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 PROCEEDINGS, BE8SION OF 1909-1910 : 



Presidential address, by Prof. Ebenezer Mackay Ph. D Ivii 



(1) Deceased members [R. R. McLeod, C. Pickford, Dr. J- 

 Fletcher, H. Fletcher] Ivii 



(2) Work of the Institute lix 



(3) The atomic theory lix 



Report of treasurer Ixix 



Report of librarian Ixix 



Resolution relating to death of Hugh Fletcher, B. A Ixx 



Officers for 1909-1910 Ixx 



Okdinary meetings Ixx 



First meeting in Nova Scotia Technical College Ixx 



A new Nova Scotian insect: the birch-leaf saw-fly (Phlebatro- 



phia mathesoni, Alexander MacGiUivray). By A. H. MacKay, 



LL. D. (Title only.) Ixxi 



On a new method of estimating iodides. By Harold S. Davis. 



(Title only.) Ixxi 



The Californian earthquake. By Thomas C. McKay, D. Sc 



(Title only.) Ixxi 



Variation of the Hill treatment with the temperature and previous 



heat treatment in the case of magnetic metals. By Thomas 



C. McKay. D. Sc. (Title only.) Ixxi 



History of erosion in the Cornwallis Valley, N. S. By Prof. 



Ernest Haycock. (Title only.) Ixxi 



Recent results in wireless telegraphy. By Thomas J. McKavanagh. 



(Title only. ) Ixxii 



Meeting adjourned as a mark of respect to His late Majesty, King 



Edward Ixxii 



TRANSACTIONS, SESSION OF 1909-1910 : 



Action of organo-magnesium compounds on quinone. By Curtis C. 



Wallace .^01 



Note on recent earthquake in Cape Breton, N. S- By Donald 



Sutherland Mcintosh, M. Sc 311 



Rusts of Nova Scotia. By William Pollock Fraser, M. A. (Special 



index of hosts, page JfJfO ; of species, JfJf^) 313 



Occurrence of opal in granite near New Ross, Lunenburg County, 



Nova Scotia. By Harry Piers 446 



APPENDIX IV : 



List of members. 1909-1910 xiii 



List of presidents, 1862-1910 xvi 



