ii v prcceedingr. 



Second Ordinary Meeting. 



Assembly Room, Province BuUding. Ilnlifa.r; I'lUi December. 

 J90S. 



The President, Dr. Ebexezer MacKay. in tin. diair. 



Professor J. G. MacGregor of Kdiuhmoh T')iivor>ity. \\a> 

 appointed delegate to repre,«ent the Institute ar tlic public meet- 

 ing of the Geological Societ}' of Glasgow, to bo held at Glasgow 

 on 28th January, 1909. 



A. L. McCallum, B. Sc, Halifax, read a paper "On the 

 Occurrence of Sheelite in Nova Scotia/*' describing the deposit 

 lately discovered at Moose River gold district, Halifax county. 

 (See Transactions, p. 250.) The paper was discussed by John 

 Forbes, Dr. A. H. ]\rAcKAY, H. Pirrs. Dr. WoomrAx. and 

 others. 



In the absence of the author, Dk. A. S. MagKexziI': read a 

 paper by Kenneth ;McIxtosh, of St. Peters, C. B., ''On f.ie 

 commonly accepted Axioms in Celestial Mechanics."' The subject 

 was discussed by Dr. MacKenzie, the President, Dr. A. H. 

 ]\f acKay, and Dr. Woodman. 



Dr. ^yooDMAN exhibited a specimen of auriferous quartz witli 

 arsenopyrite from the ^liddle Piver gold mine, Inverness county. 



The Treasurer, M. Bowman, presented his annual report for 

 the past year, showing a balance of $11I:.92, .. reserve fund of 

 5r214:.95, and a permanent endowment fund of $810.49. The 

 report was received and adopted. It was resolved that the Trea- 

 surer prepare a statement of the financial condition of the Institute 

 and the need of funds, and mail the same with a bill for dues to 

 such members as are in arrears, such bills not to include arrears 

 previous to the financial year 1907-8. 



Third Ordinary Meeting. 



Assembly Boom. Prorlnrr Jhiihliiu:/. flalifa.r; 1 iJh January, 

 J 009. 



The President, Dr. Ebexezer ^MacKay", in the chair. 



Jt was announced that Doxald M. Fergussox, chemist of the 

 Acadia Sugar Refining Company, Halifax, had been elected an 

 ordinary member. 



