JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS 



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HAMILTON ASSOCIATION, 



SEASON I890-I89I. 



A. E. Walker, Esq., Chairman. 



Thos. Wm. Reynolds, M. D., Secretary pro. tern. 



The work of the Section during the past season has in spite of 

 many difficulties been carried on with a very fair amount of success, 

 and the interest that characterized former meetings has still been 

 maintained. The great difficulty that has been encountered has 

 been the removal from the city of some of the prominent workers, 

 a loss which has been particularly felt, coming so soon after Dr, 

 Burgess' removal. The members referred to are J. Alston Moffat 

 and A. W. Hanham. Both gentlemen have rendered valuable ser- 

 vices to the Section, especially in Entomological work. Mr. Han- 

 ham was perhaps best known by his work in Conchology, to which 

 he devoted great attention of late ; he was also at the time of his 

 leaving the city Secretary of this Section. His place as Secretary 

 has for the time been filled by the election of Dr. Reynolds. While 

 we regret the loss of these members, there is, we are pleased to say, 

 an influx of new workers, while a number of our old members are 

 still with us and rendering valuable aid. Mention must be made of 

 the many interesting notes on all branches of Natural History that 

 have been furnished by Mr. Yates, of Hatchley, a corresponding 

 member of the Association, whose name is well known to readers of 

 our Transactions. During the summer of 1890, as in that of 1889, 

 the members held their meetings at the residence of Mr. Alexander, 

 and spent several pleasant and profitable evenings. Mr. Alexander 

 has also furnished the Section some interesting notes on the Flora 

 of his summer residence amongst the islands of the Georgian Bay. 

 As intimated, through the exertions of Mr. Hanham, who has been 



