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pleasure in reporting a most successful year's work. 

 Keeping in. mind the purpose for which the association 

 was formed, namely to encourage the study of nature 

 among its members, to foster the love of natural objects 

 among the general public, and, in a word, to disseminate 

 and popularize these special branches of science, they 

 have to a large extent followed the methods which have 

 proved so successful in former years, but with the ex- 

 pectation in the comparatively near future of embracing 

 an even larger scope. In general, the objects mentioned 

 have been carried out by means of regular monthly meet- 

 ings of a largely scientific nature ; free evening lectures 

 of a popular kind ; weekly afternoon talks, usually illus- 

 trated, for children and young people ; opportunities for 

 study offered by the museum and library; the publica- 

 tion of its scientific organ, "The Canadian Record of 

 Science"; excursions to places of interest in the vicinity 

 of Montreal and an active interest in those scientific 

 matters of importance to the well being of the general 

 body politic. 



To particularize the work done on the above lines the 

 following account may be given : 



The regular monthly meetings have been held as 

 usual. Papers of a scientific character were presented as 

 follows : 



1905 

 Oct. 25. — "An Account of a Blazing Beach on the 

 Main Coast," Prof. D. P. Penhallow. 

 — "A Notice of some Fossil Plants from the 

 Pleistocene of the Abitibi River," Prof. 

 Penhallow. 

 —"Note on the Geology of the Abitibi District," 

 Dr. "Wilson. 



Nov. 25. — "Fungi collected at Cap-a-1'Aigle," Rev. 

 Robt. CampbeU, M.A., D.D. 



— "Relations of Sun Spots and Sun Clouds," 

 Mr. Chas. J. Stuart. 



