134 JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS 



REPORT OF THE GEOLOGICAL SECTION. 



Read at the Antiual Meeting of the Association, 

 May 1 2th, i8g2. 



The Section, in submitting this report, desires to state that an 

 active interest has been maintained by the members throughout the 

 year, and many valuable specimens have been added to our already 

 large and representative collection. 



Nine meetings have been held, at eight of which papers were 

 read. The Section is deeply indebted to the untiring energy of its 

 chairman. Col. C. C Grant, who has contributed all the papers. 



The papers read have been as follows : 

 1891. 

 May 22. — "Irish Celts and their Relics, III," (published in last 



years' Proceedings.) 

 June 26. — " Notes on the Niagara Falls Rocks." 

 Sept. 25.- — "Geological Notes on the Marl Lake, Anticosti." 

 Oct. 23. — "Fossil Plants, Hamilton," supplementary notes to the 



paper read before the Association on Oct. 8th. 

 Nov. 27. — "The Fossils of the Cretaceous and Eocene Forma- 

 tions, I." 

 Dec. 25. — "The Fossils of the Cretaceous and Eocene Forma- 

 tions, II." 

 1892. 



Feb. 26. — " Fragments of Palseozoic Sea Floors." 

 April 22. — " Mesozoic Reptiles. Have they any living representa- 

 • tives ? " 



At the meeting of June 26th, the following fossils were reported 

 as having been found on the Field Day: — Favosites Niagar'ensis, 

 Caryocrinus Ornatus, Caenostoma Constellatum, and a new variety 

 of Stromatoporae. 



A number of specimens have been added to' our collection 

 during the year, for which we are especially indebted to Messrs* 

 Charlton and Walker and the Geological Survey of Ottawa. 



Respectfully submitted, 



A. T. NEILL, 



Secretary. 



