Canadian Pacific Railway Report for 1874. Since then 

 almost every year has seen extensive lines of work undertaken 

 by the Geological Survey ; under its able Director, Dr. Sel- 

 wyn, Dr. G. M. Dawson, his successor, and Dr. R. Bell, Pro- 

 fessors J. Macoun, J. Richardson, J. P. Whiteaves, R. G. Mc- 

 Connell, J. M. Macoun, Dr. J. Fletcher, J. B. Tyrrell, A. P. 

 Low, A. C. Lawson, D. B. Dowling, L. M. Lambe, J. B. Tyr- 

 rell, and others. 



The Survey has taken up every branch of natural science; 

 and the splendid Reports ar^d other publications issued by it, 

 are invaluable to the scientific wc»rld. In 1898 they already 

 numbered 655 titles. Por these I would refer to the "List of 

 Publications of the Geological Survey of Canada," Ottawa, 

 1898. 



The same work also contains a most valuable list of works 

 reprinted by the Department, from the transactions of the 

 Royal Society of Canada ; and scientific journals. 



Without wishing to make any invidious distinction be- 

 tween the work done by the above authorities, I should like 

 to mention as very helpful in geology, two papers by Mr. J. 

 F. Whiteaves, one on "The Devonian System in Canada," 

 delivered before the American Association, 1899 ; the other 

 on "The Cretaceous System of Canada," Royal Society of 

 Canada,, 1893. These works are valuable as giving a list of 

 the workers and literature upon these two systems, both of 

 which are found in this Province and are there referred to. 



In Pahicontology, the Survey has issued a most interest- 

 ing paper (1899) by Mr. L. M. Lambe, on Canadian Palse- 

 zoic corals. 



In Botany, the "Catalogue of Canadian Plants," by Pro- 

 fessor J. Macoun, is of special value, as it gives the known 

 ranges of all plants, as ascertained up to the date of publica- 

 tion. This has been suppljmentfd by various contributions 

 by Mr. J. M. Macoun, giving additional data collected from 

 1894 to 1897. 



Perhaps no individual worker has done so much actual 

 field-work in Manitoba and the IsTorthwest as Prof. Macoun. 

 In 1872, he was with Sandford Fleming's party ; in 1875, 

 botanist with Dr. Selwyn ; in 1879, he had charge of a party 

 to explore West of Fort Ellice. In 1880, 1885, 1889 to 1891 

 and 1894 to 1897 he explored in the prairie regions and foot- 



