PROCEEDINGS FOR 1909 LXVII 



Dr. S. E. Dawson, Dr. W. D. LeSueur, Mr. Errol Bouchette, Mr. Benj. 

 Suite, Mr, Lawrence M. Lambe. — Carried. 



At noon the general meeting adjourned and the sections proceeded 

 to organize in their respective rooms. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. (Tuesday, 25th May.) 



The chair was taken by the President at 2.45 p.m. 



In accordance with notice given at the last annual meeting, Mr. 

 Errol Bouchette moved, seconded by Mr. J. H. Coyne, as follows : 



1. Considering that the population of the Dominion of Canada — 

 originally composed of two social groups, both essentially Canadian 

 tliough in many other respects distinct — is rapidly becoming more cos- 

 mopolitan in character, owing to the influx of emigrants from all quarters 

 of the globe ; 



Considering that the harmonious blending of these varied and often 

 heterogeneous elements is a matter of the gravest import to the future 

 peace, the intellectual and social development as well as to the permanent 

 economic prosperit}' of the country, and that the best, most certain and 

 exact results in this respect may be obtained by means of the methodical 

 observation, description and classification of the various groups now 

 settled upon our soil ; 



The Royal Society of Canoda, with a view of encouraging and assist- 

 ing the above studies, hereby establishes and constitutes a Fifth Section, 

 to be called The Section of Social Science and Economics. The new 

 section to be organized in the same manner as the now existing sections. 



Speaking to his motion, Mr. Bouchette explained that the growing 

 importance of political, economic and sociological studies called, in his 

 opinion, for fuller recognition than was afforded by the existing cadres 

 of the Royal Society of Canada. Papers relating thereto could, it was 

 true, be presented in either Section I or Section II ; but, as this was not 

 a case in which difference of language was of any significance, it would 

 be better if such papers could be brought to a common centre where they 

 could be discussed by persons specially interested therein. 



Moved in amendment by Dr. Wilfred Campbell, seconded by Pro- 

 fessor G. M. "Wrong, that the question raised by Mr. Bouchette of the 

 fonnation of a new section be referred to a committee of the following 

 members : Sir Sandford Fleming, 'Professor Shortt, Dr. LeSueur, Mr, E. 

 Bouchette, Dr. Macallum, Dr. Adami, and the mover and seconder. — 

 Carried. 



The following report was received from Section lY : — 



Section IV begs to report that at its morning session the question 

 of filling up four existing vacancies in the section was taken up, and 



