﻿124 Canadian Record of Science. 



Minutes of last meetinsr were read and confirmed. 



Minutes of Council meeting of March 23rd were read. 



The following donations were reported as made to 

 the Museum : — 



About 75 eggs of Canadian Birds, by G. A. Dunlop. 



16 specimens of Gold, Silver and Lead Ore, from 

 Kootenay Mines, B.C., by Richard Conway, 64 Victoria 

 •street, Montreal. 



One Kea Parrot, one Owl Parrot, received in exchange 

 vfrom C. Spanner & Co., Toronto. 



A vote of thanks to the donors was proposed by 

 John S. Shearer, and seconded by J. A. U. Beaudry. 

 Carried. 



On motion the rules were suspended, and tlie following 

 were elected as ordinary members of the Society : — J. G. 

 Yeith and G. E. Drummond. 



John S. Shearer then took the chair, and Rev. Robt. 



Campbell read Mr. A. T. Drummond's paper on 



"'^ Currents and Temperatures in the Gulf of St. Lawrence." 



E. L. Bond, Geo. Kearley and others made remarks 

 •on this very interesting paper, and hoped that the 

 •Government would take action in the matter of a more 

 thorough survey. 



A vote of thanks to Mr. Drummond for his excellent 

 paper was moved by Major E. L. Bond, and seconded by 

 Dr. Campbell. 



Mr. Williams then read his communication "On Certain 



Birds from the Moluccas now in the Society's Museum." 



A hearty vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. Williams for 



liis paper and also for his care of and arrangement of the 



*l)irds in the Museum. 



