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As the engineering head of more than sixty vessels of all types, 

 from torpedo boats to battle ships, it may at least be said with 

 perfect safety, that as much to Commodore Melville as to any 

 other man in the Navy is due its remarkable degree of efficiency 

 as regards its vessels and its materials. 



In recognition of his professional ability, of his Arctic career, 

 and of his qualities as a man, George Wallace Melville has been 

 the recipient of distinguished honors from governments and 

 scientific institutions not only of America, but also of foreign 

 countries. A. W. G. 



GEOGRAPHIC SERIALS 



The Journal of the Royal Colonial Institute for Maj- contains an extremely 

 mteresting article, entitled "Western Canada Before and Since Confed- 

 eration," by Sir Donald A. Smith. It comprises an outline of the history 

 of the region Avhile it was under tlie control of the Hudson's Bay Com- 

 pany and a summary of its development since it became a part of the 

 •Dominion of Canada. 



Tlie June number of tlie same Journal contains a paper on the " Colony 

 of Largos, by Sir Gilbert T. Carter. It is mainly a history of this little 

 colony of Western Africa, with a summary of its present trade and social 

 conditions. 



The Scottish Geographical Magazine for May opens with an article by 

 Nansen, entitled "Some Results of the. Norwegian Arctic Expedition," 

 accompanied by a map. It contains also an account of a trip to Mount 

 Tarawera in New Zealand, with an account of tlie topographic changes 

 produced by its great eruption in 1886. This is illustrated by a map show- 

 ing the present topography of the suri'ounding region. 



The June number of The Scottish Geographical Magazine contains an im- 

 portant article by Dr Robert Bell on the "Geographical Distribution of 

 Forest Trees in Canada." Mr W. Saville Kent writes on " The Market 

 Fishes and Marine Commercial Product of Australia." 



The Geographical Journal contains several articles of interest; Nansen 

 contributes "Some Results of the Norwegian Arctic Expedition," which 

 is followed by a discussion on the North Polar problem. ''The Meso- 

 potamian Petroleum Field " is described by Capt. F. R. Maunsell. " The 

 Formation of the Dungeness Foreland " is described by Mr F. P. Gulliver, 

 and a summary is given of recent " Russian Expeditions in. Tibet." 



The Quarterly Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society contains a 

 number of articles of interest, among them '^The Growth and Progress 

 of the Australian Colonies," by Mr W. Harper, which is accompanied bj^ 

 a relief map ; " Meteorology of Queensland," by Mr Clement L. Wragge ; 

 "The Suez Canal," by Mr Isaac Bowes, and "The Nicaragua Canal, as 

 Proposed by the Maritime Canal Company," by the same gentleman; 

 " The Canals and Navigable Rivers of England," by Mr Lionel B. Wells ; 



