XII LIST OK I'RK-^IKKNI'S. 



LIST OF PRESIDENTS 



OF TfiK Nova Scotian JxsTrrurii ok Nai'iii{ai. Sciknck, afikkwaros 



TiiK Nova Scotian Institutk of Sciknck. sincic its 



foundation in 1802. 



I'erm cf Olfin . 



Hon. I'liilip Carteret Hill. I). <•. I ;{l Dec. 1862 to 2f» Oct. ISfW 



John Matthew Jones, F. L. s., K. K. s. (• 26 Oct. 1863" 8 Oct. 1873 



John Hernurd Giipin, M. A.. M. u., M. K. c. s 8 Oct. 1873 " !l Oct. 1878 



William Gcssip 9 Oct. 1878 ■ 13 ( ><t. 1880 



John Somers, .M. u 13 Oct. 1880 '• 26 Oct. 1883 



Robert Morrow -'« Oct. 1883 '• 21 Oct. 188.5 



John Somers. .M. I) '. 21 Oct. 188o " 10 Oct. 1888 



Prof. James Gordon MacGregor. m. a., i.. sc, K.it.s.. k.is.s.c . 10 Oct. 1888 " !l .S'ov. 1891 



Martin Murphy, c. k.. n sc , i. s. o !• Nov. 1891 " S Nov. 18!)3 



I'rof. George Lawson, I'li. d.. i.i.. i>.. k. i. c, k. h. s. v 8 Nov. 18!»! " 10 Nov 180.') 



Edwin (iilpin, Jr., .m. a., li.. d.. i>. sc, k. (;. s., |-. n. s. c. i..s.().18 .Nov. 18 ).t ■ ^ Nov. 18i»7 



Alexander MclCay M. A 8 Nov. 1897 •' 20 Nov . 18<l!) 



Alexander Howard MacKay, b. a., K. .sr., I, I,. i»., i". it. s. c. .20 N'ov . 1899 '• 21 Nov. 1902 

 Henry Skettington I'oole, m a., d. sc. a. k. s, .m.. k. g. .-., 



K. K. S. c 24 Nov. 1902 ■■ IS Oct. 190.. 



Francis William Whitney Doane, c K 18 (Jet. 190.) ' 1 1 Nov. 1907 



•Prof. EbenezerMackay, i'H. i> 11 Nov. 1907 • UNov. I9I0 



N'OTK— Since 1879 the presidents ol the In-tinitc ha\ e hciMi c.r-oOiri" F'ellows of the 

 Royal Microscopical Society. 



The first general meeting of the Nova Scoiian Insiimic of Nalnial Science was 

 held at Halifax, on 31st December. 1862. On 24lh March. 189(1. the name of the society 

 was changed to the Nova Scotian Institnic of ScieiHc. and it was incorporated by .in 

 act of the legislature in the same year. 



The oundation of the Halifax Mechanics' Institute on 27ili December, 1S31. and of 

 the Nova Scotian Literary and Scientific Society about l.s.iO (the lat'tM' published its 

 ransactions from 1th Jaiiuary to 3rd Dec ember, lS.")9i liad led nii to the establishment 

 f the N. S. Institute of Natural Science in December. 1S(!2. 



