XVI EOTAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 



made from the publisher.s at Montreal, but nothing beyond that would be safe. The distribution, as 

 will appear by the book I send you, has been thoroughh' organized and, apart from the absolute 

 accuracy it demands, presents no special difficulties. 



" The i^resent volume is the largest yet issued and the best illustrated, and including the plates 

 it reaches 784 j)age8. At first it seemed as if there would be an unusually small volume, but in 

 ordering the special paper I fortunately made provision for much more than I could see in MSS. 



" Yours truly, 



"S. E. Dawson." 



The following statements show the financial position of the Society to date. The accounts for 

 printing and publishing the ' Transactions,' it is well to add, do not include the amount for binding 

 and distributing the volume just completed. Such accounts, as usual, must go into the expense of 

 next year : — 



Publisher's Account. 



Montreal, May 25th, 1892. 

 The Royal Society of Canada, 



To Dawson Brothers, Publishers and Booksellers, Br. 



1891. 

 To Balance as per last account $2,532 73 



Or. 



May 26th— By Cheque $1,500 00 



June 11th— " 1,050 00 



2,550 00 



Carried to credit for Vol. 9 lY 27 



To Foreign and domestic freight charges $ 283 17 



" Cases, Shipping Exjjenses 41 58 



" Author's copies, doing uj) and expenses 69 08 



" Binding 619 20 



" Postages, proofs, &c 6 19 



" Insurance, storage, &c 98 49 



" Editing 200 00 



" Stationery 12 05 



•' Illustrations 621 10 



" Paper 1,609 50 



" Composition 1,226 00 



"Presswork 290 50 



" Alterations 287 10 



" Cancelled matter 20 69 



«5.384 65 

 Gr. 



By Balance from Vol. 8 $ 17 27 



Oct. 17— " Cash 1,900 00 



" " 600 00 



May 23— " " 1,000 00 



" Sales 46 25 



" " 33 75 



3,597 27 



$1,787 38 



