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SUMMER SESSION, 1890, AT NIAGARA. 



FIRST MEETING. 



First Meeting in the Pavilion of the Queen's Royal Hotel, 2nd July, 

 1890, at 14 o'clock, the President in the chair. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. Curculionidae of the Niagara District, by A. C. Billups, Esq., illus- 

 trated by a large collection of specimens. 



2. Ignored Distinctions in Economics, by W. A. Douglass, B.A. 



3. The Original Survey of Niagara Township, by William Canniff, M.D. 



4. The proper use of the word " American," by J. P. Merritt, Esq. 



5. Two Frontier Churches, by Miss Carnochan. 



SECOND MEETING. 



Second Meeting at the same place and date, at 20 o'clock, the Presi- 

 dent in the chair. 



The following papers were read : 



1. Weather Probabilities, by C. Carpmael, M.A. 



2. The Making of Niagara, by William Kirby, Esq. 



3. The Centenary of 1 891, by O. A. Rowland, Esq. 



The following resolution was unanimously passed : 



" That in the opinion of this meeting it is exceedingly desirable that 

 the spots where the pioneers of Niagara lie buried should be carefully 

 ascertained and definitely indicated by permanent marks ; that in the 

 case of Col. Butler, the remains should be removed to the burial ground 

 of St. Mark's Church, Niagara, where a tablet to his memory has for 

 several years been placed ; and that this important and patriotic work 

 should be undertaken and carried out by some local organization." 



