ORDINARY MEETINGS. XXVli 



The paper was discussed by the Chairman, MESSRS. O'HEARN, 



McKERRON, DOANE, BLACKADAR, HoPSON, BAUSCH and PROFESSOR E. 



MAC KAY. 



A vote of thanks was presented to MR. RUSSELL. 



FOURTH ORDINARY MEETING. 



City Hall, Halifax, 13th March, 1899. 

 The PRESIDENT in the chair. 



EDWIN GILPIN, JR., ESQ., LL. D., F. R. S. C.,'read a paper, entitled, 

 " New Mineral Discoveries in Nova Scotia." (See Transactions, p. 79.) 



A. P. REID, ESQ., M. D., exhibited and explained a model of a 

 Sanatorium for Consumptives. 



A vote of thanks was presented to DR. REID for his communication. 



FIFTH ORDINARY MEETING. 



Legislative Council Chamber, Halifax, 17th, April, 1899. 

 The PRESIDENT in the chair. 



It was announced that at the last meeting of the Council, HERBERT 

 E. GATES, ESQ., Architect, Dartmouth, and WILLIAM A. MACDONALD, 

 ESQ., Halifax, had been elected ordinary members. 



PROFESSOR J. G. MACGREGOR, D. Sc., read a paper entitled, " On 

 finding the ionization of complex solutions of given concentration, and 

 the converse problem. (See Transactions, p. 67). 



A paper entitled, " Phonological Observations, Canada, 1898," was 

 read by A. H. MACKAY, ESQ., LL. D., F. R. S. C. (See Transactions, 

 p. 91.) 



