ENS oy 4 oe ie (4 HY a ene — he te seen pee eee ee 2 — oo ee ees | 1 IX } Seen au et ECS THE NEW YORK PURE LIBRARY DU PETCATE SOED MEMOIRES ET CONTES RE NUS DE LA SOCIETE ROYALE CANADA ‘ ‘ TROISIEME SERIE-TOME II SEANCE DE MAT 1908 “4 EN VENTE CHEZ JAS. HOPE ET FILS, OTTAWA; LA CIE COPP-CLARK (LIMITÉE), TORONTO BERNARD QUARITCH, LONDRES, ANGLETERRE 1908 PROCEEDINGS TRANSACTIONS OF THE 4% ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA THIRD SERIES-|VOLUME TI MEETING OF MAY 1908 : FOR SALE BY JAMES'HOPE & SON, OTTAWA ; THE COPP-CLARK CO. (Limitzep), TORONTO . BERNARD QUARITCH, LONDON, ENGLAND 1908 OE EEO AURA COS thx Mens CALME AE Are Act PTT Gare ake LA EL Ray | Ca X ym ae. os \ of A; ng ce RE ee a SOY, fy we N7 TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Officers of the Society for 1908-1909............ 1 List of Fellows and Corresponding Members............ 2-4 MIG, RAT ELA ARE CAC EURE ANSI ESS PE 5 PROCEEDINGS. Last of Fellows present at May meeting................. I BBDUG 0 0 0 ARE RON BEN A Sa) sy din) TR dE en On Of Members ins LAN LR Ne et TT DE USA AO a 1 EI PE EI APE NT AR CESR III PEEING Of LTENSACONS =,2 0.0 ols Saleie a ae ete pani 72. MAIN NPARRARSRNRE MERE RE UNE WR TRUE RS PR A ER 2 EH RCI SIUM ci. nial crate Lid whe chemin aa alquainvanate Ps IV BMS ONE Se 20 554 vladavelars |Nas set) (Maa ee a othe A TR ons IV AMPA COOLS ins Sea eh Re Eee 01k faves RASE at al'ahs eee sera ea V 6. Tercentenary celebration at Quebec. ................ Vil 7. The 1909 Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement Of Science ile le scree X 8. The Centenary Celebration of the Geological So- ciety of London............................. XI 9. Congress of Imperial and Colonial Meteorologists in ASSET RARE Sr Mah toa tas ala woos XIV 10. Deceased Members—Dr. Napoléon Legendre, Thomas Macfarlane, Dr. B. J. Harrington, and Dr. Edwin CE 7e Setar aout avis PRE PQ PRE OR CE Ee XVIII 11. Government work, Literary and Scientific........... XXVIII aE LESACHIECT, Hocieltes), uen unie, SR DE St XXVIII GENERAL BUSINESS. UNS LO Ne) de. «eins alee a S's, cree e wielaieiel s sue as. XXIX General Publication Committee appointed .............. XXIX Committee for Nomination of Officers appointed......... XXIX Report of Special Committee on Rules................. XXIX Committee appointed re Grant to defray expenses of Mem- bers ond. Dell RM he are ne 2 oie XXXII Special Meeting to be held in Quebec.................. XXXII Presentation of New Members......... XXXII, XXXIV, XLI Reports of Associated Societies read.................... XXXIII AE a ck wii e ae 5 4.0 ain aus 6 0 à pie XXXIII Pema report oF Section 111.....:.... 4.26... cs XXXIII 31883 II ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA British Science Guild....... fo k okie SA ge sab beh de Cains XXXIV Second Report Uy ween Ll lee. see SL wets wives XXXIV Thard Report OF Dacnan ITEMS MER, Der alates XXXIV Prof. Wilhelm Ostwald elected a corresponding member... XXXV Report of Committee on Travelling expenses, adopted.... XXXV JV OVER) OF MORE PAU oleae 0 at men ete arp olen XXXV Popular lecture by Mr. R. F. Stupart: ................. XXXVI Report of Nomination Committee, adopted.............. XXXVII Committee on British Association Meeting reappointed... XXXVII PONG Oy EE 1 117 Ge rat Sia hata as a. 3 cee we Viole eigik & eBi@iigie ne XXXVII ORNE OPCS OUR Nbr AS adele! ora) ble abs Selb s lew,» XXXIX DENON Oo OGC LIL a: asks alu cra x) eis ae ere nee es, sm drore Gael à XLII Report of Publication Committee of Section III......... XLIV IDE OF ACCOM FV in den late reine ele Pat tel XLV à TANT PR LIER sis hs sa 6 ow ow si AE EC CE XLVII RIDER ER 2a 5,6 sun ea de seraient XLVII , APPENDICES. A.—PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. A Plea for Literature. By S. E. Dawson, C.M.G., Lit.D. LI B.—BI0LOGICAL STATIONS. 7 Marne Biologival Slahons.,../ 440, RAR ARE LXXT PB AMIE ROAD ES ONE 5, den ae code ers Un EDIT LXXII TEU NGI, oc 4 sin aceid oie AU te aa Pa NP Le LXXIII LRU PE 1 7 5.0 > ss.» s phe PO PAR she h wii LT RER à eu Lu LXXIV C.—METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Report of Scientific work performed in connection with the Dominion Meteorological Service.............. LXXVII D.—DomINION ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY. Beport by Dr, WF, King... eme tbe ie LXXXIII E. —AssoOCIATED SOCIETIES. I. The Ottawa Field-Naturalists Club............. XCV II. The Ontario Historical Soctety....:.....,..... CI III. The Entomological Society of Ontario.......... CVI IV. The Ottawa Literary and Scientific Society...... CVIII V. The Wellington Field-Naturalists Club......... CX TABLE OF CONTENTS III VI. The Elgin Historical and Scientific Institute.... CXT VII. The Women’s Historical Society of the County of ER TN RO AIRS CNA OGRE ES OVS ALAND Ce CXII VIII. The Nova Scotian Institute of Science.......... CXIV IX. The Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of JAI 147) RME Ree SMM LS LEE ES ARENA a8 oe CXV X. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (Ot- DER CEE. | ARR ERA ALARME a er ai CXVII XI. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada...... CXX XII. Hamilion Scientific Association, . .............. CXXII XIII. The Natural History Society of British Columbia. CXXIII XIV. The Natural History Society of Montreal....... CXXIV XV. The Niagara Historical Society... :..:......02. CXXVIII XVI. The Nova Scotia Historical Society............. CXXX XVII. The New Brunswick Natural History Society.... CXXXI XVIII. L'Institut Canadien-Français d'Ottawa.......... CXXXV XIX. The New Brunswick Historical Society......... CXXXVII XX. The New Brunswick Loyalists Society.......... CXXXVII XXI. The Women’s Wentworth Historical Society CELT OR eure see RP ERA ENT CXXXVIII XXII. The Botanical Club of Canada................. CXL TRANSACTIONS. SECTION I. I. Le vrai monument de Champlain: ses Œuvres éditées par Laverdière. Par M. l’abbé A. GossELIN........ 3 II. Deux familles rurales de la rive sud du St-Laurent: Les débuts de la complication sociale dans un milieu cana- dien-français (Carte). Par M. L&on GERIN....... 25 III. Jean-Baptiste Bouchette. Par M. B. SULTE.......... 67 IV. Gouverneurs, lieutenants-gouverneurs, et administrateurs de la province de Québec, des Bas et Haut Canadas, du Canada sous l’Union et de la Puissance du Canada, 1163-1908: Par FRANCOIS J} Roper. EME 85 . Des Acadiens déportés à Boston, en 1755. (Un épisode du Grand Dérangement. Par M. PascAL PoIRIER.. 125 SECTION II. . An Ursuline Epic. By Lr.-Cor. Wm. WooD.......... 3 . The Administration of Sir James Craig—A chapter in Canadian History. By Lr.-Cor. CRUIKSHANK...... 