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with whom they may be acquainted, I would gladly forward them copies of our 

 Laws and endeavour to induce them to join our Institute. 



At the meeting of the Institute, during the last session, at which we decided to 

 change our name, we resolved further to take steps to secure an Act of Incorpora- 

 tion. The Council accordingly had such an Act drawn up, and through the kind- 

 ness of Dr. A. Haley, M. P. P., Chairman of the Committee on Private Bills, it 

 was passed through the Legislature without expense to the Institute. According 

 to that Act the members of the Institute are incorporated under the name of the 

 Nova vScotian Institute of Science, and the incorporated Society is to hold its first 

 meeting at the termination of the present meeting of the unincorporated Society. 

 According to the Act it will be necessary for the imincorporated Institute to 

 resolve formally to transfer all its property to the incorporated Institute ; and a 

 resolution to that eflfect will be submitted to you after the adoption of the usual 

 reports. As this Act enables us to hold property in due legal form, let us hope that 

 some of our public-spirited citizens may give us the opportunity of exercising our 

 new powers, by establishing a Prize Fund to stimulate researches which would 

 assist in developing the resources of the Province, or a Library Fund to enable us 

 to purchase scientific works necessary for research which cannot be secured by 

 exchange, or an Apparatus Fund to provide our observers with instruments which 

 are too costly for individual workers to purchase for themselves. If we had even 

 small funds for these purposes we might very much increase the working power 

 of the Institute. 



Even without them, however, we may hope that the present session will not 

 lag behind its predecessors in the amount of the Institute's contribution to 

 scientific knowledge. By doing what we can without such funds we shall establish 

 our right to be entrusted with them. 



The Treasurer submitted his report which was adopted. 



On motion of Mr. A. McKay and Dr. Murphy the following resolution was 

 passed : — 



Resolved, That all the property and assets of the Nova Scotian Institute of 

 Science, unincorporated, be transferred to the Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 

 incorporated, and that all right and title to said property and assets be hereafter 

 vested in said Nova Scotian Institute of Science, incorporated. 



The Institute then adjourned sine die. 



Halifax, Sth Oct., 1S9L 

 The first meeting of the corporators of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science 



was held to-day, according to the provision of the Act of Incorporation. Prof. 



MacGregor was called to the chair and Mr. A. McKay appointed Secretary. 

 The chairman read the Act of Incorporation as follows : — 



AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE NOVA SCOTIAN INSTITUTE OF 



SCIENCE. 



(Passed the 15th fhiy of April, A. D. 1890.) 



Whereas, the society forinerly known as the Nova Scotian Instittite of 

 Natural Science was organized in the year 1862 ; 



