258 Canadian Record of Science. 



Session 1899-1900. 



Eepoet of Council. 



The Chairman of Council beofs to submit the following 

 report for the year ending May 30th, 1900 : 



During the year eight meetings of Council have been 

 held, at which reports of the different Committees were 

 received, and all other business of the Society discussed, 

 before being submitted to the regular monthly meetings of 

 the Society. 



The regular monthly meetings have been held as usual. 

 The following papers, arranged for by the Lecture Com- 

 mittee, were read at these meetings : 



November 27th, 1899.— " The Plants of the Eocky 

 Mountains," by Eev. E. Campbell, D.D. 



January 29th, 1900. — " The Physical Features of Cape 

 Cod," by 0. E. Leroy, B.A. " The Subdivision of the Car- 

 boniferous System in Eastern Canada," by Prof. H. M. 

 Ami, D.Sc;, F.G.S. 



February 26th. — " Cap-a-l'Aigle Plants not previously 

 reported." Eev. E. Campbell, D.D. " Notes on recent 

 Laboratory Investigations." Prof. J. T. Donald, M.A. 



March 26th. — " On Cangidian Marine Biological Station." 

 Dr. F. S. Jackson. " The Eock Formation of the Bermu- 

 das." J. S. Buchan, Q.C., B.C.L. 



April 30th. — " The Eate of Propagation of the Venous 

 Pulse." W. S. Morrow, M.D. " Note on the Glaciation 

 of Movmt Orford, P.Q." J. A. Dresser, M.A. 



April 30th.—" A Forest Fire at St. John about 2000 

 years ago," by G. F. Matthews, LL.D., F.E.S.C. 



May 28th.— " Oldhamia." G. F. Matthews, LL.D., 

 F.E.S.C. " Some Fungi on Staphylea Trifolia." J. Dearness. 



New members elected during the year : 13 ordinary, 

 three associate and two life members. 



