74 TRANSACTIONS OF THE CANADIAN 1NS1ITUTE. [VoL. II. 



REPORT OF THE GEOLOGICAL AND MINING SECTION. 

 T^ tJie President and Coiuicil of the Canadian histitiite : — 



Gentlemen, — The Section can report on a very interesting session, 

 which, although it started late in the season, aroused a great deal of 

 interest, owing to the fact that the Ontario Mining Convention was held 

 under its auspices. 



At the meetings held during the year the attendance has been fairly 

 good, and the members have evinced great interest in the proceedings, 

 Mr. Mickle's series of papers on Nickel being followed with great 

 attention and earnestness by many outside the scientific world, owing 

 to the recent developments at Sudbury. These papers inaugurated 

 an important new departure, in that they led from the scientific up to 

 the practical working in connection with the subject. This treatment of 

 mining and metallurgical matters is well worthy the attention of con- 

 tributors of papers to the Section, even though it may necessitate more 

 than one paper to cany it out. 



The Section has continued its efforts to establish a provincial miner- 

 alogical museum, and a resolution calling the attention of the Govern- 

 ment to the matter was passed by the Mining Convention. The estab- 

 lishment of a school properly fitted for education in mining was also 

 pressed upon the Government. 



The Section had moreover the gratification of seeing their action in 

 moving for the appointment of a Department of Mines adopted by the 

 Convention. 



Officers have been elected as follows for the years 1891-92 : — Wm. 

 Hamilton Merritt, F.G.S., Chairman; Arthur Harve)-, Vice- Chair man; 

 G. Mickle, B.A., Secretary; D. Boyle, A. Elvins, T. R. Clougher, R. 

 Dewar, P. H. Bryce, M.D., Committee ; James Noble, Curator. 



The following papers were read before the Section : — 



Jany. 29th. " Notes on the Production of Iron and Steel in Ontario,"— 

 Mr. Hamilton Merritt. 



Feby. 26th. " Progress of Mining Legislation in Ontario," — Mr. Hamil- 

 ton Merritt. 



