-340 PROCEEDINGS. 



Mr. A. Ross, tlie Secretary, read a paper by Mr. Edwin Gilpin, M. E., 

 " On the Carboniferous District of St. George's Bay, Neiofoundland." 

 Dr. A. P. Reid read a paper " Agriculture allied to Chemistry.'^ 

 The Pkesident announced that the Council had decided to hold a Cow- 

 versazione sometime during next February. 



Oedinary Meeting, January 12, 1874. 



Dr. Gilpin, Pres. in the Chair. 



Inter alia. 



Dr. Lawson read a paper " On Canadian Species of Euhi and their Oeo" 

 graphical Distribution.'' 



Mr. A. Ross read a paper " On Dr. Oirards' views on the Structure of the 

 Fibrune of the Blood." 



Ordinary Meeting, March 9, 1874. 

 Dr, Gilpin, Pres.., in the Chair. 

 Inter Alia. 



The Secretary intimated that the following gentlemen proposed as 

 members at the last Ordinary Meeting had been elected by the Council, viz : 

 Messrs. C. F. Fraser, Maynard Bowman, G. R. Frith, Sawers Stirling, 

 Robert Brunton, Rev. J. B. Uniacke. 



Mr. Frederick Allison read a paper " On Storm Signals.'' 



The President read a paper " On Seals." 



Ordinary Meeting, April 13, 1874. 



Dr. Gilpin, Pres., in the Chair. 

 Inter Alia. 



The Secretary intimated that the following gentlemen proposed as 

 members at the last Ordinarj-- Meeting had been elected by the Council : 

 Messrs. D. H. Pitts, Aylwin Creighton, Henky Colford, G. P. Black, 

 J. W. Marling, Jonston Hunt. 



Dr. Honeyman read a paper " On Nova Scotia Geology." Cohequid 

 Mountains, &c. 



Ordinary Meeting, May 11, 1874, 



Dr. Gilpin, Pres., in the Chair. 



Inter Alia. 



Mr. Angns Ross, read a paper " On Evolution" 



Mr, Robert Morrow read a paper " Early J^otices of the Esquimaux.*' 



D. Honeyman. 



Secretary, 



