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The Specimens for the most part arranged with those of the East 

 ludia Marine Society, and the recent accessions of the Academy, are 

 being very rapidly brought into final order, by being named, catalogued, 

 and placed in suitable and safe cases. One feature that was promi- 

 nent in our foi'mer Museum, the formation of a County Collection, has 

 been continued by the Academy, and there are now quite perfect 

 series of specimens illustrating the natural history of the County in 

 all the departments, properly arranged in the western gallery. Every 

 eft'ort will be made to complete this collection. Thus one of the great 

 objects of the Institute will undoubtedly be accomplished under the 

 present arrangement in a very satisfactory manner. 



The present advanced state of the Museum of the Academy is in a 

 great measure due to the principles and labors of the Institute in 

 former years, and we should, one and all, be grateful that our incipient 

 plans are now being so well and satisfactorily matured, though under 

 the care of another institution whose objects are lU many respects 

 identical. A large number of donations have been received during 

 the year. These have been announced at the regular meetings. 



There has been an average daily attendance of two hundredvisitors 

 to the Museum during the year, the largest number admitted on any 

 two days, was 1158 on Monday, July 5, and 1337 on Thursday (Fast 

 day), April 7th. 



The Museum is open to the public on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 

 Thursdays, Pridays and Saturdays, from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m., when a 

 constable, provided by the city, is in attendance. 



The LiBRAKiAN submitted the following report : — 

 The additions to the Library during the year now closed have been 

 as follows : — 



DONATIONS. 



Folios, 30 Pamphlets and Serials, . 2,951 



Quartos, 35 Almanacs, 60 



Octavos, 370 



Duodecimos, 89 Total, 3,011 



Sexdecimos, 23 Total bound volumes, . . . 552 



Octodecimos, 5 



Total of Donations, . . 3,563 



Total, 552 



EXCHAKGES. 



Quartos, 10 Pamphlets and Serials, . 1,061 



Octavos, 82 Total of bound volumes, . . 93 



Duodecimo, 1 



— Total of Exchanges, . . 1,154 



Total, 93 Total of Donations, . . 3,563 



Total, 4,717 



