XXXVIII ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 



The committee on publications is composed of Drs. Daniel Wilson, Very Rev. Principal Grant, 

 J. G. Bourinot and Geo. Stewart, Jun. 



The committee appointed to consider the question of publishing monographs on old books relating 

 to Canadian history, travel, etc., under the auspices of the Royal Society, was reappointed. The 

 committee is composed of John George Bouiinot, Chairman ; John Reade, John Lesperance and 

 George Stewart, Jun. 



The following papers were read : — 



I. First Siege of Loulsbourg in 1745. By SiK Adams G. Archibald. Submitted by Prof. 



Lawson. 

 II. The Analj^tical Study of Canadian History. By J. Lesperance. 

 III. Fort Pontchartrain at Chambly, Province of Quebec. By Ernest M. Taylor. Submitted 



by Rev. Dr. Withrow. 

 IV. Sonnet on the Jubilee of Her Majesty's Reign, June 20th, ISSY. By W. Kirby. 

 V. Jacques Cartier's First Voyage. By "W. F. Ganonq, M.A. Submitted by Dr. G. Stewart. 

 VI. Retribution. A Poem. By Eev. Dr. Dawson. 

 VII. Canadian Sources of Raw Material for the Manufacturers of the Stone Period. By Dr. 

 Daniel Wilson. 

 VIII. Notes and Observations on theKwakioolPeoijleof the Northern Part of Vancouver Island. 



By Dr. George M. Dawson. 

 IX. Traditions of the Eskimos of Baffin Land. By Dr. Franz Boas. Submitted by Dr. Robt. 

 Bell. 

 X. Aboriginal American Poetry : a Chapter in Comparative Literature. By John Reade. 

 XL Wabanaki Love Songs. By John Reade. 



Mr. John Chas. Dent, the author of "The Last Forty Years ; Canada since the Union of 1S41," 

 and other literary woiks, was elected a Fellow of this Section, to fill the vacancy caused by the 

 resignation of Mr. Chas. Sangster. 



George Stewart, Jun., Secretary. 



Report of Section HI. 



The number of members in attendance was ten. The absent members were Profs. Chapman, 

 Cherriman, Dupuis, Ilaanel, MacGregor and Loudon, Drs. Hunt, Fortin and Sandford Fleming. 

 The following papers were read, in full or in abstract, before the Section : — 



I. Sur une méthode rationnelle relative à l'exposition des premiers principes de l'algèbre 

 et de ses applications. By Dr. J. Duval. Presented by Very Rev. T. E. Hamel. 

 II. On Milk Analysis. By Dr. Ellis. 



III. Notes on the Analysis of Coffee. By A. McGill. Communicated by T. Macparlane. 



IV. Analysis of Some Canadian Waters. By A. McGill. Communicated by T. Macfarlane. 

 V. On the Digestibility of Certain Varieties of Broad. Tly Dr. R. F. Ruttan. Communicated 



by T. Macfarlane. 

 VI. Remarks on the Asbestos Method of Analysing Milk. By T. Macfarlane. 

 VII. On Rock Classification. By T. Macfarlane. 



VIII. On Stellifoim Snow Crystals, in relation to Stellate Crystallization generally. By Prop. 

 B. J. Chapman. 

 IX. On the Indirect Analysis of Phosphate Samples, as a Check on Commercial Analyses. By 

 Prop. E. J. Chapman. 

 X. Extension of the Use of Coordinates in Geometry of Three Dimensions. By Dr. A. 

 Johnson. 



