ORDINARY MEETINGS. clil 
First Orpinary Meetina. 
Legislative Council Chamber, Halifax, 8th November, 1897. 
The Presipent, Mr. McKay, in the chair. 
The Srcrerary announced that Dr. W. Henry Dosie, of Chester, 
England, had been elected a Corresponding Member of the Institute. 
A paper ‘On the Calculation of the Conductivity of Aqueous 
Solutions containing Potassium and Sodium Sulphates,” by E. H 
ARCHIBALD, Esq., Physical Laboratory, Dalhousie College, was read by 
Dr. MacGrecor. (See Transactions, p. 291). 
SreconD OrbDINARY MEETING. 
Legislative Council Chanrber, 13th December, 1897. 
The PRreEsIDENT in the chair. 
It was announced that R. R. McLeop, Ese., of Brookfield, N. S., had 
been elected an Associate Member. 
Dr. MacGregor, Corresponding Secretary, laid before the Institute 
an invitation to attend the Centenary of the Hanover Geological Society. 
Dr. MacGrecor also reported progress in removing the Library to 
Dalhousie College. 
E. H. Arcuipacp, Esq., Physical Laboratory, Dalhousie College, read 
a paper ‘‘On the Relation of the Physical Properties of Certain Complex 
Solutions to their state of Ionization.” (See Transactions, p. 335). 
The paper was discussed by Dr. MacGregor and Pror. E. MacKay. 
The thanks of the meeting were conveyed to Mr. ARCHIBALD. 
A paper on “ Glacial Clays in New Jersey, with correlation of them 
elsewhere,” by ArrHurR M. Epwarps, Esq., M. D., of Newark, N. J., 
was read by Dr. GILPIN. 
