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foreign geologists. Their election will involve the presentation of as 

 many copies of the Bulletin. 



Bulletin Publication. — The first part of volume 3, the proceedings of 

 the summer meeting, will soon be ready for distribution, having been 

 delayed by unusual circumstances. It lias been decided to limit the 

 volume to five hundred pages. 



The'" Rules Relating to Publication," which were mailed to tin- Fellows 

 previous to the summer meeting, formulate the legislation of the Society 

 and Council upon the whole matter of the Bulletin and embody the 

 teaching of experience up to this time. 



Bulletin Distribution. — The brochures of volumes 1 and "_' were dis- 

 tributed to the Fellows directly from Washington with many losses. These 

 deficiencies have been made good to the Fellows as far as known, being 

 supplied from the reserve stock. Henceforth the entire distribution of 

 the Bulletin will he from the Secretary's office, and care will be taken to 

 distribute promptly and without loss. 



The disposition of the surplus stock of volumes 1 and 2 is shown in 

 the following table : 



Bulletin Distribution from tlu Secretary's Office January, 1891, to January, 1893. 



BY COMPLETE VOLUMES. 



Vol. I. Vol. ■>. 



Held in reserve i:;s 393 



Donated to institutions ("exchanges") 7:: 7:; 



Held for " exchanges " 19 in 



Scut to Fellows to supply deficiencies 2 1 



Sold tu Fellows 7 •"> 



Sold to Libraries 21 21 



Donated by direction of Council :! .". 



Bound for office use 1 1 



Number of complete copies received 264 510 



BY BROCHURES. 



Vol. l. Vol. 2. 



. . . - I, . , i ,. ■ f (to 4 Fellows) :'>•'! 



>«'iil tn rclliius to supply deficiencies . . ,. ,- ,, ., 



1 ' ■ Mini/ Fellows) 63 



Sold tn Fellows :> 2 



n„ijj i- n f (to 1 person i I 



sold tn in m-rellows to i- 



i (to 8 persons) to 



Total 39 so 



There remains a considerable stock of extra brochures which cannol 

 be foliated into volumes. 



Hull, I'm Sales.- It was nol deemed advisable to advertise the Bulletin 

 until its character and nermanence were established. The condition has 



