LXVIII ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



that the four following gentlemen, who were all duly nominated this 

 year, but who did not, in the general ballot, obtain a majority of the votes 

 of the entire section, viz. : 



Professor J. P. McMurrieh, of Toronto University. 



Professor J. J. McKenzie, of Toronto University. 



Professor A. H. E. Butler, of Manitoba University, and 



Professor Swale Vincent, of Manitoba University, 

 were elected. 



Lawrekce M. Lambe^ 



Secretary Section IV. 



On the motion of Mr. Lambe, seconded b}^ Dr. Macallum, the re- 

 port was adopted. 



The reports of the following associated societies were read : — 



Institut Canadien of Quebec, by the Hon. P. Boucher de la Bruère. 



Elgin Historical Society of St. Thomas, by Mr. J. H. Coyne. 



Women's Historical Society of County Elgin, by Mr. J. H. Coyne. 



Huron Institute of Collingwood, by Mr. J. H. Coyne. 



Niagara Plistorical Society, by IVliss Janet Carnochan. 



Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (Ottawa Branch), by Dr. 



Otto Klotz, F.A.S. 

 Institut Canadien-Français of Ottawa, by Mr. A. T. Genest. 

 At 3.45 p.m. the general meeting adjourned and the sections pro- 

 ceeded with their work. 



At a quarter past eight m the evening the Presidential Address was 

 delivered by Dr. J. Edmond Koy in the Assembly Hall of the Normal 

 School, the subject being " Les Droits d'Auteur.'' A succinct yet com- 

 prehensive account was therein given oC the history of legislation on the 

 question of copyright in Canada, from the point of view particularly of 

 the rights and interests of authors. See x\ppendix A to this report. 



At the conclusion of the address, the Hon. Senator L. 0. David read 

 a paper on " Deux Grandes Familles Canadiennes — les Papineau et les 

 Bédard." 



WEDNESDAY, 26th Mat. 



The chair was taken by tlie President at 11.15 a.m. As there had 

 not- been time on the previous day to read more than a few of the reports 

 of associated societies that had been received by the secretary, it was de- 

 cided to continue the readings for a short time this morning. 

 The reports of the following societies were accordingly read : — 

 Ontario Historical Society, by Mr. Barlow Cumberland. 



