VIII THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



IV. — Visit of the Society of Chemical Industry. 



Council would direct attention to the Annual Meeting of the 

 Society of Chemical Industry, which is to be held during the last 

 week in August, 1921. The principal meeting of the Society will be 

 held in Montreal. A visit will be paid to Grand'Mere and Shawinigan 

 Falls, and the Society will spend a day in Ottawa; afterwards Toronto 

 and Niagara Falls will be visited. 



It may be remarked that five of the eighteen sections of the 

 Society are in Canada and that a number of its members are also 

 Fellows of The Royal Society. Under these circumstances it behooves 

 the Society to welcome to Canada such a distinguished body of 

 scientists and business men. 



While the itinerary will not make it possible for The Royal 

 Society to entertain the visitors, it is suggested that the Honorary 

 Secretary be directed to extend a welcome and to ofifer co-operation 

 so far as it is possible to do so. 



V.^ — Nova Scotia Historical Celebration, 



Mr. L. M. Fortier, President of the Historical Society of Anna- 

 polis Royal, has advised the Society that a triple celebration of historic 

 events of interest and importance will take place in Annapolis Royal 

 on Wednesday, August 31st next. On that day tablets will be un- 

 veiled commemorating (1) the tercentenary of the charter of New 

 Scotland, 1621; (2) the bicentenary of the establishment of British 

 Civil Courts in Canada, 1721, and (3) Judge Haliburton's arrival in 

 Annapolis Royal in 1821. The tablets are to be presented to the 

 Nation and erected in Fort Anne, now a Canadian National Park, 

 for safekeeping. The presentations will be made by representative 

 speakers of the Government of Nova Scotia, prominent members of 

 the Bench and Bar of Canada, and of the Historical Association of 

 Annapolis Royal. The tablets will be formally received for the 

 Nation by the Minister of the Interior and placed in the custody of 

 the Superintendent of Fort Anne. 



Mr. Fortier expresses the hope that The Royal Society of Canada 

 will appoint a delegate to be present on this occasion. 



VI.- — Finances of the Society. 



It seems to the Council advisable to make some special comment 

 on the financial statement of the Honorary Treasurer. It was neces- 



