APPENDIX. 241 
APBENDIS< vl. 

Report oF M. Murpuy, C. E., DELEGATE TO THE R. SocrETY 
OF CANADA, May, 1883. 
I HAD the honor, as delegate, to represent the Nova Sco- 
tia Institute of Natural Science, at the last annual meeting of 
the Royal Society of Canada. 
At this first annual meeting of the N.S. I. of Natural Science 
for the session, 1884-5, it is, I presume, expected that I should 
submit to you, Mr. President and gentlemen, a few cursory re- 
marks on my visit. 
I will say, in a few words, my visit to Ottawa was both 
pleasant and instructive. It was made pleasant by the members 
of the Royal Society, and instructive by the papers read and 
the remarks elicited in'the discussions thereon. 
A delegate from your Institute is treated with all the privi- 
leges of a member during the session, he is allowed and invited 
to enter into the discussion of subjects, so varied that a party 
wishing to discuss any one subject will be afforded ample oppor- 
tunity to do so. 
I submitted a short paper giving a brief sketch of the life of 
the I. N.S., Nova Scotia—its operations and exchanges, together 
with the last printed number of the TRANSACTIONS. 
I have, on behalf of this Institute, as well as on my own behalf, 
to thank Dr. Lawson and Dr. MacGregor for the manner in which 
they so kindly treated me throughout my visit. These gentle- 
men seemed to pay special attention, and in all instances saw 
that your delegate was neither forgotten nor neglected. 
