104 PROCEEDINGS. 



Halifax County — Glacial Period" This paper embodied the results of much 

 painstaking original work. (See Transactions.) 



Mr. Gossip gave some very interesting facts in reference to the transpor- 

 tation of drift by glacial or other action. 



Dr. Gilpin exhibited a number of stone arrowheads, found near Lunen- 

 burg, and presented to the Institute by the Rev. J. Forrest. The Rev. 

 gentleman who was present described to the Institute the nature of the 

 locality in which he had found them. 



Ordinary Meeting, January 10, 1876. 

 William Gossip, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Dr. J. Somers read a paper on " Correspondence between the Floras of 

 Nova Scotia and Arkansas." Several gentlemen made inquiries respecting 

 the subjects treated in the lecture, which Dr. St>mers readily and satisfactorily 

 answered. (See Transactions.) 



Dr. A. P. Reid also read a paper " On Natural History in relation to Deep 

 Sea Fishes." (See Transactions.) 



Mr. Gossip, Dr. Reid, Mr. L. G. Power, Mr. Mellish and others, 

 spoke on the subject, and gave facts showing that the cod and others fishes 

 were formerly found in our waters in greater abundance than they are at the 

 present time. It was strongly urged that the study of the habits of our deep 

 sea fishes could be made a specialty with great profit to the country at large, 

 as well as to the student. 



Ordinary Meeting, February 14, 1876' 

 William Gossip, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. 

 It was announced that Mr. Geo. Matthews of New Brunswick, was 

 elected a corresponding member of the Institute. 



A paper was read by Edwin Gilpin, M. A., F. G. S., " On Ores and 

 Minerals from East River," Pictou, intended for the Centennial Exhibition. 

 (See Transactions.) 



A paper was also read by Mr. Andrew Dewar, l 'On\the Atomic PhH\ 

 osophy — its past and present." 



Ordinary Meeting, March 13, 1876. 

 William Gossip, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Secretary announced that J. T. Fraser and Robert S. 

 Skimmings, had been elected members of the Institute ; and that the Rev. G. 

 Patterson, D. D., of Pictou ; J. B. Calkin, M. A., Principal of Normal 

 School, Truro ; and James J. Kerr, had been elected associate members. 



The Rev. Dr. Honeyman continued his subject " On the Geology of 

 Halifax County, Glacial Period." (See Transactions.) 



Mr. Gossip mentioned several cases of granite boulders having been found 

 near the city, which could not have been placed in these positions except by 

 icebergs or some similar agency. 



