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der yet undetermined. A few days prior to our last annual meet- 

 ing, the State collection, deposited in the hall of the Society and 

 under the charge of the Geological Curator, was increased by 

 the reception of about 1100 new specimens, collected by Prof. 

 Hitchcock in his re-survey of the State. These have been added 

 to the rest of the collection, in the order corresponding to the full 

 catalogue annexed to the Professor's final report. 



In addition to the donations abovementioned, Fossils have been 

 received from Signor Michelotti ; specimens of slate, with dendri- 

 tic markings, from the late William Pratt, Jr. Esq. ; and other spe- 

 cimens, from Mr. A. Ward, Mr. Couper, of Darien, Ga., and Dr. 

 John Randall, of this city. 



No report from the Curator of Mineralogy, who is absent 

 in Europe, was prepared. 



The Librarian reports the addition, by donations and 

 exchange, during the past year, of 105 vols, and 55 pam- 

 phlets, making the library to consist in all of 1071 vols, 

 and 250 pamphlets. He has also 50 copies of each of the 

 Legislative Reports of Messrs. Storer, Dewey, Harris and 

 Gould, on the Natural History of Massachusetts, presented 

 by a resolve of the Legislature. 



The donors to the Library, during the past year, have been 

 Messrs. S. G. Morton, J. J. Audubon, John Bachman, Henry Col- 

 man, J. P. Couthouy, R. I. Murchison, Benjamin Silliman, J. G. 

 Palfrey, B. D. Greene, S. S. Haldeman, G. Michelotti, Asa Gray, 

 Charles Cramer, J. E. Teschemacher, J. W. Bailey, T. W. Har- 

 ris, W. C. Redfield, G. B. Emerson, C. T. Jackson, J. G. Percival, 

 Thomas Lee and Edward Doubleday. 



The Treasurer reports the 



Current expenses of the Society for the past year, - 8656 38 



Excess of expenditure over income last year, - - 75 07 



731 45 



To meet which there has been no other source of income 



than that arising from fees of members, - 473 00 



Leaving deficit on this account of - - ■ $258 45 



