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General Hardy's paper \va^i discussed by the Puksident, Dr. A. 

 P. Reid, Dh. a. II. MacKay, \V. L. Bishop, H. Tikus. and T. C. 

 James. 



The Secretary was directed to convey to (;eneral Hardy the 

 thanks of the Institute for Ids interesting eouiniunii ation. 



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Asscmhli/ Room, rrovincc J>iiil(/iii(/. Ihilifa.r. 1-Uh May, 1907. 



The President, Mr. Doaxe, in the chair. 



Tt was reported that Louis L. Mowbray, ol' Hamilton, 13er- 

 niu(hi, had been elected a corresponding member. 



The Secretary read a letter from Mr. Stupart, director of the 

 meteorological service, Toronto, informing the tociety that the 

 self-recording rain-gauge for Halifax, that had been asked for that 

 station in accordance with a resolution of the Institute of S)tli April, 

 1906, had been received l)y the dei)artnient and would shortly be 

 installed. 



H. Piers reported on behalf of the committee ap])ointed on 

 11th March, that the committee had prejjared a design for a seal 

 for the Institute, and had had a die engraved, which had been 

 approved by the council. 



H. \V. .Iohnston", assistant city engineer, Halifax, read a paper 

 entitled, "The liun-off from a Small Drainage Area near Halifax, 

 N. S.,'"' the drainage ai-ea in question being that of l^ayer's Lake, 

 a portion of the Chain Lakes water-shed. '^Fhe subject was dis- 

 cussed by K. L. Fknkkty, p. a. Frkkmax. II. I'ikus, and the 

 Preside xr. 



W. L. Ui.-^iioi' toi)k the cliair while the President, F. W. W. 

 DoANE, city engineer, Halifax, lead a j^aper on "' Halifax County 

 Water J-owers: (1) Starr Manufacturing Com])any's Power.'"' 

 (See Transactions, p. 21). The subject was discussed by E. L. 

 Fenerty, W. L. Bishop, P. A. Freeman, and others. 



Harry Piers, 



Recording Secretary. 



