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thanks of the Society were due to these gentlemen for 
having brought to its notice an extremely interesting 
subject. 
A formal and cordial vote of thanks was passed to the 
donors. 
Mr. J. S. Shearer occupied the Chair while the President 
addressed the meeting. 
Meeting adjourned. 
(Signed, ) J. W. Dawson, Pres. 
MontreAL, 17th Dec., 1888. 
The third monthly meeting was held on the evening of 
December 17th, 1888, at 20 o'clock. 
Present :—Sir Wm. Dawson in the chair. 
Minutes of last meeting were read and approved. The 
Minutes of the Council meeting were also read. 
Mr. J. S. Brown reported the proceedings of the Conver- 
sazione Committee. 
The Honorary Corresponding Secretary reported new 
exchanges received. 
Mr. E. T. Chambers read his Paper, ‘‘ Notes on Lake St. 
John District,” giving a very interesting account of this 
region, and also exhibited specimens collected by him. 
He referred particularly to the natural history and geolo- 
gical formations of the country. 
The President made some remarks on a fine specimen 
collected by Mr. Chambers at Lake St. John, which seemed 
to be a new species of Cryptozoon, 
A cordial yote of thanks was tendered to Mr. Chambers 
for his interesting Paper. 
Dr, Harrington was requested to ask Mr, Low to read a 
Paper before the Society on his trip to Lake Mistassini. 
The President also made some remarks on a Paper on 
“The Classification of the Cambrian Rocks in Acadia,” by 
G. I, Matthew, referring to new discoveries in the Lower 
