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1. The decrease, restoration, and preservation of Salmon in Canada ; by 



the Rev. W. A. Adamson, D. C. L. ; with Plate 1 



II. On preserving Timber from decay ; by Joseph Robinson. . . . , 8 



III. The Chinook Indians ; br Paul Kane 11 



IV. Note on the Oxalate of Manganese ; by Prof. Croft, D. C. L 30 



Reviews : 



1. Canada at the Universal Exhibition of 1856 ; by J. C. Tache 32 



2. The Tenth Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution, for the 



year 1855. 



39 



Scientific and Literary Notes : 



Geology and Mineralogy 47 



British Association for the Advancement of Science 50 



American Association for the Advancement of Science 63 



October Meteorological Register for Toronto 73 



November " " •" ^5 



Remarks on Toronto Meteorological Register for October • 74 



" " " for November 76 



October Meteorological Register for St. Martin, Isle Jesus 77 



November " " " " • 78 



Remarks on Meteorological Registers for St. Martin, Isle Jesus 79 



Hamilton Meteorological Register SO 



The next Number of this Journal will be issued in March. 



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