The Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science (Volume 8) (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jc0tum Institute of jftitntt. SESSION OF 1891-2. Annual Business Meeting. Halifax, 9th November, 1891. Pkof. J. G. Macc.reoor, President, in the, chair. The minutes of the last annual meeting were read and approved. The President addressed the Institute as follows: ? Oentlemen, ?In opening the proceedings of the present session of the Institute, the thirtieth, by a short review of the events of the year which has just ended, I feel a profound regret, which I know you will all share, in the fact that it is necessary to record the loss of one of our oldest members, Thomas Beamish Akins, D. C. L., who died on the fith of May, 1891. Dr. Akins was born on the 1st of February, 1809. From 1857 until his death he held the office of Commissioner of Public Records in Nova Scotia, an office which gave him excellent opportunities of research in his favorite subject, Canadian and especially Nova .Scotian History. His publications are all historical in character and will doubtless have been referred to and described in the Proceedings of our sister society, the Nova Scotia Historical Society, of which he was one of the most active members. Though he claimed no special knowledge of science, he was always interested in its progress, and having tasted the pleasure of research himself he was especially interested in the encouragement of scientific research among his young fellow countrymen who had scientific tastes. It was that interest doubtless which led him to become a member of our Institute in 1873, and to continue a member during the rest of his life; and those of you who enjoyed the privilege of his acquaintance, know well the stimulus which was communicated by his cheery words and kindly encouragement. Although we have met with no other losses eit...