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to himself ; but he was willing to forego the more rapid recogni- 
tion of his own work, which would have been gained by publication 
in the Transactions of older Societies, in order that the reputation 
of our Society might be more quickly established. And frequently 
when the members of the Institute have been despondent as to its 
progress, his characteristic enthusiasm and his readiness to intrust 
to it the great bulk of the result of his scientific investigations, have 
stimulated their flagging zeal and urged them to renewed 
effort. 
Dr. Honeyman’s communications to our Transactions, including 
two which were found on his desk after his death and will be 
read during the present session, number fifty-seven. Of these, 
thirty-five were devoted to a study of the general Geology of 
Nova Scotia, one to the Geology of New Brunswick, and one to 
the Geology of the Magdalen Islands. Five were on Nova 
Scotian rocks, their polariscopic character and metamorphism, 
and on metalliferous sands. Six were devoted to a special study 
of the Glacial Geology of Nova Scotia. Hight dealt with other 
subjects, such as new and rare fishes, Nova Scotian Echinoderms, 
Chebucto Nullipores, Sponges, and other biological subjects ; and 
ene was on Meteorites. Even this large number of papers does 
not represent the whole of his scientific activity ; for he published 
also many papers in the Transactions of other scientific Societies, 
the number and character of which I have no means of ascertain- 
ing. He published also a few years ago a small book called 
“Giants and Pigmies,” intended to facilitate the study of the 
collections of the Provincial Museum. During the last year of 
his life he was engaged chiefly in a microscopic study of organ- 
isms found attached to submarine cables, and entrusted to him 
by Capt. Trott, of the S. S. Minia; and the result of this study 
was the discovery of what appear to be a large number of marine 
sponges hitherto unknown. 
Dr. Honeyman’s scientific work was highly appreciated both 
at home and abroad. He received the honorary degree of 
D. C. L. from King’s College, Windsor. He was a Fellow of the 
Royal Society of Canada and of the Geological Society of 
London, a Member of the Geological Society of France, an 
