ORDINARY MEETINGS. XC1X 



SECOND ORDINARY MEETING. 

 Legislative Council Chamber, Halifax, 9th December, 1901. 



The PRESIDENT, DR. MACKAY, in the chair. 



The meeting was held after the adjournment of the Annual Business 

 Meeting. 



It was announced that J. B. MCCARTHY, ESQ., B. Sc., teacher of 

 science in the Halifax County Academy, had been elected an ordinary 

 member. 



It was also announced that the council had elected PROF. J. G. 

 MACGREGOR, D. Sc., F. B. S., of Edinburgh University, a life member, 

 and A. H. COOPER PRICHARD, ESQ., of Boston, Mass., a corresponding, 

 member. 



The PRESIDENT, DR. A. H. MACKAY, exhibited a condensed form 

 of Boiryjhium temitum found by Mrs.B. B. McLgod at Blomidon, N. S. 

 There sterile fronds of different ages encircled the stipe of the fertile- 

 frond. The variety was provisionally named Aynetis, in honour of 

 the discoverer. 



The PRESIDENT reported progress in consideration of the resolution 

 of 13th May, 1901, relative to the establishment of Branch Societies. 



THIRD ORDINARY MEETING. 



Legislative Council Chamber, Halifax, 13th January, 1902. 



The PRESIDENT, DR. MACKAY, in the chair. 



A paper by 11. W. ELLS, ESQ., Lu D., F. G. S. A., entitled, " The 

 Progress of Geological Investigation in Nova Scotia," was read by the 

 PRESIDENT. (See Transactions, p. 433.) 



The subject was discussed by MESSRS. H. S. POOLE, B. H. BROWN, 

 and HON. S. HOLMES. 



The PRESIDENT exhibited a set of mounted plants collected in 

 Labrador from June to August, 1901, by WALTER H. PREST, ESQ., 

 M. E. (See Transactions, p. 507.) 



PROC. & TRANS. N. S. INST. Sci., VOL. X. PROG. K, 