61 IV PT. Lh. EEL. EY’ VI. VIT. VIII. EX: ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA An Adventurer from Hudson Bay—Journal of Matthew Cocking. By Lawrence J. BURPEE Ce Se Oe se ae .um® D.C.L. EPCS CON EURE AUD OO NES INTR TNT Re ee Clee ste se die Nes 8 6 SECTION III. - Note on an Improvement in the Method of determining of Visibility Curves. By C. 8S. Wrieut, B.A. Com- municated by Pror. J. C. McLENNAN............ The Secondary y Rays due to the y Rays of Radium C. (Diagrams). By A. 8. Eve, D.Sc. Communicated by De sy, MAR ce On the Radioactivity of Potassium and other Alkali Metals (Diagrams). By Pror. J. C. McLennan and Me: WP anne alto did Note on the Temperature Variations in the Specific Resistance of Heusler’s Alloys (Diagrams). By H. A. McTaceart, M.A., and J. K. Ropertson, M.A. Communicated by Pror. J. C. McLENNAN......... . On the Conductivity of Mixtures of Dilute Solutions (Diagrams). By J. A. Garpiner, M.A. Communi- cated by Prom? ge Cs MOLENNAN,. :. ............, The Absorption of the Different Types of Beta Rays to- gether with a Study of the Secondary Rays Excited by them (Diagrams). By V. E. Pounp, M.A. Com- municated by Pror. J. C. McLENNAN............ On Variations in the Conductivity of Air enclosed in Metallic Receivers (Diagrams). By C. S. WRIGHT, B.A. Communicated by Pror. J. C. McLENNAN.... On the Charges gained by Insulated Metallic Conductors, surrounded by other Conductors, and the Relation of these Charges to the Volta Effect (Diagrams). By J. K. ROBERTSON, M.A. Communicated by Pror. J. C. MODAN na ds Sin wo cue de ee The Constitution and Properties of Heusler’s Alloys, in- cluding a Study of their Microstructure. By H. A. MoTaaaart, M.A. Communicated by Pror. J. C. MoLEN NA eee CR ciao oid owes à eee . Some further Results on the Absorption of Thorium Emanation by Charcoal (Diagrams). By R. W. Bortz, M.Sc. Communicated by Dr. H. T. Barnes. 15 31 37 53 85 111 135 141 XI. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. TABLE OF CONTENTS Wireless Time Signals from the St. John Observatory of the Canadian Meteorological Service. By D. L. Hur- CHINSON. Communicated by R. F. STuPART.«..... . A Note on the Zamboni Pile. By A. 8. Eve, D.Sc. Communicated by Dr. H. T. BARNES............. . Local Temperature Forecasting by Differences in Tem- perature between Mount Royal and McGill College Observatory (Diagrams). By Proressors C. H. McLeop, MA4.E. and H. T. BarNes, D.Sc......... The Construction and Calibration of very High Resist- ances and a Standard of High Resistance (Dia- grams). By Howarp L. Bronson, PH.D. Com- municated by Pror. H. T. BARNES..... Ms tia Rate Production of Hydrogen Peroxide by Contact of Metals with Water containing dissolved Oxygen. By G. W. SHEARER, M.Sc. Communicated by Pror. H. T. ARS RE 4e ENE i Pe REN ut Te A The Mineral Constituents of the Ottawa River Water, 1907. By Franx T. SHUTT, M.A., and A. GORDON Rye Hi Wee! NE SB) cay. echo) the cara tions Roe ne eu The Nitrogen Compounds in Rain and Snow. By Frank RS cree MA tc NREL ai a Poon sone. ED Deficient Humidity of the Atmosphere. II. Comparisons of Various forms of Hygrometers. By T. A. STaR- KM OMR. and EL ES BARNES. LSC: soe Rene Some Phenomena of the Persistence of Vision (Dia- grams). By Pror. FRANK ALLEN. Communicated DIR A Us MESA RER cute de. ae ora dow ate eters . The need of a “Rational Almanac.” By Moses B. © CotswortH, F.G.S., with introduction by Str Sanp- Pane BURN QE hash. nt Lions tn ae . Researches in Physical Chemistry carried out in the University of Toronto during the past year. By Ro Wey ASE MEL ER ne. NN Cle ee ow A