PREFATORY NOTE: 



The Canadian Institute was incorporated by Royal charter in 185 1, 

 and immediately began the publication of a record of its transactions 

 under the name of " The Canadian Journal." The first series was in 

 quarto form and terminated in 1855. It comprised three volumes. The 

 second series was in octavo form, began in 1856 and terminated in 1878. 

 It comprised fifteen volumes. In 1879 the name was changed to 

 " Proceedings of the Canadian Institute," and of this third series seven 

 volumes were issued, terminating in 1890, making in all twenty-five 

 volumes. 



The Government of Ontario having three years ago commenced the 

 making of an annual grant to the Institute in aid of archaeological 

 research, the annual archaeological reports have been published as 

 appendices to the Report of the Minister of Education in the same form 

 as other government reports, and therefore could not be bound up with 

 the " Proceedings." As it was desirable that these Reports should be 

 incorporated with the other publications of the Institute, with the view of 

 attaining this object it has been decided to enlarge the page and issue a 

 new series under the name of " Transactions of the Canadian Institute." 

 The archaeological Reports which have already been issued may be bound 

 up with the first volume of the " Transactions," and subsequent ones 

 with the succeeding volumes as they appear. 



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