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Proceedings of Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia. 



Proceedings of the Royal Society. 



Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. 



Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science. 



Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 



Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. 



Revue des Sciences Photographiqu.es. 



Eight volumes and pamphlets on Plankton, etc., from Dr. 

 Wesenberg-Lund, and sundry other Proceedings and Trans- 

 actions. 



The publication of the new Catalogue of the works in the 

 Library of the Club, which was announced in last year's report, 

 has led to a considerable increase in the number of books 

 borrowed by members. It would appear, however, that the sale 

 of the Catalogue (which is published at Is., and may be obtained 

 of the Hon. Librarian) has not come up to expectations ; and in 

 view of the considerable outlay attendant on its publication, the 

 Committee again desire to draw attention to the matter, in the 

 hope that all members who have not already purchased a copy 

 will do so, and thus show their appreciation of their Librarian's 

 labours in compiling the Catalogue for their benefit. 



The Journal has appeared with its usual regularity, and the 

 Committee desire to place upon record their appreciation of the 

 manner in which the Hon. Editor has succeeded in reducing 

 the cost of production without lowering its previously high 

 standard. This economy, the necessity for which was fore- 

 shadowed in last year's report, and which is unavoidable in view 

 of the largely increased rental which the Club will in future have 

 to pay, has been effected principally by the omission of reviews 

 and by the cutting down of the reports of meetings. The interest 

 felt in such reports is to a large extent of a temporary nature, 

 and has more or less disappeared by the time the Journal is in 

 print. Moreover, a very full report of the proceedings at each 

 ordinary meeting of the Club is, by the courtesy of the editor of 

 the English Mechanic, published in that paper on the fourth 

 Friday of each month, the week after the meeting, so that 

 country members and others who are unable to be present at the 

 meeting can now keep themselves conversant with the Club's 

 progress. A list of the members of the Club was printed in the 

 November Journal, and will doubtless be appreciated. 



The Hon. Curator reports a steadily increasing demand for 