bite . Harcourt and Esson’s Idea in Chemical Menai (Diagrams). By W. Las MILLER............... . An outline of Analytical Spherical Geometry (Dia- grams). By S. BEATTY, B.A. Communicated by PEO nrnene BARNE ns diam à . Some New Symmetric Function Tables. By Pror. W. PATRONS SEY Me MS sg re GUN one 157 163 181 187 195 VI ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA SECTION IV. I. The Nepheline and Associated Alkali Syenites of Eastern Ontario (Plates). By F. D. Apams, D.Sc., and A. He ARTO WDA ashe c's OR SEE US Rene Pe 3 IT. Bibliography of Canadian Zoology for 1907 (Exclusive of Entomology). By L. M. Lambs, F.G.S........ us III. Bibliography of Canadian Entomology for the year 1907. By Rev. De. C. J.95. SRT ONE. 2). oo oc sve IV. Æsculin Bile Salt Media for Water and Milk Analysis. By F. C. Harrison and J. vAN DER LECK.......... 105 V. A method for preparing Gelatine Plates for Museum or Class purposes. Byer: C. TIARRISON. ..... 52.2.6 111 VI. Notes on a proposed New Base for the Cambrian Rocks of Southern New Brunswick. By Dr. R. W. ELLS.. 113 VII. Geological Cycles in the Maritime Provinces of Canada. By DEC Wy MATERNEL OT oak Oe eee 121 VIII. Cellular Osmosis and Herediiy. By Pror. A. B. MAOALEUME, ARS shee cas oe a oso cn ARR ene eee 145 IX. Dawsonite: A Carbonate of Soda and Alumina (Dia- grams). By Ricuarp P. D. Granam, M.Sc. Com- municated by De. PF. DD, ApAMsA yo eee 165 X. Thoughts and Facts on Right and Left Handedness and on an attempt to explain why the majority of men are Right Handed (illustrated). By Dr. G. P. Grrp- MOOD 0, LARMES DURE os RMS ST ae 172 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PROCEEDINGS. Portraits of deceased Fellows: Dr. Napoléon Legendre, Mr. T. Macfarlane, Dr. B. J. Harrington and Dr. Edwin Gilpin. .X VIII Fhree plates to accompany Appendix C....,.......,.,,,..... LXXX SECTION I. One coloured map to accompany Mr. Gérin’s paper............ 30 Eight plates of fac-simile signatures of Governors, etc. for Mr AGE irene. Sele aah arate se es RME iy SECTION II. One coloured map to accompany Mr. Burpee’s “ Cocking’s J OPER 7? seer RU Rs D a Rates O Ruth 96 TABLE OF CONTENTS VII SECTION III. Four diagrams to illustrate Mr. Eves paper “Secondary Y RAYS? oc cccecesse cece en tees cns tees eecceceeccncs 14 Seven diagrams to accompany Messrs. McLennan and Kennedy’s paper “ Radioactivity of Potassium ?.................. 29 Two diagrams for Messrs. McTaggart and Robertson’s paper “Temperature Variations ”....................... 32 et seq. Eighteen diagrams to illustrate Mr. Gardiner’s paper “ Con- ductivity of Mixtures of Dilute Solutions ?...........38 et seq. Eighteen diagrams for Mr. Pound’s paper “ Absorption of dif- ferent types of Beta Rays ”........................ 81 et seq. Nine diagrams to accompany Mr. Wright’s paper, “ Variations in the Comdwetiviby or AIT 7 6. ole ale we 'e\s ps «ale mete 3 88 et seq. Fifteen diagrams to illustrate Mr. Robertson’s paper “ Insulated Malallic Conduerors © ac. a RSR ie a= «ls 9 133 et seq. Five half-tone figures to accompany Mr. McTaggart’s paper “ Properties of Heusler’s Alloys” .................... 137 Five diagrams for Mr. Boyle’s paper, “ Absorption of Thorium emanation by Charcoal ”......................... 142 et seq. Two diagrams to accompany Prof. McLeod and Barnes’ paper “Temperature Forecasting” ........................ 162 Three diagrams to illustrate Mr. Bronson’s paper “ Construction of Very High Resistances ?....................... 