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The meteorology of Jamaica, by Maxwell Hall.
Biographical annals of Jamaica, by F. Cundall.

Kingston, 1904. 8°.
Kingston, 1904. 8°.

The mosquitoes or Culicidae of Jamaica, by F. V. Theobald and M. Graham. Kingston, 1905.

Catalogue of books in the library. . . Kingston, 1895.

Price: 2s. Earlier catalogues pub. in 1887 (additions, 1889) and in 1681 Pamphlets on the economic geology, land and fresh-water shells, cartography, etc., of Jamaica; see lists on covers of Bibliographia jamaicensis or other recent publications of the Institute, which give prices. Distribution.-Exchange. On sale at the Institute, and by H. Sotheran & Co., 140 Strand, London, and G. P. Putnam's Sons, 27 & 29 W. 23d Street, New York.

TRINIDAD.

Victoria Institute of Trinidad and Tobago (incorporated).

Address.-Victoria Museum, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.

History.-Founded in 1887 as Victoria Institute of Trinidad; present name since 1901. The Institute received on its organization the books formerly belonging to the Scientific Association of Trinidad," founded in 1863 and dissolved in 1887.

Ref.: Proceedings, pt. 1, March, 1894.

Object.-Collection and diffusion of information on agricultural, commercial, industrial and scientific subjects; formation and maintenance of museums of agricultural, commercial and industrial products and of the arts and sciences; promotion of technical, commercial and agricultural education, and advancement of trades and handicrafts.

Meetings.-Annual general meeting at time determined by the Board of Directors; special meetings as called.

Membership.-244 (annual dues, $5); 464 associates (annual dues, $2.40); 16 life ($120).

Publications.

Proceedings of the Victoria Institute of Trinidad. pt. 1-4, Mar. 1894-
Jan. 1900. Port-of-Spain, 1894-1900. 8°.

Contains the annual reports from 1892.

Industrial Trinidad. Port-of-Spain, 1903. 8°.

Publ.: Proceedings v. I-II, no. 4 (i. e. pt. I-XII), Dec. 1866-Dec. 1881. Port-of-Spain, 1866/69-1881. 8°.

CENTRAL AMERICA.

COSTA RICA.

Instituto Físico-Geográfico Nacional de Costa Rica. Address.-San José de Costa Rica. Director: Enrique Pittier. History. Founded by executive decree of Apr. 7, 1888, under the name Instituto meteorológico de Costa Rica; reorganized under act of July 11, 1889, and united with the Museo nacional (founded by executive decree of May 4, 1887) under the present name. The Museum, however, continued under separate direction until 1901, when it was definitively transferred to the Institute.

Object.-Study of the climatic conditions, geography, geology and natural history of Costa Rica, and completion of a topographic survey of the country. Publications.

Anales del Museo nacional de Costa Rica. t. I, año de 1887. San José, 1888. 4°.

Continued in the following:

ANALES del Instituto físico-geográfico nacional de Costa Rica. t.
I-VII, IX, 1888-96. San José de Costa Rica, 1889-98. fol.

t. I has title: Boletín trimestral del Instituto meteorológico nacional.
t. 3-4 have title: Anales del Instituto físico-geográfico y del Museo
nacional. t. I issued in 4 nos., t. 2 in 2 pts.

t. 8, incomplete (?). Primitiae florae costaricensis, t. 2, fasc. 1-2, "extrait des Anales . . t. 8, 1895," is found in t. 9.

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Museo nacional de Costa Rica . . . Informe, 1894/95-1899/1900. San
José, 1895-1900. 4°.

Informe sobre los trabajos practicados en el Instituto físico-geográfico
nacional de Costa Rica, 1896/97-1897/98. San José, 1897-98. 4°.
BOLETÍN del Instituto físico-geográfico de Costa Rica. v. I-III (i. e.
no. 1-36) 1901-04. San José de Costa Rica, [1901-04]. 4°. m.
v. 3 adds to title: "y Órgano de la Sociedad nacional de agricultura.”
Prices: $4 a year; single numbers, 50c.

Mamíferos de Costa Rica, por Anastasio Alfaro. Estudio cor. y aum.
por J. A. Allen. San José, 1897. 8°.

Also reprints of articles and administrative reports.

Distribution.-Exchange.

GUATEMALA.

Academia Guatemalteca correspondiente de la Real Academia Española. Address.-Guatemala. Secretary: Agustín Gómez Carrillo.

History.-Founded in 1888.

Publications.

Biografías de literatos nacionales. t. I. [Guatemala], 1889. 8°.

Ateneo de Guatemala.

Address.-Guatemala.

History.-Founded Jan. 11, 1903. Consists of the following sections: (i) Letras, (ii) Ciencias jurídicas y sociales, (iii) Bellas artes, (iv) Ciencias exactas, (v) Ciencias médicas, (vi) Ciencias naturales, (vii) Agricultura y demás industrias.

Object.-Promotion of science, letters and arts.

Meetings.-Fortnightly on Sundays; public meetings bi-monthly.

Membership.-103 active and 66 corresponding (monthly dues for resident members, 3 pesos).

Publications.

Ateneo de Guatemala. Ciencias, letras, artes. Publicación del centro científico Ateneo de Guatemala, ser. 1', num. 1-2. [Guatemala, Sept.Nov. 1903]. 4°.

Price: $1 per number. Distribution.-Exchange.

Prizes.-Prize to be awarded annually (2,000 pesos in 1904) for the best paper presented upon a subject set by the society, and announced in the "Ateneo." No restrictions as to nationality.

SAN SALVADOR.

Museo Nacional. (Museo científico, agrícola é industrial de El Salvador.)

Address.-II Avenida Sur, no. 49. San Salvador. Director: David Joaquín Guzmán.

History. Created by executive decree in 1902; administered by a Director under the Secretaría de Fomento. Sections: (i) natural history, archeology and numismatics, (ii) native agricultural products, (iii) native and foreign industrial products, (iv) natural products, (v) national historical objects and documents, ancient and modern, (vi) botanical garden.

Object.-Development of the natural and applied sciences, and encouragement of national agriculture, industries and commerce.

Publications.

ANALES. . . t. I-II, (i. e., no. 1-16), julio 1903-marzo 1906. San Salvador, 1903-06. 8°. irreg.

Paged continuously. Index to no. I-II in no. II. t. 3 in progress. Distribution.-Exchange.

Sociedad Jurídica Salvadoreña.

Address.-San Salvador.

History.-Founded and incorporated in 1895; permanently organized in 1897.

Object.-Promotion and development of the social and juridical sciences in San Salvador.

Meetings.-Monthly, 1st Sunday; annual meeting in May.

Membership.-11 active (entrance fees, 5 colones; annual dues, 12 pesos); 6 corresponding; 6 honorary.

Publications.

EL FORO DEL PORVENIR. Organo de la Sociedad jurídica salvadoreña, año I-VI, 1899-1904. El Salvador, [1899-1904.] 8°. m.

Price: 3 pesos per annum,

Distribution.-Exchange. On sale by the society.

SOUTH AMERICA.

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