ORDINARY MEETINGS. Xlll 



A paper entitled "The Mira Grant," by Edwin Gilpix, Jr., Ll. D., 

 r. R. S. C, Inspector of Mines, was read by title. (See Transactions, 

 p. 89). 



Dk. E. MacKay took the chair, while the President read a paper 

 by Hknry M. Ami, D. Sc, F. R. S. C, of the Geological Survey of 

 Canada, entitled, "The Meso-Carboniferous Age of the Union and 

 Riversdale Foiuiations of ^Jova Scotia, and of their eciuivalents, the 

 Mispec and- Lancaster Formations in New Brunswick." 



A paper entitled " Note on Dictyonema ivehsteri,'' was read bv the 

 President, H. S. Poole, F. R. S. C. 



These papers were discussed by Drs. A. H. MacKay and Murphy, 

 a,nd H. Piers. 



Harry Piers, curator of the Provincial Museum, exhibited and 

 described three abnomal zoological specimens recently received at the 

 Museum : — 



(1) A moose skull ( Ah-e aJcfx) from Sheet Harbour, N. S., with 



unique cancerous development of the antlers. 



(2) A melanistic specimen of the Garter Snake ( Euta^nia sirtalis) 



from Yarmouth, N. S. 



(3) An Abnomal Hare, taken at Stewiacke, N. S. 



The subjects were discussed by Dr. M. Chisholm, T. Yardy Hill, 

 ■and others. 



Fifth Ordinary Meeting. 

 LefiiftJative Council Chamber, Halifax, lljth April, 1903. 

 The President, H. S Poole, in the chair. 



It was announced that H. S. Lawrence, D. D. S.. ^Yolfville, N. S., 

 had been elected an associate member ; and John J. Jenney, Halifax, 

 an ordinary member. 



It was announced that the Council had elected \Yilliam McKerron, 

 Halifax, treasurer of the Institute, to succeed the late W. C. Silver. 



A -communication by C. B. Robinson, B. A., of Pictou Academy, 

 entitled, "Note on a Lichen-mimicing Caterpillar, ' was read by H. 

 Piers, as follows : — 



