ORDINARY MEETINGS. )xi 
FietH Orpinary MEETING. 
City Council Chamber, Halifax, 18th March, 1901, 
The PRESIDENT in the chair. 
It was announced that Grorce M. Epwarps, Esq., B. Sce., Halifax, 
had been elected an ordinary member. 
A communication was read from the Royant Soclrty oF Canapa, 
asking the Institute to appoint a delegate to attend the Society’s meet- 
ing to be held at Ottawa on May 2lst. The matter was referred to the 
Council. 
On motion, the Council was directed to prepare a resolution expres- 
sive of regret at the death of the late Dr. J. R. DeWotrs, one of the 
Tnstitute’s oldest members. 
|The resolution, subsequently prepared, was as follows :— 
“ Resolved, That the Council place on record its deep sense of the 
loss sustained by the Institute through the death of Dr. DeWolfe, 
who was well known in his profession, was elected a member of the 
Institute on 26th October, 1863, was for a number of years a member of 
the Council and also second Vice-President, always took a deep interest 
in and actively furthered the aims of the society, and was at the date of 
his death the oldest living member. 
Further resolved, That the Secretary be directed to send a copy of 
the resolution to the family of the deceased, and to express to them the 
sympathy of the Institute in their bereavement.” ] 
Henry S. Poors, Esg., F. R. 8S. C., read a paper ‘‘On a Polished 
Section of Stigmaria showing an axia! cellular structure.” (See Trans- 
actions, p. 345.) 
A. H. MacKay, Ese., Lu. D., presented the results of a microscopic 
examination of the specimen of Stigmaria, (See Transactions, p. 346.) 
The subject was discussed by Messrs. BisHop and A. McKay. 
A. H. Mac “ay, Esq., Lu. D., read a “ Note on Gravel taken by the 
mushroom-anchor of the ‘ Mackay-Bennett,’ cable steamer, from the bot- 
tom of the Atlantic, 40 miles west of Sable I-land.” 
The paper was discussed by Mr. Poot. 