164 et seq. Twelve diagrams for Prof. Allen’s paper “ Phenomena of the persistence of Vision ”........................... 195 et seq. One diagram for Prof. Miller’s “ Idea in Chemical Mechanics ?”.. 249 Twenty-two figures to accompany Mr. Beatty’s paper “ Spherical CEE VES AE RM Dk eal alae Ne ee 255 et seq- j SECTION IV. Fourteen coloured, heliotype and half-tone plates to accompany Messrs. Adams and Barlow’s paper “ Alkali Syenites”...3 ef seq. Four diagrams to illustrate Mr. Graham’s paper “ Daw- See MOIS APTE Tsay. a aia ET PA haters meet ea 213 et seq. Two half-tone plates for Dr. Girdwood’s “ Right and Left Hand- 0 Fatoe EN ARMES ated haber ahd bliss yin I EE RER ARE RASE RTS = 184 THE - ROYAL PRIE iy Or, CANADA. FOUNDER: HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF ARGYLL, K.T., &c., (WHEN GOVERNOR-GENEBAL OF CANADA IN 1582. OFFICERS FOR 1908-1909. HONORARY PRESIDENT: HIS EXCELLENCY THE RIGHT HON. EARL GREY, G.C.M.G., &c. HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENT: THE RT. HON. LORD STRATHCONA AND MOUNT ROYAL, G.C.M.G., &c. PRESIDENT—DR. J. EDMOND ROY. VicE-PRESIDENT—DR. GEORGE BRYCE. HONORARY SECRETARY, .. .. .. .. DR. JAMES FLETCHER HONORARY TREASURER, .. .. .. .. L. M. LAMBE OFFICERS OF SECTIONS: SEC. I— French Literature, History, and Allied Subjects. PRESIDENT, ote ay Ër me MGR BEGIN VICE-PRESIDENT, ig oy oP HON. RODOLPHE LEMIEUX SECRETARY, .. mr xe be ERROL BOUCHETTE SEC. II.—English Literature, History, and Allied Subjects. PRESIDENT, Se me ae a LT.-COL. WOOD VICE-PRESIDENT, bye As a ARCHBISHOP HOWLEY SECRETARY, .. Le 2e ae DR. W. WILFRED CAMPBELL SEC. III.—Mathematical, Physical, and Chemical Sciences. PRESIDENT, a Su sa A DR. H. T. BARNES VICE-PRESIDENT, ve EK ons DR. W. BELL DAWSON SECRETARY, Le: a Es DR. E. DEVILLE SEC. IV.—Geological and Biological Sciences. PRESIDENT, Ae

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Dawson, C.M.G. 1908-1909 . . = . a - - - Dr. J. EDMOND Roy. moOY AL SOUCIRTY: OF CANADA PROCEEDINGS FOR 1908 TWENTY-SEVENTH GENERAL MEETING SESSION I. (Tuesday, May 26.) The Royal Society of Canada held its twenty-seventh general meeting in the Normal School Building, Elgin Street, Ottawa. The President, Dr. Dawson, took the chair at 10 o’clock a.m., and called the meeting to order. The roll was then called by the Secretary. PRESENT : President, Dr. S. E. Dawson. Vice-President, Dr. J. E. Roy. Honorary Secretary, Dr. James Fletcher. Honorary Treasurer, Mr. L. M. Lambe. The following members, in their Sections, were present at the roll call, or arrived later during the session. SECTION I.—Present: Mr. I. Bouchette, Mgr. Bruchesi, Dr. DeCelles, Mr. Gérin, Abbé Gosselin, Hon. P. Poirier, Dr. J. E. Roy, Mr. Sulte, and the Honourable R. Lemieux, who was introduced at this meeting. Apologies were received from Mgr. Bégin, Mgr. Paquet, Judge Pru@homme, the Abbé Camille Roy. SECTION II.—Present: Rev. Dr. Bryce, Dr. W. Wilfred Campbell, Lt.-Col. Cruickshank, Mr. Coyne, Dr. Dawson, Col. Denison, Dr. Doughty, Dr. Hannay, Archbp. Howley, Mr. James, Dr. LeSueur, Mr. Lighthall, Dr. Morgan, Mr. Geo. Murray, and Mr. D. C. Scott. Apologies were received from Rev. Dr. Burwash, Rev. Dr. Clark, Rev. J. C. Murray, Rev. Dr. Raymond, Dr. J. Reade, Rev. Dr. Withrow, Mr. J. 8. Willison, and Lieut.-Col. Wood. | SECTION III.