THE HAMILTON ASSOCIATION. 95 



ANNUAL REPORT 



SESSION 1888—9. 



Hamilton Association 



HAMILTON, ONT4RIO, 



(For the Promotion of Literature, Science and Art.) 

 Presented May gth, i88g. 



The session just closed has been, on the whole, a successful 

 one, whether the character of the work done, or the interest of the 

 members therein, be considered. 



Six general meetings of the Association have been held 

 during the Session, at which the following papers have been read, 

 viz. : — 



" Notes on Primitive Man," by W. Kennedy. 



" Notes on the Waverley Novels " (2nd part), by Rev. C. H. 

 Mockridge, D. D. 



" History of Pottery and Ceramic Art," by S. J. Ireland. 



" Selenography," by H. B. Witton. 



" Notes on the Lingular of the Silurian Rocks," and " Notes on 

 the Origin of Chert (Flint) in our Local Niagara Rocks," by Col. C. 

 C. Grant. 



Since last annual meeting the Association has held one general 

 field day. Through the kindness of Mr. William Gibson, the members 

 of the Association and their friends were invited to visit his extensive 

 quarries near Beamsville; so, on the morning of the 30th of June 

 last, a party of about thirty found themselves in a special car, through 

 the kindness of Mr. Chas. Stiff, Superintendent of the Southern 

 Division of the Grand Trunk Railway. On arrival at Beamsville the 

 car was detached from the train and awaited us for the return iour- 



