THE HAMILTON ASSOCIATION. 1 9 



During the past year the magnificent collection loaned by Mrs. 

 Carry, containing many geological specimens, has been placed in 

 the museum of the Hamilton Association. This loan, it is needless 

 to say, is duly appreciated by all the members of the section. In 

 addition to this, quite a large number of fossils have been added to 

 the museum by Col. C. C Grant, from the quarries of this vicinity 

 and from the boulders found amongst the gravel on the Burlington 

 Heights. Mr. A. E. Walker, the chairman, contributed polished 

 sections of sponges obtained from foreign parts. 



Colonel Grant, during his researches, has discovered what he 

 considers to be the correct horizon of the arthrophycus harlanii, 

 that is, in the upper sandstone bed of the Clinton formation, and not 

 in the Medina as heretofore allocated. 



Colonel Grant has prepared a list of the additions recently 

 made to the museum. This list contains many new species not yet 

 determined. 



The Section discussed the advisability of having prepared a full 

 and complete list of all the fossils contained on the shelves and the 

 cases of the museum. 



Papers of geological interest were read at all the meetings held 

 by the Section. The following are the dales of the meetings and 

 the subjects of the papers read : 



1897- 



Jan. 29th — " Notes oh Some Recent Additions to Ontario Palaeon- 

 tology," by Col. C. C. Grant. 



Feb. 26th. — " Local Fossils and Additions to Palaeontology," by 

 Col. C. C. Grant. 



March 26th. — " Local Palaeontological Notes Continued," by Col. 

 C. C. Grant. 



April 30th. — " Minerals of our Local Rocks," by Col. C. C. Grant. 



May 27th. — "Concrete Forms and Stratography of the Cutting of 

 the Spur Line," by Mr. A. E. Walker. 



A. T. NEILL, 



Secretary. 



