EDITOR'S PREFACE. 



The first Part of the Association Transactions is necessarily im- 

 perfect in many ways. It was, however, thought advisable to com- 

 mence the work of publication with the close of the first year of the 

 Association's existence, although the material to hand, l)earing the 

 stamp of originality, was somewhat limited. It is hoped that each 

 year will witness an increase in the number of Papers dealing with 

 subjects of original investigation or local interest. 



XoTE. — The Paper by llr. SiNELUS, at the end of this Part, came too 

 late for its title to be included in the list at the commence- 

 ment. 



