CANADA 455 



TORONTO, ONT. 



Canadian Institute. 



Address. 58 Richmond Street East, Toronto, Ont. 



History. Founded in 1849; incorporated by royal charter in 1851. United 

 in 1855 with the Toronto Athenaeum. In 1885 the Natural History 

 Society of Toronto" became the Biological Section of the Institute, 

 maintaining, however, its separate corporate existence. Library of over 

 12,000 volumes. 



Rcf. : Transactions, v. 6. preface and p. 1-24. 



Object. Promotion of scientific research in Canada and of cooperation among 

 scientific workers; formation of a library to contain the publications of all 

 scientific societies in the world. 



Meetings. Weekly, Saturday evenings, Nov. to Apr. inclusive, in the Library of 

 the Institute. The meetings are open to the public. 



Membership. 124 ordinary (annual dues, $5) ; 39 associate (annual dues, $2) ; 18 

 life ($50) ; 8 honorary. 



Publications. 



The CANADIAN JOURNAL [etc.] v. I-III. Toronto, 1853-55. 4- m - 



v. 3 has supplement Reports on the improvement and preservation of 

 Toronto harbour. 



- n. s. v. I-XV. Toronto, 1856-78. 8. 



Title varies: 1852/3-1854/5 (v. I-III) The Canadian journal: a repertory 

 of industry, science and art, and a record of the proceedings of the Cana- 

 dian institute. Ed. by H. Y. Hind, assisted by the publishing committee 

 of the institute 1856-1866/67 (n. s. v. I-XI), The Canadian journal of 

 industry, science and art: conducted by the editing committee of the 

 institute. 1868/70-1876/78 (n. s. v. XII-XV), The Canadian journal of 

 science, literature and history : conducted by the editing committee . . . 



Continued as : 



PROCEEDINGS . . . being a continuation of the Canadian journal of science, 

 literature and history. 3d ser. v. I-VII, 1879/83-1888/89. Toronto, 

 1884-90. 8. 



v. i, pts. i and 2 (pub. 1879-81) have cover-title: The Canadian journal: 

 proceedings of the Canadian institute. 



v. 3-7 have whole numbering on covers, /. e. vol. XXI-XXV, no. 142-153. 



v. 3, fasc. no. 2 has special t.-p. Universal or cosmic time, by Sandford 

 Fleming; together with other papers, communications and reports in the 

 possession of the Canadian institute respecting the movement for reform- 

 ing the time-system of the world, and establishing a prime meridian as a 

 zero common to all nations. Toronto, 1885. 



Continued as : 



a Pnbl.: Check-lists of insects of the Dominion of Canada. Toronto, 1883. 8. 

 Label list of insects of the Dominion of Canada. Toronto, 1883. 8. 



