just taken place, but that the names of the successful 

 candidates will; not be declared till the Society meets next month. It is 

 expected that ten new members in all will be added to the Society — two to 

 fill vacancies caused by death, and the remainder in consequence of an 

 enlargement of two of our Sections. 



If you thought it well to provide copies for these new members, and 

 would kindly address them to the honorary secretary of the Society here, 

 they would be presented to tlie gentlemen in question at the May 

 meeting. 



I am, dear Sir, 



Very respectfully yours, 



J. Edmond Eot, 



President R. S. C. 