—Present: Prof. Baker, Dr. Barnes, Dr. Bell Dawson, Dr. Deville, Sir Sandford Fleming, Dr. Girdwood, Dr. Glashan, Dr. Goodwin, Dr. Hoffmann, Dr. Johnson, Dr. Keefer, Dr. Loudon, Mr. A. McGill, Prof. McLennan, Prof. W. L. Miller, Prof. McLeod, Dr. Ruttan, Mr. Shutt, Mr. Stupart, and Dr. King, who was introduced at this meeting. Apologies were received from Prof. Dupuis and Mgr. Hamel. SECTION IV.—Present: Dr. Adami, Dr. Adams, Dr. Ami, Dr. Bailey, Dr. Barlow, Dr. Bell, Dr. Ells, Dr. Fletcher, Prof. Fowler, Sir James Grant, Dr. Hay, Mr. Harrington, Mr. Lambe, Prof. McCal- II ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA lum, Dr. Wesley Mills, Dr. Penhallow, Prof. Prince, Dr. Saunders, Dr. Whiteaves, and Dr. A. G. Nicholls, who was introduced at this meeting. Apologies were received from Rev. Dr. Bethune, Dr. Burgess, Mgr. Laflamme, Prof. Macoun, Dr. MacKay, Dr. Poole, Rev. G. W. Taylor. PRESENTATION OF MEMBERS. The following new members were formally presented to the Society and welcomed by the President. Section I.—The Honourable R. Lemieux, presented by Prof. Roy. Section II.—Dr. James Hannay, presented by Dr. Wilfred Campbell and Dr. George Hay. Section III—Dr. W. F. King, presented by Sir Sandford Fleming and Mr. R. F. Stupart. Section IV.—Dr. A. G. Nicholls, presented by Dr. Adami and Dr. Ami. The Honorary Secretary then read the following gracious letter from His Excellency the Governor-General, the Patron and Honorary President of the Society: Government House, Ottawa, May 20th, 1908. My dear Mr. Dawson, I shall be obliged if you will convey to the members of the Royal Society an expression of my personal regret at my inability to be present at the meeting, on Monday the 25th. I leave Ottawa on Thursday night for Toronto with Her Excellency and the whole of my household, and shall remain there for a fortnight. On Monday the 25th I have an.engagement of long standing to unveil a statue of the late Queen Victoria, and so cannot possibly be with you at the meeting of the Royal Society on that day. I hope that ‘you may have a most successful gathering, and that the good work already accomplished by the Society may be still furthered by this year’s proceedings. It is a disappointment to me to lose the pleasure of meeting the many able and distinguished gentlemen whom you have convened to Ottawa on the 25th, and I hope that it may be possible for you to arrange that their next visit to Ottawa may be at a season when it will be possible for Her Excellency and myself to enjoy the pleasure of receiv- ing them at Government House. I remain, with my kind regards, Yours truly, GREY. PROCEEDINGS FOR 1908 III In another letter to the President, His Excellency expressed his intention of being present at a special meeting, which it is hoped to arrange to hold during the Tercentenary Celebration of the Founding of Quebec, in July next, in the following words:—“I notice that you are to have a special meeting of the Society during the Tercentenary Celebration at Quebec, and I look forward with much pleasure to being able to attend at that time.” REPORT OF COUNCIL, 1908. The Council of the Royal Society of Canada have the honour to present.their annual report as follows :— 1. PRINTING OF TRANSACTIONS. The Proceedings and Transactions for 1907 have been published as Vol. I, Series iii, and make a volume of 1228 pages, containing 153 illustrations and maps. ‘This is the largest volume yet published by the Society, and contains many long and valuable papers. 