THE KETROSrECT OF THE YEAR. 69 



Library. — The additions to the Library for the year 

 (May, 1884, to May, 1885) have been as follows : 



Bii Donation. 



Folios 13 



Quartos, 2f;3 



Octavos, 1,531 



Duorlecimos , 543 



Sexdeeinios, 264 



Octodecimos, 6C 



Total of bound volumes 2,f)S0 



Pamphlets aud serials • . ll.C.!5 



Total of donations, 14,315 



By Exchange. 



Folios, 1 



Quartos, 10 



Octavos, 1S8 



Duodecimos, 15 



Total of bound volumes 2U 



Pamphlets and serials, 2,483 



Total of exchanges, 2,6y7 



By Purchase. 



Folios, . . . • 1 



Quartos, . . - 5 



Octavos 117 



Duodecimos, 191 



Sexdecimos, • . . . . 60 



Octodecimos, 6 



Total of bound volumes - . . . 3»0 



Pamphlets, 7 



Total of purchases, • . 387 



Total of donations 14,315 



Total of exchanges 2,697 



Total of purchases 3S7 



Total of additions, . . . . • 17,399 



Of the total number of pamphlets and serials, 5,072 

 wore pamphlets, and 9,053 were serials. 



The donations to the Library for the year have been 

 received from one hundred and seventy individuals and 

 forty-six societies aud governmental departments. The 



