t; PROCEEDINGS. 



FOURTH ORDINARY MEETING. 

 Legislative Council Chamber, Halifax, 10th February, 1902. 



The PRESIDENT in the chair. 



It was announced that HECTOR H. MAC-KAY ESQ., M. D., of New 

 "Glasgow, N. S., had been elected an associate member. 



H. S. POOLE, ESQ., read a paper by DR. H. M. AMI, entitled, "The 

 Upper Cambrian Age of the Dictyonema Slates of Angus Brook, New 

 Canaan, and Kentville, N. S." (See Transactions, p. 447.) 



MR. POOLE presented a paper entitled, " Notes on Dr. Ami's Paper 

 on Dictyonema Slates." (See Transactions, p. 451.) 



MR. POOLE then exhibited and made remarks upon supposed worm- 

 trails in slate from the syncline at Green Bank, Point Pleasant, 

 Halifax. (See Transactions, p. 453.) 



The subject was discussed by DR. MURPHY, MR. BISHOP, and the 

 PRESIDENT. 



MR. POOLE took the chair while the PRESIDENT read a paper by 

 Miss A. LOUISE JAGGAR, of Redlands, California, entitled : " Notes on 

 the Flora of Digby County, N. S." Appended was a list of the 

 phanerogamous flora of the county, observed by her, which was 

 recommended to be compiled into a general Provincial Flora. 



The RECORDING SECRETARY read a paper by THOMAS C. HEBB, ESQ., 

 M. A., of Dalhousie College, " On a Determination of the Freezing- 

 point Depression Constant for Electrolytes." (See Transactions, p. 

 409.) 



The subject was discussed by PROF. DIXON. 



FIFTH ORDINARY MEETING. 

 City Council Chamber, Halifax, 10th March, 1902. 



The PRESIDENT in the chair. 



The RECORDING SECRETARY read a communication from the Royal 

 "Society of Canada, inviting the Institute to appoint a delegate to 

 attend the May meeting of the Society. The communication was 

 referred to the council for action. 



