August. 
CpNteNfS OF THIS NuMB€R 
PACK, 
Advertisements 198-199 ; 204 ; 224 
Governing Body and Executive Council of the 
Institute 200-201 
Executive Staff 
Corresponding Agents . . 201 
Commercial Collections of the Institute , 201-202 
General Notices 203 
Annual Meeting of the Imperial Institute . 205 
Report of Progress 205 
Special Articles:— 
Financial and Commercial Retrospect . . 208 
Agricultural Retrospect ..... 209 
Labour Retrospect ...... 2to 
Scientific and Technical Department : — 
The Development of Inland Water Carriage in 
Great Britain . . . . . . .211 
Effect of the Alcohol Duty on Chemical Industry 
in England . ...... 211 
The Production of Mixed Carbides and Illum- 
inating Gas 211 
The Agricultural and Mineral Resources of 
Natal . . 212 
The Utilization of Blast Furnace Slag . . 212 
Alloys of Copper and Manganese , . . 212 
West Indian Timbers, by John T. Rea, F.S.I, . 212 
Lectures and Papers : — 
“ MerejKovski's Resurrection of the Gods,” by 
1 \ Miss Helen Colvill. (Anglo- Russ. Lit. Soc.). 214 
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