XLIV THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



(d) No paper received after June loth shall be published in the 

 Transactions for the current year. 



(e) In 1923 and subsequent years, throughout the above clauses 

 read for "June 15th," "the last day of the General Meeting." 



The motion was then agreed to. 



The Society next considered the date of the Annual Meeting. 

 After some discussion the suggestion was offered that the Honorary 

 Secretary should send out a questionnaire with a view to ascertaining 

 the opinion of the individual Fellows as to the most suitable date for 

 holding the Annual Meetings. 



The report of the Committee appointed to interview the Minister 

 of Mines regarding additional representation at the International 

 Congress of Geologists next August was then presented as follows: — 



Your Committee appointed to interview the Minister of 

 Mines and convey to him the request of the Royal Society of 

 Canada that at least two representatives should be sent by the 

 Government of Canada to the International Congress of Geol- 

 ogists to be held in Brussels next August beg to report that 

 they interviewed the Hon. Mr. Stewart this afternoon and ad- 

 vocated that such action should be taken. Mr. Stewart re- 

 ceived the deputation cordially and will give the matter his 

 attention at once. 



Frank D. Adams. John A. Dresser. 



Professor Lloyd offered the suggestion that the Council should 

 hold meetings during the progress of the Annual Meeting, which the 

 incoming Council was asked to take into consideration. 



Dr. J. Playfair McMurrich then presented the report of the 

 committee appointed by the President on plans for the organization 

 of a National Museum. This committee consisted of the following: 

 Dr. Camsell, Dr. Currelly, Mr. Gibson, Dr. Huntsman, Mr. R. A. A. 

 Johnston, Professor Lloyd, Dr. Mclnnes, Dr. Sapir and Dr. Mc- 

 Murrich, chairman. The report was as follows:— 



Your Committee begs to report that at a meeting held May 

 17th preliminary arrangements were made for a careful study 

 of the problems concerned and at the present time would merely 

 report progress and request that it be continued. 



J. Playfair McMurrich, Chairman. 



