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Sociedad Nacional de Mineria. 



Address. Calle de la Caridad 606, Lima. (Apartado 325.) 



History. Formed in 1896 by the division of the former Sociedad de 

 Agricultura y Mineria (founded 1888; "nacional" inserted in name, 

 1891) into two independent societies: Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura 

 and Sociedad Nacional de Mineria, constituents of the Institute tecnico 

 e industrial del Peru. 



Ref.: Anales del Institute tecnico e industrial del Peru. num. 4. Socie- 

 dad nacional de mineria. Ano 1899. i a entrega. 



Object. Development and prosperity of the national mining industry; protection of 

 its interests, and its representation before the public authorities. 



Meetings. General assemblies in Jan. and July; meetings of the Board of Di- 

 rectors fortnightly. 



Membership. 276 active (annual dues, 10 soles, payable in semi-annual instal- 

 ments) ; 6 corresponding; 2 honorary. 



Publications. 



BOLETIN . . . afio I-VIII (i. e. no. 1-96), 1898-1905. Lima, [1898]- 

 1905. 8. m. 



[v. i] called "serie 2"; (the earlier society published La Revista de agricul- 



tura y mineria). 



ano IX, no. 97-106, enero oct. 1906. 

 Prices: 10 soles per annum; 5.50 soles per semester; i sol per number. 



Memoria que el presidente de la Sociedad . . . presenta a la ... junta 

 general dando cuenta de los trabajos de esta institution durante 

 el ano 1897-1900. Lima, 1898-1901. 8. 



Continued in Anales del Institute tecnico e industrial del Peru. 



Manual del minero. Edition oficial. Lima, 1901. 8. 

 Distribution. Exchange. On sale at the seat of the society, at the Libreria Col- 

 ville y Cia, and at the press "La Industria," Lima. 



Universidad Mayor de San Marcos. 



Address. Lima. 



History. Founded in 1553 in pursuance of royal decree of May 12, 

 1551, approved and confirmed by papal bull of July 25, 1571. At first 

 established in the Convento del Santo Domingo, it was afterwards 

 transferred to San Marcelo, later (in 1576) to the building now occu- 

 pied by the Chamber of deputies, situated in Calle de la Universidad, 

 and lastly to the Colegio de San Carlos, where all the faculties are now 

 located except those of theology and medicine, which are provided with 

 separate buildings. During the early years of the republic the func- 

 tions of the university were limited to conferring degrees in the 

 juridical sciences. It was re-installed in 1861 under new statutes, re- 

 vised in 1876. 



