Botanical specimens were again collected at all places visited. Collections of plants had also been made by some of the observers at the stations before the arrival of the “Alert.” Although the number of specimens obtained is quite large, yet only five species can be added to the list of 1884. In the appendix to the present report will be found a catalogue, by Prof. Macoun, of the plants collected while we were in Newfoundland. I am indebted to Major H. H. Lyman, of Montreal, for having prepared the accompanying list of the Lepidoptera, and some other insects collected last year by myself and Messrs. H. M. Burwell and Arthur Laperrière. The Coleoptera have been kindly examined by Mr. W. H. Harrington. A number of specimens of birds, mammals and fishes were collected during the voyage, or obtained from some of the observers, especially Mr. Laperrière, who was in charge of the station at Cape Digges. I am indebted to Dr. Mathews, of York Factory, for additional specimens of birds, and to Mr. J. R. Spencer, of Churchill, for specimens of Back’s grayling, and other fishes. After the zoological specimens shall have been critically examined, complete lists of them, along with those obtained around Hudson’s Bay in previous years, will be published. I have much pleasure in acknowledging the kindness of the Right Revd. Charles Guay, of Cross Point, P.Q., in procuring canoes and endeavouring to hire Indians for the expedition. Mr. James MacNaughton, M.A., acted as my assistant during the season. [Sidenote: Report furnished the Department of Marine.] It was considered desirable that the Report of the “Alert” Expedition, to be published by the Department of Marine, should contain an account of the geology of Hudson’s Bay and the surrounding country; and accordingly, with the approval of the director, a report on this subject has been furnished. It embraces not only the general results of the geological observations of the “Neptune” and “Alert” expeditions of 1884 and ’85, but also of the previous expeditions around Hudson’s Bay, made principally on the east side, in 1875 and ’77, and on the west side in 1878, ’79 and ’80, and in the interior in 1870 and ’71. A chapter on the Economic Minerals of the Hudson’s Bay Territories generally, is also included in the above Report. As all matters concerning ice, ocean currents, soundings, tides, meteorological phenomena, etc., belong to Lieut. Gordon’s province, and will be fully reported on by him, I shall not allude to them except in their relation to geological questions. [Illustration: British American Bank Note Co. Montreal NORTH SIDE OF ENTRANCE TO NACHVAK INLET. LABRADOR. SHOWING THE STEEP AND UNGLACIATED CHARACTER OF THE MOUNTAINS.] [Sidenote: Voyage from Halifax to Hudson’s Strait] [Sidenote: Ice-bergs.] [Sidenote: Local ice.] [Sidenote: Foreign matter on field-ice.] [Sidenote: Decaying ice.]