XXX PROCEEDINGS. 



General Hardy's paper was discussed by the PRESIDENT, DR. A. 

 P. REID, DR. A. H. MACKAY, W. L. BISHOP, H. PIERS, and T. C. 

 JAMES. 



The SECRETARY was directed to convey 'to GENERAL HARDY the 

 thanks of the Institute for his interesting communication. 



THIRD ORDINARY MEETING. 



Assembly Room, Province Building, Halifax, 13th May, 1907. 



THE PRESIDENT, MR. DOANE, in the chair. 



It was reported that Louis L. MOWBRAY, of Hamilton, Ber- 

 muda, had been elected a corresponding member. 



The SECRETARY read a letter from MR. STUPART, director of the 

 meteorological service, Toronto, informing the society that the 

 self-recording rain-gauge for Halifax, that had been asked for that 

 station in accordance with a resolution of the Institute of 9th April, 

 1906, had been received by the department and would shortly be 

 installed. 



H. PIERS reported on behalf of the committee appointed on 

 llth March, that the committee had prepared a design for a seal 

 for the Institute, and had had a die engraved, which had been 

 approved by the council. 



H. W. JOHNSTON, assistant city engineer, Halifax, read a paper 

 entitled, " The Run-off from a Small Drainage Area near Halifax, 

 N. S.," the drainage area in question-being that of Bayer's Lake, 

 a portion of the Chain Lakes w^ater-shed. The subject was dis- 

 cussed by E. L. FENERTY, P. A. FREEMAN, H. PIERS, and the 

 PRESIDENT. 



W. L. BISHOP took the chair while the PRESIDENT, F. W. W. 

 DOANE, city engineer, Halifax, read a paper on " Halifax County- 

 Water Powers: (1) Starr Manufacturing Company's Power/' 

 (See Transactions, p. 21). The subject was discussed by E. L. 

 FENERTY, W. L. BISHOP, P. A. FREEMAN, and others. 



HARRY PIERS, 



Recording Secretary. 



