Record. lxxix 



The Librarian reported that during 1897 exchanges had 

 been received from 248 societies, of which 7 had this year 

 been added to the exchange list. In all, 837 numbers were 

 reported as having been added to the library, a decrease of 19 

 from the preceding year. It was reported that during the 

 year the Transactions of the Academy had been distributed to 

 520 societies or institutions, chiefly by exchange or donation. 







