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the session, 205 volumes have been borrowed from the Hbrary, 

 as compared with 122 volumes in the previous session; it is 

 hoped that, as the card catalogue now affords every facility for 

 quickly finding any work required, members will make further 

 use of the valuable collection of books possessed by the Society. 



Attention has continued to he paid to the completion of sets, 

 with the result that 58 volumes or parts have been obtained 

 which render 29 sets complete, whilst 66 volumes have been 

 acquired which partly complete 18 sets. These 124 volumes, 

 with the exception of 25 purchased, were presented by the 

 respective societies publishing them. Since the commencement 

 of the re-cataloguing of the library, a total of 769 missing volumes 

 has been obtained, resulting in the completion of 77 sets, 

 including the following: — Nature; Philosophical Magazine ; 

 Journal of the Geological Society ; Annals and Magazine of 

 Natural History ; Sitzungsberichte der niathcniatischphysischen 

 Classe der K. Bayerischen Akade7nie der IVissenscha/ten ; Annates 

 lie Chimie et de Physique ; Memorie delta R. Accademia del Lincei ; 

 N'ova Acta Acadetnia Cces. Leop.-Carolince ; Report of the 

 Smithsonian Institiitioii ; Report of the U. S. Naval Obseri'atory ; 

 Report of the U. S. Coast Survey ; Report of the U. S. Geographical 

 Surveys West of the looth Meridian ; Annual Report of the 

 U. S. Geological Survey : Report of the Geological and Geographical 

 Survey of the Territories. 



Comparatively little binding has been done, 383 volumes 

 having been bound in 266, whilst 50 volumes have undergone 

 repair. 



A record of the accessions to the library shows that, from 

 April, 1899, to March, 1900, 679 serials and 29 separate works 

 were received, a total of 708 volumes. The donations during the 

 session (exclusive of the usual exchanges) amount to 28 volumes 

 and 730 dissertations ; i book has been purchased (in addition 

 to the periodicals on the regular subscription list). 



During the past session the Society has arranged to exchange 

 publications with the following : Department of Geology and 



