52 Canadian Record of Science. 



Dr. F. D. Adams then read a paper on " Denudation 

 or the Waste of Land," which was illustrated by a large 

 number of excellent lantern slides. 



On motion of Sir William Dawson, seconded by Mr. 

 Geo. Sumner the thanks of the Society were given to the 

 lecturer for his interesting paper. 



Montreal, March 5th, J 894. 



A special meeting of the Society was held this evening to 

 receive report of the committee to enquire into the 

 improvement of the Society and the committee on publica- 

 tion of the Record of Science. 



Dr. Wesley Mills, president, in the chair. 



The minutes of the special meeting of the Council were 

 accepted as read. 



Moved by Judge Wurtele seconded by Mr. Drake that the 

 recommendations of the Council with regard to the publica- 

 tion of the Record be adopted. Carried. 



Moved by Dr. Adams seconded by the Rev. Dr. Campbell 

 that Mr, Nevil Norton Evans be added to the Editing Com- 

 mittee. 



The report of the committee appointed to enquire into 

 the condition of the Society was then taken up seriatum 

 and adopted. 



The committee beg to report that they have held a 

 number of meetings and have carefully considered the 

 whole subject submitted to them. 



They desire to make the following recommendations: — 



1. That the range of subjects presented to the Society at 

 its monthly meetings be extended so as to include both the 

 natural and the physical sciences. 



2. That authors presenting papers to the Society be 

 requested, in reading them, to make use of language as free 

 from technicalities -as possible, it being understood that 

 those papers accepted by the Society for publication in the 

 Record of Science may there appear in the technical language 

 of the author. 