7,650 copies of authors’ separates have been distributed to Fellows of the Society and other contributors. There has been delay in the issue of some of these separates, and the Council must again draw the attention of authors to the chief causes to which this delay is due. By far the most impor- tant of these is the long time taken by contributors in returning their printer’s proofs; the other is that, heretofore, the printers have waited until a full forme of 16 pages is ready before that is locked up and struck off. One forme may contain the completion of a paper, a whole paper, and also the beginning of another; thus, it was necessary for the revised proofs of all of these papers to be returned before the forme could be struck off. To obviate this trouble the Publishing Committee hope in future to arrange with the printers to lock up each paper sepa- rately and strike off the extras at once, so that Fellows who have returned their proofs promptly may not be at a disadvantage from the negligence of less considerate authors. This will increase the cost of publishing somewhat, but it seems to be the only way of meeting the difficulty. The Council is glad to report the publication of the elaborate General Index to the First and Second Series of the Proceedings and Trans- actions from 1882 to 1906, a volume of 133 pages, which has been prepared with much labour and care by Mr. Benjamin Sulte. This index gives additional value to the two series of transactions which have appeared, as it renders reference easy, and the large mass of valu- able information contained in these volumes is now readily available to all who have need of consulting them. IV ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA Another work of importance which was issued by the Royal Society at the same time as the above was Dr. N. E. Dionne’s Znventaire Chrono- logique des livres, brochures, journaux et revues, publiés en langue anglaise dans la Province de Québec, de 1764 à 1906. This is a volume of 228 + 21 pages, which will be gladly welcomed by all students of Canadian, history. It forms a sequel to Dr. Dionne’s previous list of the works which have appeared in the French language. 2.—BULLETIN No. 1. In accordance with Rule X, as amended in 1905, two important papers have been issued in bulletin form on recommendation of Sec- tion III; these were:— 1, “On the Amount of Radium present in Typical Rocks in the immediate neighbourhood of Montreal,” by Prof. A. 8. Eve and Doctor A. B. McIntosh; and 2, “On the Amount of Radium Emanation in the Atmosphere near the Earth’s surface,” by Prof. A. S. Eve. These papers were distributed on June the 21st, 1907, and are also included in the present volume of transactions. 3.—MEMBERSHIP. At the last general meeting the Council suggested to the Society the advisability of considering whether the time had not arrived ,te again increase the number of Fellows of the Society. After consider- ation, recommendations were made by the various sections, but as all the sections were not unanimous, it was thought best to refer this sub- ject, with some other matters, to a select committee named by the Pres- ident —“to consider the rules of the Society and report upon any amendments which may seem to be necessary.” This committee has met and will report during the present meeting of the Society. 4.