JV CONTENTS 



PAGE 



(1) A few chemical changes influenced by radium; a new 

 method for the detection of amygdalin. (2) Behavior 

 of solutions of hydriodic acid in light in the presence 

 of oxygen. H. J. Creighton, M. A. (See pp. 34 and 



49 ) xliv 



Occurrence of tin in Nova Scotia. By Harry Piers. (See p. 



239.) xlv 



Note on eels in water pipes. By W. L. Bishop. (Title only) . xlv 

 Economic geology of Arisaig, N. S. By Professor J. E. Wood- 

 man. ( Title only. ) xlv 



SESSION OF 1908-1909: 



Annual meeting xlvii 



Presidential address: (1) Progress of the Institute since 

 1890; (2) progress of technical education; (3) 

 technical education, and research; (4) the Institute in 

 the public service. By Prof. Ebenezer Mackay, Ph. D. xlvii 



Report of librarian lii 



Officers elected for 1908-1909 liii 



Ordinary meetings liii 



Recent iron and limestone investigations in Nova Scotia. By 



Professor J Edmund Woodman, D. Sc. (Title only.) . . liii 

 Appointment of delegate to the Geological Society of Glasgow liv 

 On the commonly accepted axioms in celestial mechanics. By 



Kenneth Mclntosh. (Title only.) liv 



Treasurer's report liv 



Water purification by ozone. By Thomas J. McKavanagh. 



(Title only.) '. Iv 



Geological conditions affecting the water supply of Halifax. 



By H. Cavanagh and D. Stairs. (Title only.) Ivi 



Weathering of structural stones in Halifax. By C. J. Mac- 

 kenzie and G. L. Crichton. (Title only.) Ivi 



Cement testing in the engineering laboratories of Dalhousie 



University. By H. W. Flemming Ivi 



SESSION OF 1909-1910: 



Presidential address, by Prof. Ebenezer Mackay, Ph. D Ivii 



(1) Deceased members [R. R. McLeod, C. Pickford, 



Dr. J. Fletcher, H. Fletcher] Ivii 



(2 ) Work of the Institute lix 



( 3 ) The atomic theory lix 



Report of treasurer Ixix 



Report of librarian Ixix 



Resolution relating to death of Hugh Fletcher, B. A Ixx 



Officers for 1909-1910 , Ixx 



