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Nacional de Ingenieros and Cuerpo Tecnico de Tasaciones." It serves 

 the government as a consulting body, and the public as an information 

 bureau in technical and industrial matters. 



Object. Promotion of the economic and industrial interests of Peru. 



Meetings. Monthly meetings of the Board of Directors (composed of the presi- 

 dent of each of the component societies, the Director of the Escuela de 

 Ingenieros, and two delegates from each society, chosen annually). Annual 

 meeting in Dec. ; general assemblies when convoked by the Board of Directors. 



Membership. Members of the component societies (see under each society) ; 

 the Director of the Escuela de Ingenieros; 3 honorary (Ministro de Fomento, 

 honorary president ; Director of the same department, honorary secretary ; the 

 Commercial Museum of Philadelphia). 



Publications. 



ANALES . . . Lima, 1899-1904. 8. 



Contain the proceedings of the Institute together with the reports of the 

 various societies which constitute it. Each of the latter publications 

 forms a separate numbered section of the Anales. 

 Distribution. Exchange or gratis. 



Sociedad "Amantes de la Ciencia." 



Address. Lima. 

 History. Founded 1881. 



Object. Study of the sciences in their application to industry. 

 Membership. 56 active and 5 corresponding. 



Publications. 



LA GACETA CIENTIFICA . . . t. I-XIV, afio I-XIV, 1884/85-1900/03. 



Lima, 1885-1903. 8. m. (irreg). 



t. 11-13, 1895-1900 have combined t. p. and index (Lima, 1903). 

 Prices: 40 centavos per month; i sol per quarter, v. 1-6, 2 soles 50 cen- 

 tavos per vol. (single numbers, 25 centavos) ; v. 7-13, 2 soles per vol. 

 (single numbers, 20 centavos). 



Distribution. Exchange. Subscriptions received at the Libreria Cientifica del 

 Sr. A. Granda, Lima. 



Sociedad de Ingenieros. 



Address. Portal de Botoneros no. 162, altos, Lima. (Apartado 981.) 



History. Founded Oct. 1898. 



Object. Promotion of personal intercourse and diffusion of professional knowl- 

 edge among the members. 



Meetings. General assemblies at least twice yearly ; weekly meetings of the Board 

 of Directors. 



Membership. 324, divided into 2 classes: active (engineers, architects, and survey- 

 ors) and associate (business men, manufacturers, etc.). Entrance fee, 30 soles; 

 dues : monthly, 3 soles, or annual, 30 soles ; life composition, 200 soles. 



"Created by decree of Dec. 13, 1889, for the supervision of all matters relating 

 to appraisal and valuation. Annual meeting in Dec. ; general assemblies each month 

 and weekly meetings of the Directors. 40 active members, also delegates from other 

 towns in Peru, honorary and cooperating members and assistants. Publ: Anales . . . 



