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COMMUNICATIONS. 
The following valuable and interesting papers and’communications were read 
and received from time to time at the ordinary meetings held during the 
Session 1880-81 : 
April 3, 1880.—By T. H. Monk, Esq., on ‘‘ Vital Statistics.” Prof. Ramsay 
Wright, described some West Indian Flukes, exhibited by Mr. Troutman, 
L.D.S. 
April 17, 1880.—Prof. Jas. Loudon, M.A., ‘‘Investigations in Relative 
Motion.” Dr. Daniel Wilson, LL.D., on the ‘‘ Imitative Faculty as a 
Race Distinction.” 
May 1, 1880.—Prof. Macoun, M.A., on the ‘‘Climate of Manitoba and the 
North-West Territory.”’ 
October 30, 1880.—Dr. Daniel Wilson, LL.D., Inaugural Address, on the 
“ Independent Origin of Written Language on the American Continent.” 
November 27, 1880.—Dr. Daniel Wilson, LL.D., on the ‘‘ Mare Crisium,” illus- 
trated by telescopic views, illustrative of Lunar Physics. Prof. R. Ram- 
say Wright, exhibited a series of wax models, illustrative of Natural 
History. Dr. Jos. Workman, on ‘‘ Marco-Elepsia.” 
December 11, 1880.—Dr. Jos. Workman, on ‘‘ Moral Insanity ; What is it ?” 
January 8, 1881.—A communication from the Director of the Imperial 
Observatory of Poulkova, on the ‘‘ Proposal for establishing a Prime 
Meridian,” by Sandford Fleming, C.M.G. Dr. Daniel Wilson, LL.D., on 
the ‘‘ History of the Calendar.” 
January 22, 1881.—John Notman, Esq., on ‘‘ Meteors.” A. Elvins, Esq., on 
the ‘‘ Mare Imbrium, and Lunar Crater Copernicus,” illustrated by Pho- 
tograpkic views taken by the author. 
February 19, 1881.—C. B. Biggar, Esq., on the ‘‘Climate of South Africa.” 
Wm. Oldright, M.A., M.D., on ‘‘ Sanitary Legislation.”’ 
March 5, 1881.—A. H. Elwin, C. E., on ‘‘Some of Faraday’s theories of 
Electricity.” 
April 2, 1881.—Rev. Dr. Scadding : ‘* A Boy’s Books ; Then and Now—1818- 
1881.” 
April 16, 1881.—Dr. Daniel Wilson, ‘‘Some Notes on Ben. Jonson and his 
Orthography.” 
April 23, 1881.—Rev. Dr. Scadding, ‘‘ A Notice of the late Elstow Edition 
of Bunyan.” Professor Loudon, ‘‘ Acoustic Experiments.” 
MEMBERSHIP. 
Members at the commencement of Session 1880-8] .......... 134 
Memkers elected during the Session ................e0:seees 8 
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