PROCEEDINGS 



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VOLUME I. PAET 4. 



An^tiversart Meeting, Oct. 9, 1865. 



In accordance with the Bye-Laws of the Institute, the Anniversary Meet- 

 ing, was held on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1865, at 8 p.m. when the following 

 gentlemen were elected office bearers for the ensuing year : — 

 President. — J. M. Jones, F. L. S. 



Vice-Presidents.— J. B. Gilpin, M.D., Lt. Col. C. Hardy, R. A. 

 Treasurer. — Capt. Lyttleton. 

 Secretary. — Wm. Gossip. • 



Council— Colonel W. J. Myers, F. R. M. S., J. R. DeWolfe, M. D., 



Edin., Professor Lawson, L. L. D., Jos. Bell, J. H. Duvar, P. S. Hamil- 



>^ Tox, W. C. Silver, Lt. Col. Clifford, Royal Artillery. 



■l^v,; The President in a brief address regretted that the state of the weather 



had prevented a larger attendance. He entered upon various topics connected 



"^ with the welfare of the Institute, and alluded especially to the difficulty that 



-.J had been experienced in carrying out the intentions of the Institute with ref- 



..^' erence to the summer Field Meetings, which he considered useful, not only in 



attracting attention to the natural products of the localities visited, but also 



> in engendering a taste for enquiry into matters pertaining to the physical 



^' history of the Province. The Chief Commissioner of Railways had very kindly 



^ offered free passage over the lines to members attending Field Meetings, and 



. f^ every inducement was therefore offered to those who desired to participate in 



such meetings ; but he was very sorry to say that but a very small proportion 



of the members took part in these excursions. 



The Treasurer's account was examined and found correct, showino' a 

 balance credit of $81.8 7i. 



Ordinary Meetlng, Nov. 6, 1865. 

 J. M. Jones, President, in the Chair. 

 Dr. J. B. Gilpin read a paper on the Mackerel {Scomber vernali^, Mitch.) 