— ELECTIONS. On March the 4th last notices were sent out to all the members of the various Sections of the number of vacancies existing in each Sec- tion, and on the 15th of the same month, in accordance with the rules, a printed list of the candidates nominated was transmitted to every Fellow of the Society, and voting papers were sent out. At a council meeting, held on April 27th, the Honorary Secretary reported that this election had resulted in the following gentlemen being duly elected :— Section J.—The Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux, the Hon Francois Langelier, Mr. P. B. Mignault, and Mr. Adjutor Rivard. Section II.—Prof. G. M. Wrong. Section III.—Dr. W. F. King, Professor James Harkness, and Professor A. Staniey McKenzie. Section IV.—Professor A. G. Nicholls. PROCEEDINGS FOR 1308 5. ACCOUNTS. The accounts have been audited by experts in the usual manner, and the vouchers are in the hands of the Honorary Treasurer. The following is a statement :— 1907. To balance brought forward as per page iv of the May [14 ce Proceedings for 1907 ............. 23. Assistant for Professor Rutherford’s lec- Care LCR R Es are maa aia wt MS ee Noa à — Messenger service at annual meeting. .. 27.—Working lantern—W. K. Kissick...... June 27.—Providing lantern .................. Aug. __John Robertson—balance for cartage... —Canadian Express Co. ............... —R. J. Taylor—printing .............. —James Hope & Sons................. _ Ottawa Transfer Co................. - 17.—“'The Journal ”—advertising ........ —_“ Ottawa Free Press ”—advertising.... y—Insurance of exchanges — Caledonian DONNE SNS EE. RC icra GE OS 28.—American delivery—F. W. Myers OMR Es tual ola AE ds su —Mortimer & Co.—Canadian delivery. . __The Canadian Pacific Ry. Co.—-freight. —The Ottawa Paper Box Co............ —William Notman & Son.............. —The Toronto Engraving Co., Ltd..... —M. G. Bristow—typewriting .......+--- —R. P. King—engrossing .....--++++: Op Dimited int aie ta ste ess Mano —The Dominion Express Co........... Sept. 24.—The Mortimer Co., LÉ RES LABS Oct. Nov. ce [42 30.—B. Chevrier—typewriting ............ 5.—B. Sulte—proofreading ............. __Witness Printing House—printing.... —Canada Paper Co. .................. 1908. Jan. M Ottawa Electric Co. ........:..4... Mar. 31.—Mortimer & (Co—on account of PUI aie siwlaies clea bwin ai dls ae Et 125 25 Ottawa, May 11th, 1908. $1,330 14 $1,330 14 VI ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 1907. Nov. 5.—To amount on account of Government LE RARES Sik ete eine 1 0 ER te 1908. Mar. 13.—To amount on account of Government CRAN PR he Gace os Cu ne ee nee 1907. Dec. 16.—Paid Express Company.............. : —Freight—delivery, European Exchanges. a —Blaiklock Bros—Ocean freight ....... Bs —Grip Engraving Co.—illustrations..... < —Toronto Engraving Co.—illustrations. . i. ——Railway, Fret, 4 200 De RPER ** 20.— Ottawa Glectric Oo, RU CRETE 3 —Printing Transactions—on account.... € 27—Mortimer & Co.—illustrations........ 1908. Heb, (240 B. nltee tah Cokie Se ce aie eee si —Crown Lithographing Co............ a —Purchase of scarce volumes........... - —Toronto Engraving Co.—illustrations. . of —Grip Engraving Co.—illustrations..... 7 —Toronto Litho. Co.—illustrations...... 7 —John Robertson—storage ............ x Paid Express® ir... Ss oe sie eee Mar. 12.—Printing Transactions—on account... 27.—Mortimer & Co.—printing and binding. Abri = TNRHTANCe AU 0 10 PONS € 22.—R. R. King—engrossing .............