via PEOCEEDINGS OP THE 



" Ten years ago, therefore, the Council, after much deliberation, 

 laid it down as a rule for their guidance, that the income of the 

 Society should be applied chiefly to the increase and maintenance 

 of the Library, in such a manner as to afibrd to the Fellows the 

 greatest facilities for consulting it, to the enlargement and dis- 

 semination of the Society's publications, and to the arrangement 

 and maintenance of the Linnean and some other detached collec- 

 tions which have great value and importance in themselves inde- 

 pendently of a general Museum ; and they thenceforward not 

 only gave it to be understood that it was not the Society's object 

 to form such a general Museum, but they have actually declined 

 several large collections which have at difierent times been offered. 



" It has, nevertheless, again been brought to the notice of the 

 Council that, in addition to the old stores, a gradual accumulation 

 has taken place of isolated objects and small collections, and that 

 not only are the attics and garrets full of parcels and cases which 

 neither are, nor can be, of any practical use in their present state, 

 but that the wall-room required for additional book-shelves is 

 occupied in a similar manner. It was thereupon referred to the 

 Library Committee to examine the several collections in the So- 

 ciety's apartments ; and, upon their report, the Council have agreed 

 upon the following Eesolutions, which, as they entail the absolute 

 disposal of a portion of the Society's property, they think it due 

 to the Eellows to submit for their sanction, viz. : — 



" 1. That, in addition to the Library, the following collections 

 be retained, and maintained in the manner best calculated to 

 be of practical use to the Eellows of the Society and Science in 

 general : — 



The Lianean Herbarium and Collections of every description. 

 The Herbarium and Collections of the late Sir James Ed- 

 ward Smith. 

 The East Indian Herbarium presented by the East India 

 Company, with the additions made to it from Dr. Hors- 

 field's Java Collection and others. 

 The British Herbarium. 

 The arranged Australian Herbarium. 

 The Collection of Fruits and other objects in the Cabiaets 



p]*esented by Mr. Janson. 

 The Collection of British Birds' Eggs of the late Mr. Salmon. 

 The Collection of Algse of the late Mrs. Griffiths, and some 

 others which, being bound in books, may be considered as 

 portions of the Library. 



