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its Proceedings. It also includes 480 volumes deposited by 

 the Republican Institution. The number of volumes and pam- 

 phlets received by donation during the past year is 134. The 

 most valuable of these, " Voyage au Pole Sud sur les Corvettes 

 PAstrolabe et la Zelee ; " 16 Vols, of text and 5 of plates, were 

 given by Uriah A. Boyden, Esq. Seventeen volumes and parts 

 of volumes have been purchased by the Courtis Fund. 



The Librarian recommends a more liberal exchange of our 

 publications with foreign Socities for the future increase of the 

 Library. The communication with these Societies hitherto has 

 been too expensive and difficult to justify the sending many 

 copies of our Journal and Proceedings abroad ; but the recent 

 arrangements of the Smithsonian Institution, at Washington, will 

 enable us hereafter to communicate with Societies in all parts of 

 the world without difficulty, and at no greater expense than the 

 cost of transportation to Washington. Of the two hundred Soci- 

 eties in correspondence with that Institution, at least one hundred 

 publish works of value to us, which could easily be obtained in 

 exchange for our publications. 



The Treasurer reports that he has received on 



General Account, 8 511 00 



On acccount of Courtis Fund, . $ 756 00 



To which add balance of last year, 986 25 — 



On account of Lloyd Fund, $0. 



To which add balance on hand, 8361 . 



That he has paid on General Acc't, $ 668 29 



To which add balance of last year, 843 20 — 



On account of Courtis Fund, 



On account of Lloyd Fund, 



Leaving $ 1000 49 due Treasurer on General Acc't. 



" 1466 71 due Courtis Fund from Treasurer. 



" 288 54 due Lloyd Fund from Treasurer. 



In other words, the sum of $754 76 is in the hands of the 

 Treasurer. 



Dr. Gould alluded to the fact, that Mr. Teschemacher 

 had declined being considered a candidate for the office of 

 Curator of Botany another year. For fifteen years (he 

 said) he had held that office, and the Society was under 



