394 Canadian. Record of Science. 



Then the Rev. E. Campbell, D.D., gave an exhibit 

 of "New Zealand Ferns," comparing them with our 

 Canadian species. At the close a very hearty vote of 

 thanks was given to the two gentlemen for their papers. 

 Carried. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



Montreal, April 29th, 1901. 



The sixth monthly meeting of the Society was held in 

 the Library, commencing at 8 o'clock. 



Pkesext — -Rev. R. Campbell, M.A., D.D., the Presi- 

 dent, occupied the chair; Messrs. Albert Holden, J. S. 

 13uchan, K.C. ; J. A. U. Beaudry, C.E. ; C. T. Williams, 

 H. McLaren, J. Harper, A. E. ISTorris, Alex. Robertson, 

 Mrs. Duckett, Miss H. O'Keefe, Dr. Wesley Mills, R S. 

 Ross, Dr. A. Fisher and the Recording Secretary. 



The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The Museum Committee reported, through Mr. A. E. 

 Norris, that the Museum was in good order and the fol- 

 lowing donations had been added to it : — An Excise 

 Officer's Stick, England, 1790, from R. Davidson, Esq. ; 

 two Skins Duck-billed Platypus from Mr. Alex. Robertson. 

 B.A. ; eight sets of Cariboo Antlers (showing life history 

 from young to adult stage) from the Hamilton Powder 

 Co., per Mr. T. Dwight Brainerd. 



Dr. Campbell vacated the chair, which was taken by 

 Dr. Wesley Mills. Dr. Campbell then exhibited " Some 

 Montreal Mosses," collected b}^ himself on this island, and 

 gave a very interesting description of them. 



Mr. Alex. Robertson then gave an account of " A Visit 

 to New Zealand in 1885," with some lantern slide illustra- 

 tions of same, after wliich Dr. Wesley Mills gave a paper 

 on " Some Recent Methods for the Investigation of the 

 Nervous System and their Results." 



