Commission the fruits of his study and research, and to him, mainly, 

 it is indebted for the standing it had attained amongst the similar 

 associations of the United States. 



The death of Mr. W. W. Traylor, soon after his appointment, 

 deprived us of a colleague who bid fair to make an attentive and 

 valuable officer; and the other vacancy, caused by the resignation of 

 Mr. J. D. Farwell, one of the earliest and most useful appointees, have 

 contributed to retard the bringing up to date the affairs of the Com- 

 mission with more dispatch. 



