Hi PROCEEDINGS. 



longer, but w ill conclude by asking you all to assist the Institute and its Presi- 

 dent by introducing new members, by contributing papers and by your presence 

 at the meetings ; and hoping the future of the Institute will be as beneficial to 

 science and as prosperous as has been the past, I will conclude my remarks. 



The Treasurer presented his annual report, showing the Institute to be in a 

 satisfactory financial condition. 



The Curator of the Library presented his annual report shewing the rapid 

 growth of the Library, and the great necessity for making better provision for its 

 accommodation. 



The following were elected ofiice-bearers for the ensuing year : — 



President— M. Murphy, D. Sc, C. E. 



Vice- Premdentn—'H.. S. Poole, F. G. S., and Professor Lawsox, Ll. D. 



Treasurer— y^^M. C. Silver. 



Correspondinri Secretary — A. H. MacKay, LL. D. 



Recording Secretary — Alexander McKay. 



Curator of the Library — Maynard Bowman. 

 Councillors ivithout office: — Professor J. G. MacGregor, E. Gilpin, Jr., A. M. , 

 F. G. S., Ll. D., F. \V. W. Doane, C. E., Harry Piers, Johtj Forbes, Roderick 

 McColl, Revd. John Ambrose, D. D. 



Ordinary Meeting, Province Building, 21st Nov., 1892. 



The President 171 the Chair. 



Inter alia, 



Dr. MacKay, Superintendent of Education, read and illustrated by experiments 



a paper entitled : " Explosive gas generated within the Hot Water Pipes of 



house heating Apparatus." (See Transactions, p. 374.) 



Ordinary Meeting, Province Building, 12th Dec, 1892. 



The President in the Chair. 



Inter alia, 



A paper by T. C. Weston of the Geological Survey of Canada, entitled : " Notes 



on the Miocene Tertiary Rocks of the Cypress Hills, North West Territory of 



Canada," was read by Dr. A. H. MacKay, Superintendent of Ediication, who, as 



an introduction to the paper, gave an outline of historical geology. (See Trans 



actions, p. 223.) 



Ordinary Meeting, Province Building, 9th Jan., 1893. 



The President in the Chair. 



Inter alia. 



Dr. MacKay, Superintendent of Education, read a paper entitled : " Natural 



History Observations made at several Stations in Nova Scotia during the year 



1892." (See Transactions, p. 378.) 



