lO • JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS 



Brown, M. A. ; L. T. Locheed, B. A. ; J. R. Chapman, S. A. Mor- 

 gan, B. A. ; J. E. P. Aldous, B. A. ; Thomas C. Mewburn, Customs 

 Inspector ; and the following were proposed for membership, viz. : — 

 F. G. Foster, Florist, and Rev. H. Birkenthal. 



Some very interesting notes were read by the Secretary, from 

 Mr. Wm. Yates, of Hatchley, on his observations among the birds 

 and flowers, which gave great pleasure to the members present. 



A lengthy but able paper, entitled " Connecting Links," by H. 

 B. Small, of the Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, was read by the 

 Secretary. 



There was not time after the reading of the paper to enter upon 

 a discussion of the various subjects touched upon ; it was therefore 

 suggested that the paper be dealt with by the Sections. 



It was announced that the next paper would be by Mr. Aldous, 

 on " Flutes of the time of Moses," recently found in Egypt. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



THURSDAY, MAKCH 12tli, 1891. 



The President, Mr. B. E. Charlton, in the chair. 



Owing to the illness of Mr. Alexander, Mr. H. P. Bonny acted 

 as Secretary. Minutes of former meeting read and confirmed. 



Mr. F. G. Foster, Florist, and Rev. H. Birkenthal, were elected 

 members of the Association. 



Mr. Caviller reported the receipt of Transactions of the Royal 

 Society of England ; the Bulletin of Harvard University ; Psyche 

 and the Entomological Magazine for March. He also announced 

 the following donations to the Museum, viz. :■ — A quantity of wam- 

 pum, presented by Mr. Allison, of Waterdown ; specimens of copper 

 ore, iron and manganese ores from Western Virginia, presented by 

 Mr. G. Meakins ; asbestos from the Eastern Townships of Quebec, 

 given by Mr. E. Furlong ; and lead ore from Missouri, presented by 

 Mr. W. D. Long. 



A vote of thanks to the donors was proposed by Mr. H. B. 

 Witton, seconded by Mr. Bull, and carried. 



A very interesting paper on the " Flutes of the time of Moses," 

 was read by J. E. P. Aldous, B. A., elucidated by diagrams. The 

 subsequent discussion was joined in by J/essrs. Briggs, Witton, the 

 President and others. 



