xxii REPORT — 1897. 



Section G.— MECHANICAL SCIENCE. 



THURSDAY, AUGUST 19. 



Page 

 Address by G. F. Deacon, M.Inst.C.E., President of the Section 747 



1. The Soulanges Canal, a Typical Link of the 14-foot Inland Navigation of 



Canada hetween Lake Erie and Montreal. By J. Monko, M.Inst.C.E. ... 754 



2, On the Hydraulic Laboratory of McGill University. By Professor Henet 



T, BovET, M.Inst.C.E., and J. T. Fakmee, Ma.E 754 



FRIDAY, AUGUST 20. 



1. Supplementary Report on the Calibration of Instruments in Engineering 

 Ljiboratories ^ 755 



2. The Strength of Columns. By Professor Gaetano Lanza 755 



3. Results of Experiments on the Strength of White Pine, Red Pine, Hem- 

 lock, and Spruce. By Professor H. T. Bovey, M.Inst.C.E 758 



4. A New Apparatus for Studying the Rate of Condensation of Steam on a 



Metal Surface at Diflerent Temperatures and Pressures. By Professor 



H. L. Callendab, M.A., F.R.S., and Professor J. T. Nicolson, B.Sc. ... 759 



6. Tests on the Triple-expansion Engine at Massachusetts Institute of Tech- 

 nology. By Professor Cecil H. Peabodt 759 



MONDAY, AUGUST 2Z. 



1. Report on Small Screw Gauges 761 



2. 'Montreal Electric Tramway System. By G. C. Cunningham 761 



3. The Present Tendencies of Electric Tramway Traction. By J. G. W. 

 Aldeidge, A.M.Inst.C.E 761 



4. On a New Method of Measuring Hysteresis in Iron. By J. L. W. Gill, 

 B.A.Sc 762 



6. A New Method of Investigating the Variation of the Magnetic Qualities 



of Iron with Temperature. By F. H. Pitchee, M.A.Sc 763 



TUESDAY, AUGUST 2i. 



1. *Some Tests on the Variation of the Constants of Electricity Supply 



Meters with Temperature and with Currents. By G. W. D. Ricks 766 



2. 'Roller Bearings. By W. B. Maeshall 766 



3. Analysis of Speed Trials of Ships. By W. G. Walkee, M.Inst.M.E., 

 A.M.Inst.C.E 766 



4. *A Modern Power Gas Plant Working in a Textile Factory. By H. Allen 767 



5. *Effect of Temperature in Varying the Resistance to Impact, the Hard- 

 ness, and the Tensile Strength of Metals. By A. Macphail 767 



Section H.— ANTHROPOLOGY. 



THURSDAY, AUGUST Id. 



1. tThe Scalp-lock : a Study of Omaha Ritual. By Miss Alice C. Fletchee 788 



2. +The Import of the Totem among tlie Omaha. By Miss Alice C. 

 Fletchee 788 



