SPECIAL NOTICE 



Respecting the Publications of the Canadian Institute. 



In answer to numerous enquiries concerning the Publications of the Canadian 

 Institute, and applications for missing numbers, the attention of Members and 

 Correspondents is requested to the following :— 



1. The FIRST SERIES began August, 1852 ; concluded December, 1855 ; 

 contains 41 numbers in 3 vols. 4to. It has for title, "The Canadian Journal ; 

 a Repertory of Indxistry, Science and Art ; and a Record of the Proceedings 

 of the Canadian Institute." Vols. II. and III. of this series can still be 

 supplied. Vol. I. is nearly out of print . 



2. The SECOND SERIES began January, 1856 ; concluded January, 1878 ; 

 contains 92 numbers in 15 vols. 8vo. It has for title, "The Canadian Journal 

 of Science, Literature, and History.' This series can still be supplied, except 

 Part 5 of Vol. XV. , which is quite out of print. Of Vols. X., XL and XV. but 

 .ew copies remain. 



By inadvertence. No. 85 (November, 1873), Vol, XIV. of this series imme- 

 diately follows No. 79. There is, however, no lacuna between these two 

 numbers, as is shown by the fact that the paging is consecutive. 



3. The THIRD SERIES, commenced in 1879, has now reached its 

 Seventh Volume. Its title is "Proceedings of the Canadian Institute." Parts 

 1 and 2 of this series are entitled ' ' The Canadian Journal : Proceedings of 

 the Canadian Institute." 



Vol. I, Third Series, contains 5 Fasciculi. 

 " II, " " 3 



" in, " " 4 



" IV, V and VI, each " 2 



Of Vol. I., Parts 1 and 3, and of Vol. 11, , Part 1, are out of print. Of Vol. II, 

 Part 2, very few copies remain. Of Vol. III., Part 1 is out of print. 



4. Only two Annual Reports of the Institute have been published in a 

 separate form, viz., for 1886-87 and 1887-88. These are out of print. 



5. Missing numbers will be supplied on application, except those mentioned 

 above as out of print. The Institute will be glad to exchange the back volumes 

 of its publications for an equivalent of those of any Society with which it 

 exchanges. 



6. A liberal price will be given for the following : — Vol. I.' First Series, 

 Vols. X., XL and XV., and especially Part 5, Vol. XV., Second Series, Vol. 

 I. Parts 1 and 3, Vol. II. Parts 1 and 2, Vol. III. Part 1, Third Serie. 

 Persons having any of the above, and being willing to part with them, wUl 

 please communicate with the Assistant Secretary. 



