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The minutes of last meeting were read and approved. 



The minutes of Council were leftover until next meet- 

 ing. 



On motion of E. W. McLachlan, seconded by E. T. 

 Chambers, the rules were suspended and the following 

 were elected ordinary members by acclamation. 



J. S. Buchan, proposed by Sir William Dawson, seconded 

 by Dr. F. D. Adams ; Nevil Norton Evans, proposed by Dr. 

 Adams, seconded by A. F. Winn ; De Lery Macdonald, 

 proposed by J. S. Shearer, seconded by George Sumner. 



Mr. Nevil Norton Evans then gave an interesting address, 

 with experiments : entitled " How a chemical analysis is 

 made." 



On motion of Mr. Smaile, seconded by Professor Donald, 

 the thanks of the Society were tendered to Mr. Evans. 



Moved by George Sumner, seconded by Henry Lyman, 

 that the thanks of the Society be tendered to the Corpor- 

 ation of McGill College for the use of their lecture hall and 

 apparatus. 



E. W. McLachlan, 



Secretary 

 Dr. Wesley Mills, 



President. 



Montreal, February 26th, 1894. 



The fourth monthly meeting of the Society was held this 

 evening, Dr. Wesley Mills, president, in the chair. 



The minutes of last meeting were read and approved. 



The minutes of Council meetings of November 20th, 

 December 18th, 1893, January 22nd and February 19th, 

 1894, were read. 



Mr. Achille Fortier, proposed by Joseph Fortier, seconded 

 by the Rev. Eobert Campbell ; Mr. C. T. Williams, pro- 

 posed by E. W. McLachlan, seconded by Dr. Wesley Mills; 

 and Mr. Pierre Bedard, proposed by Mr. J. A. U. Beaudry, 

 seconded by M. de Beaujeu, were, on motion of George 

 Sumner, seconded by J. S. Shearer, elected by acclamation. 



Letters were read from the Hon. L. O. Taillon and J. T. 

 Buchan asking to be excused for non-attendance. 



