XXXVI THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



presented by the Section at the last annual meeting as still expressing 

 their views in this matter. 



7. The Royal Society of Canada has learnt with regret that the 

 Government of Canada proposes to send only one representative to 

 the International Geological Congress Meeting in August in Belgium. 

 The Society is of the opinion that at least two representatives chosen 

 from the Department of Mines should be sent to the Congress and 

 authorizes Dr. F. D. Adams, Dr. A. P. Coleman and Mr. J. D. Dresser 

 as representing the Society, to present this view of the matter to the 

 Honourable Charles Stewart, Minister of Mines, and urge that the 

 Government reconsider its decision. 



8. That the following members of Section IV, namely, Frank D. 

 Adams, Henry M. Ami, Reginald W. Brock, Charles Camsell, A. P. 

 Coleman, Willet G. Miller, William Arthur Parks and Thomas L. 

 Walker, be appointed members of a delegation from the Royal 

 Society of Canada to the session of the International Geological 

 Congress to be held in August of this year in Belgium, and that the 

 Honorary Secretary be empowered to add to the numbers of this 

 delegation any other members of Section IV who may signify their 

 intention of attending the same session of this Congress. 



The following were elected officers of the Section for 1922-3: 

 President, Dr. E. R. Faribault; Vice-President, Dr. W. H. Collins; 

 Secretary, Dr. G. A. Young. 



The following are Committees appointed by the Section: Com- 

 mittee on Nominations, Mr. R. A. A. Johnston (1 year); Dr. William 

 Mclnnes (2 years). 



Committee on Printing: Dr. W. H. Collins, Dr. E. M. Kindle, 

 Mr. R. A. A. Johnston. 



Dr. W. H. Collins and Dr. G. A. Young were nominated to act 

 on the General Printing Committee. 



Dr. R. C. Wallace was appointed representative to the Committee 

 created to act in the matter of the Sales Tax as it affects importations 

 of foreign publications. 



The following 17 papers were read either in full, by summary or 

 by title :— 



1. Presidential Address. W. A. Parks, Ph.D., F.R.S.C. The 

 Development of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology in Canada. 



2. Sedimentation in McKay Lake, Ottawa. By E. J. Whittaker, 

 M.A., Geological Survey, Canada. Presented by Edward M. Kindle, 

 A.B., M.Sc, Ph.D., F.R.S.C. 



