XCV111 PROCEEDINGS. 



Brought J or ward $213 86 



LIBRARY EXPENSES : 



Stamping all books and pamphlets in Library .... $ 12 00 



Services, Janitor Dalhousie College 5 00 



Expressage on books received 1 72 



Truckage, removal of books from Librarian's office 



to Provincial Science Library 1 00 



Insurance on Library 23 10 



$ 42 82 



Calling of meetings 22 16 



Advertising 8 00 



Postage (Secretary's and Librarian's) 7 47 



Post Office box . . " 4 00 



Miscellaneous printing (including stationery) .... 4 25 



$302 56 



The Report on the Library was read by MR. PIERS, and was 

 received and adopted. 



PROFESSOR E. HAYCOCK presented a report from the Wolfville 

 branch of the Institute, which had been organized on May 28th, 1901, 

 with the following officers ; President, ERNEST HAYCOCK ; Vice- 

 President, A. Y. PINEO, ESQ. ; Secretary-Treasurer, PROF. EVERETT 

 SAWYER. It was decided that all members of the parent society who 

 are also members of the branch, should form the council. Associate 

 members are admitted to the branch on approval, and for an annual 

 fee of twenty-five cents to help cover local running expenses. 



It was resolved that the thanks of the Institute be conveyed to 

 the HON. ROBERT BOAK and His WORSHIP THE MAYOR for their 

 courtesy in granting the Society the use of the Legislative and City 

 Council Chambers as places of meeting, and to the SECRETARY OF THE 

 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION for continuing to admit the Institute to 

 the privileges of the Bureau of International Exchanges. 



The following were elected officers for the ensuing year (1901-1902): 



President. A. H. MACKAY, ESQ., LL. D., F. R. S. C., ex-officio F. R. 

 M. S. 



Vice- Presidents. F. W. W. DOANE, ESQ., C. E., and HENRY S. PoOLE, 

 ESQ., F. R. S. C., Assoc. Roy. Sch. Mines. 



Treasurer. W. C. SILVER, ESQ. 



Corresponding Secretary. PROF, E. MAcKAY, PH. D. 



Recording Secretary. HARR\ PIERS, ESQ. 



Librarian. M. BOWMAN, ESQ., B. A. 



Councillors -without Office. ALEXANDER McKAY, ESQ., EDWIN GILPIN, 

 JR., ESQ., LL. D., F. R. S. C., MARTIN MURPHY, ESQ., D. Sc., 

 H. H. READ, ESQ., M. D., WATSON L. BISHOP, ESQ., RODERICK 

 MCCOLL, ESQ., C. E., H. W. JOHNSTON, ESQ., C. E. 



A uditors. WILLIAM MCKERRON, ESQ., G. W. T. IRVING, ESQ. 



