XXX EOYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 



Eamsay in January last, the Society lost one of its most valued members. The meetings of the 

 Society have received additional interest through the number of rare Canadian books and antiquities 

 which have been from time to time exhibited. The nucleus of a library has been formed and we are 

 indebted to several sources for valuable contributions. 



X. — Fi'om The Nova Scotia Institute of Natural Science, through Mr. Matnard Bowman. 



The Society has been in active operation for a quarter of a century, having been organised in the 

 year 18G2. The number of members at the close of the session 1885-86 was about fifty, to which addi- 

 tions have been made during the past year. 



The Society has suffered during the year by the death of two members who occupied prominent 

 positions in the province, viz., the late Hibbert Binney, Bishop of Nova Scotia, and Sir William 

 Young, formerly Chief Justice of the province. 



A much greater interest is apparently taken in this Institute, if one may judge from the largely 

 increased attendance at its meetings. The liberal support given by the Provincial Government 

 enables it to j)ublish a large edition of its Proceedings and Transactions annuallj^ which is extensively 

 distributed both at home and abroad. 



The following pajjers were lead dui'ing the session, and will be printed in the Proceedings and 

 Transactions : — 



1. The Geology of Aylesford Township, King's County, N.S., by Eev. D. Honeyman. 



2. Glacial Notes, Windsor Eoad, by the same. 



3. Notes of Observations made by Prof. James Ilall on Siberian Collections of the Provincial 

 Museum, by the same. 



4. On a Nautilus of the Brookfield Lower Carboniferous Limestone, Nautilus Broohfieldi, by the 

 same. 



5. Tfco Fungi of Nova Scotia, by J. Somei's. 



6. On a collection of fishes, etc., from the Indian Ocean, in the Provincial Museum, by Eev. D. 

 Honeyman. 



7. On Temperature and Time, by Prof. J. G. MacGregor. 



8. The Botanj' of Bermudas, by Prof. G. Lawson. 



9. The Carboniferous Formation of Cape Breton, by Edwin Gilpin. 



10. Geology of Halifax and Colchester Counties, Part II, Gold Fields, by Eev. D. Honeyman. 



11. On tlio Tides of the Bay of Fundy, by Martin Murphy. 



A copy of the Proceeding and Transactions for the j-ear 1885-8G accompanies this report. 



XL — Fiom The Canadian Institute, Toronto, through Dr. Ellis. 



I have the honour to submit a copy of the Proceedings and Transactions of the Canadian Insti- 

 tute, containing the annual report of the Council, which shews the work done during the pn.st year by 

 tlie members of the Institute. 



I cannot avoid calling special attention to the laborious and masterly researches of Prof. 

 (!umpbcll on the language of Etruria, whose results are embodied in the Proceedings of the Institute. 



XII. — From The Ntw Brunswick Natural History Society, through Mr. W. F. Best. 



During the past year the following papers have been read before the Society . — 



Feb. 2. A communication describing Indian remains found near Newcastle, by Dr. A. C. Smith. 

 Distribution of Arctic Plants, by Prof. James Fowler. 



