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Proceedings of the Society. 



The fourth monthly meeting was held on Monday evening, 

 Feb. 23 t'd, 1891, the President, Dr. Harrington, jsresiding. 



On behalf of the Lecture Committee, Dr. Harrington re- 

 ported that arrangements for the Somerville course had 

 been completed, and that the first lecture would be delivered 

 on the 17th of March, by Mr. J. M. Lemoine of Quebec. 



The Curator reported the donation of a female Goshawk 

 by Mr. E. D. Wurtele, to whom a vote of thanks was 

 tendered. 



The librarian reported the usual exchanges. 



The following were elected ordinary members of the 

 Society : — Mr. James Oxley, Prof. Charles Carus-Wilson 

 and Prof. John Cox. 



Dr. Archibald Campbell, who was about leaving for 

 Colorado on account of ill health, was elected corresponding 

 member. 



Sir "William Dawson then presented a paper on " Some 

 Interesting Fishes from the Lower St. Lawrence." This 

 paper was of a most interesting and instructive nature, and 

 will be found in full in the present number of the Record 

 It was illustrated by finely prepared specimens, and called 

 forth many remarks from those present. 



Dr. Ruttan also read a paper on "A form of Apparatus 

 for Collecting Traces of Suspended Matter in Drinking 

 Water." The author exhibited a simple but most efficient 

 form of apparatus for collecting sediment from drinking 

 water in process of analysis. The usual vote of thanks was 

 tendered the authors of these papers. 



