6 PROCEEDINGS. 



After the conclusion of the paper, some interesting remarks were 

 made concerning the aboriginal inhabitants of Nova Scotia, who formed the 

 Kjoekkenmoeddings of the coast, by which it appeared that the race was 

 almost identical in their mode of life with those of the European coasts, — 

 similar material being found in both; only the rude pottery of Europe 

 differed somewhat in the colour of the clay of which it was made, from that 

 found in Nova Scotia. 



The President read a letter from Admiral Sir Alexander Milnp:, 

 recently Naval Commander-in-Chief on this Station, communicating interest- 

 ing information, the result of many years experience, on the extension of the 

 Gulf Stream. (See Appendix.) 



The Secretary reported, that in accordance with a Resolution of the 

 Council of the Institute, he had forwarded to the Honble. the President of 

 the Legislative Council, and to His Honor the Sjieaker of the House of 

 Assembly, respectively, the invitation of the Institute to the members of both 

 Branches of the Legislature to attend their ordinary meetings during the 

 Legislative Session. 



Ordinary Meeting, April 6, 186.5. 



Colonel Myers read a paper entitled — " Notes on the Weather at 

 Halifax, Nova Scotia, during 1864." {See Tra7is actions.) 



During the discussion which followed the reading of this paper, the 

 President read a letter from Professor Henry, Secretary of the Smithsonian 

 Institute, stating that the Institution would be glad to receive a daily tele- 

 gram giving an account of the state of the weather, direction of wind, &c., at 

 Halifax. • It was the opinion of the meeting that such a request should be 

 complied with, and the military aiithorities memorialized to allow such obser- 

 vations to be delivered to the Institute for transmission to the Smithsonian. 



Dr. B. Gilpin read a paper — " On the Gaspereau" {Alosa tyrannus). 

 {See Transactions.) 



After the reading of Dr. Gilpin's paper, some of the members made 

 I'cmai'ks upon the habits of this fish ; and its rare custom of rising to a fly was 

 placed beyond doubt by a gentleman present stating that he had cauglit one 

 while trout fishing, with an artificial lly, last summer, on the Nine 

 Mile River. 



The Secretary read the following extract from a letter he had received 

 from E. Maret, Esq., of St. John's, Newfoundland, an Associate Member of 

 the Institute : — 



" St. John's, March 21. 



" I hiive not been able to do mucli in tlie way of investigation, but previous to 

 leaving the west coast'an ariow head of flint was given rae by Mr. LeGallois, which 

 he had just found in the course of one of his journeys. I have also obtained some 

 handsome coiub shells, as well as a very fine specimen of cockle. 



" We have had a most exti-aordiiiary winter, exceedingly mild with occasional 

 severe frosts. At present (March "21 ) there is scarcely any snow on the ground, au 

 unusual tiling for Newfoundland. 



" Contrary to my former experience, I find that Frogs do exist in Newfoundland, 

 and several colonies of theui inhabit the ponds and lakes about St. John's, though 



