106 Canadian Record of Science. 



On motion of R. W. McLachlan, seconded by Joseph 

 Kortier, the thanks of the Society were tendered to Prof. 

 Nicolson for his interesting paper. 



Montreal, April 30th, 181)4. 



The sixth monthly meeting of the Society was held this 

 evening, J. H. Joseph, Vice-President, in the chair. 



The minutes of last meeting were read and approved. 



The minutes of Council of April 23rd were read. 



It was moved by the Rev. Dr. Campbell, seconded by J. 

 A. U. Beaudry, that the Society begs to offer its congratu- 

 lations to Dr. Wesley Mills upon the success of the Somer- 

 ville course, arranged by him, for the present season, and 

 records its appreciation of the exceedingly instructive and 

 valuable lectures delivered by him and the other professors 

 of the Faculty of Comparative Medicine in McGill Univer- 

 sity, Dr. D. McEachran, Dr. Baker and Dr. Adami, who 

 aided him in favoring the public with this course, under 

 the auspices of this society. 



A letter was read from Dr. F. D. Adams, enclosing one 

 from Mr. Lamb, of the Geological Survey, Ottawa, offering 

 to give the Society a valuable exchange for four sponges 

 which he had. borrowed from the Society's collection, some 

 time ago, on order of Sir William Dawson. On motion, the 

 letter was referred to Messrs. Winn and Chambers. 



Mr. J. M. M. Duff, proposed by J. A. U. Beaudry, sec- 

 onded by George Sumner, was, on motion that the rules be 

 suspended, elected an ordinary member by acclamation. 



Mr. J. S. Shearer reported, on behalf of the Field Day 

 Committee, that the committee had arranged for the field 

 day to be held on the 2nd of June; the train to start from 

 Windsor Station at 8 a.m. for Labelle, about forty miles 

 beyond St. Agathe, the place selected for last year's field 

 day. 



On motion by R. W. McLachlan, seconded by Joseph 

 Fortier, the report was adopted ; the price of tickets to be 

 $1.50 for adults and 75 cents for children. 



