TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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INTKODUCTOEY EEPORT BY MR. SELWYN 1-6 



Districts examined 1 



Explorations of Dr. G. M. Dawson in British Columbia 1 



Extent of country to be traversed 2 



Preliminary Report on climate, &c , 2 



Explorations of Dr. Bell, Nelson River basin 



Soil and climate of the region 3 



Explorations and Surveys in the Province of Quebec 3 



Work in New Brunswick by Messrs. Bailey, Matthew and Ells 4 



Explorations by Mr. Fletcher in Cape Breton Island 4 



Application of the terms Silurian, Cambro-Silurian and Cambrian in 



the reports and maps of the Survey 5 



Palaeontological Branch 5 



Work of Messrs. Weston and Willimott 5 



Distribution of Specimens 5 



Catalogue of the Museum 6 



Chemical Branch , 6 



Distribution of Reports, &c 6 



Visitors to the Museum 6 



II. 



ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY 7-13 



By presentation 



By purchase, 12 



Scientific magazines and journals subscribed for 13 



