Proceeding's of the Natural History Society. 191 
that the rules be suspended and the following be elected 
members by acclamation. Carried. 
L. Huot proposed by J. S. Shearer seconded by J. Gard- 
ner and H. D, Wintle proposed by A. Inglis seconded by J. 
Gardner. 
Moved by J. S. Brown, seconded by G. Sumner that the 
invitation of the Hon. J. K. Ward to hold the next field 
day at the Riviere Rouge be accepted. Carried. 
Capt. R. C. Adams gave a paper on the “ Mineral re- 
scources of the Kootenay District”? Moved by E. Judge, 
seconded by J. 8. Brown that the thanks of the Society be 
accorded Capt. Adams for his valuable lecture. 
Montreau, May 30th, 1892. 
The Annual Meeting was held this evening, the Very 
Revd. Dean Carmichael, President, in the Chair. 
The Minutes of last Annual Meeting were read and ap- 
proved. 
Mr. Shearer on behalf of the Field Day Committee re- 
ported that all had been arranged with the Hon. J. K. 
Ward and the C. P. R. for the excursion to Riviére Rouge. 
Mr. Brown, Hon. Curator, reported that two cases of 
Birds had been donated to the Museum by Mr. H. J. Tiffin. 
Proposed by Mr. Brown, seconded by Hon. Senator Mur- 
phy, that the thanks of the Society be sent to the donor. 
~ On the suggestion of Sir W. Dawson, the delegates to the 
Convention of the Dominion Educational Association to be 
held in Montreal in July were invited to visit the Museum of 
the Society. 
Mr. J. S. Brown suggested that the title of the Record be 
altered so as to read, The Canadian Record of Science, the 
Journal of the Natural History Society of Montreal. 
Referred to the Editing Committee. 
The President then delivered his annual address in which 
he referred to the various objects for which the Society was 
established. 
