68 The Ottawa Naturalist. [June 



Public meetings will be held in Massey Music Hall and 

 lectures by Sir John Evans, Prof. W. A. Roberts Austen, Prof. 

 Forbes, and Prof Milne. 



A number of interesting excursions have been organized to 

 places of interest, including the largest cities and Niagara, Mus- 

 koka and the Rocky Mountains. 



The local arrangements are in the hands of a number of 

 efficient committees, Dr. A. B. Macallum, Mr. B. E. Walker, 

 Prof. R. Ramsay Wright and a host of others, taking an active 

 part in the preliminary work which involves much labour and 

 preparation. There is no doubt that the meeting will be an 

 exceptionally interesting and important one, judging from the 

 programme and papers, as well as from the list of those who 

 are in charge of the various sections. 



Ottawa ought to send a large contingent to the B. A. meet- 

 ings in Toronto. Several members of cur various scientific bodies 

 and departments at Ottawa have signified their intention of 

 being present, and everyone interested in the advance- 

 ment of science in Ottawa ought to join the Association 

 either as a regular member or as an associate member. Ladies 

 as well as gentlemen may become members of the British Asso- 

 ciation for the Advancement of Science. 



H. M. A. 



OBITUARY NOTICES. 



the late N. J. GIROUX, C.E., F.G.S.A. 



The following sketch of the life and work of the late N. J 

 Giroux, C.E., F.G.S.A., a talented member of the Field Natural- 

 ists' Club, appeared in the pages of the Bull. Geol. Soc. Am., 

 vol. 8. For many years Mr. Giroux acted as assistant to Dr. 

 Ells, of the Geological Survey, to whose pen geologists and the 

 members of the club are indebted for the following notice : 



" It is with feelings of very deep regret that we have to 



