﻿120 Canadian Record of Science. 



Montreal, Nov. 2otb-, 1895. 



The second monthly meeting of the Society was held 

 this evening, John S. Shearer in the chair. 



Present : Messrs. J. B. Williams, Geo. Kearley, Harold 

 B. Gushing, B.A., J. A. U. Beaudry, F. W. Richards, E. T. 

 Chambers, Hon. Mr. Justice Wurtele, A. F. Winn, G. E. 

 Chisholm, Rev. G. Golborne Heine, H. McLaren, Prof. J. T. 

 Donald, Dr. C. W. Wilson, and others. 



The minutes of last meeting, October 28th, were read 

 and confirmed. 



The report of the Museum Committee was then read 

 and adopted. It contains the following proposal, should 

 the Society approve of the scheme : — To arrange for some 

 short talks or lectures to young people on different objects 

 in the Museum, to be given on Saturday afternoons during 

 the winter months. Such a course of six or seven lectures, 

 it was thought, would interest people in the museum, and 

 help to bring in some young members to the Society. 



DONATIONS. 



The following donations were reported : — 

 Nest of Baltimore Oriole^— Miss Jackson. 

 American Merganser — Mr. John Donavan. 

 5 Lake Urchins — Miss Marion B. Shearer. 

 Pileated Woodpecker (shot on Mount Royal) — Mr. 



David Denne. 

 The Hand-Book of the Flora of New South Wales, 

 by the Hon. Mr. Gheoles, F.L.S., etc., etc. 



A vote of thanks to the donors was moved by J. A. U. 

 Beaudry and seconded by H. McLaren. 



The following new members Were elected by acclama- 

 tion, the rules being suspended for that purpose : — Capt. 

 W. Ross and Harold B. Gushing, B.A. 



Prof. J. T. Donald then read a very interesting com- 

 munication on " Gold Mining in California, Past and 



