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the society and have proved valuable means of arousing public interest 

 and national pride in professional astronomical work in Canada. 



At Peterhorongh. 



Ten meetings were held throughout the year, in addition to open 

 air gatherings and general observation work among the members. The 

 presiding officer, Doctor Marsh, has thrown his Observatoiy open to the 

 public and has given various public lectures. The prospects for the 

 coming year are bright and the centre is doing good work in arousing 

 interest in Astronomical Science in its locality. The Peterborough 

 Board of Education have placed the Chemical Laboratory, Class Eoom, 

 and Convocation Hall, at the disposal of our members at that centre for 

 meetings, free of charge. 



.1^ Ilainilton. 



The Hamilton Astronomical Society at the beginning of this year 

 applied for permission to form a local Centre of the Society in that City ; 

 the application was granted by the General Council, and the Centre has 

 been establislied under most favourable auspices, with a membership list 

 of about seventy. 



The Society publishes a bi-monthly Journal which ofiEers facilities 

 for making known tlie results of Canadian observations and investiga- 

 tions, while it aims at keeping the members informed of the general 

 astronomical progress that is l^eing made throughout the Avorld. 



The total membership of the Society now numbers 498. 



A list of the officers for 1909 is appended, also titles of papers that 

 have been read during the year at each Centre. 



Honorary President — W. F. King, (J.IM.C., LL.D., Chief Astro- 

 nomer, Ottawa. 



President — W. Balfour Musson. 



First Vice-President — Professor Alfred T. De Lury. 



Second Vice-President — Professor Louis B. Stewart. 



Secretary — J. E. Collins. 



Treasurer — Chas. P. Sparling. 



Eecorder — Miss Elsie A. Dent. 



Librarian — A. Sinclair, M.A. 



Curator— Robert S. Duncan. 



The above officers and the following members constitute the General 

 Council : 



Joseph Pope, C.M.G., Ottawa; A. F. Miller, Toronto; Rev. T. J. 

 Kavanagh, S.J., Montreal; R. Stewart Muir, Toronto; Dr. A. D. 



