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irregularities in the number published of each volume, it has come 

 to pass that we can no longer furnish complete sets. A few years 

 ago a reprint was made of the first three volumes, and now a similar 

 reprint is needed of volumes IV, V, VI, and VII. With this pro- 

 vision we can furnish as many as 100 complete sets of our Trans- 

 actions, and with these can secure valuable exchanges for our 

 library. 



The committee on purchase of books has not yet reported to me 

 any action, although their attention has been called to it several 

 times. The money now in the treasury would go far toward paj^- 

 ing for reprints of the four volumes mentioned above, and they 

 would be equivalent to a library fund that will in time bring back 

 to the treasury several times the sum invested. 



The State Printing Board honored our requisition for binding 

 500 volumes, and about one-half that number are now completed 

 and on our shelves. 



ACCESSIONS. 



There have been added to the library, since January 10, 1905, 

 70 bound volumes and about 600 unbound volumes and pamphlets. 

 These are outside of our regular exchanges, and the bound vol- 

 umes are mainly from the Smithsonian Institution and other de- 

 partments at Washington. 



The geological and agricultural bureaus are especially prolific, 

 and some of their publications are of great value. We obtain, 

 also, many costly publications from St. Petersburg, and it would 

 be convenient for helping reference to such books to have on our 

 tables lexicons of the languages in which our books are printed. 



J. T. LovEWELL, Secretary. 

 December 1, 1905. 



