1898-99. ] PREFACE. ix. 
A few words may be said in conclusion as to the Institute’s publica- 
tions. The first series of “The Canadian Journal” comprised three 
quarto volumes; the second, fifteen octavo volumes. In 1879 began 
“The Proceedings of the Canadian Institute,” which extended to seven 
volumes. “The Transactions of the Canadian Institute” began in 1890 
and have now reached the sixth volume. A new series of “The 
Proceedings” has extended to nine numbers, forming one volume, and 
part of a second. 
