Agencies. 



Our London Agency is still in the hands of Messrs. Luzac and Co. 

 They have submitted Statement of sales during 1901 and Statement of 

 goods supplied to end of March 1902. ^76-8-10, due to them up to the 

 end of March 1902, has been remitted. The value of the publications sent 

 to them during the year amounts to ,£"83-6-6, representing 667 pieces of 

 the Journal and Proceedings and Rs. 481, representing 1,005 components 

 of the Bihliotheca Indica. From them we have received books and papers 

 of the value of /18-6-9. 



Our Continental Agent is Mr. Otto Harrassowitz, to whom we have 

 sent publications valued at /"26-8-0 and Rs. 601-12-0, of which ,£4-6-5 

 and Rs. 196-7-0 worth have been sold for us. The balance of /"54-17-2, 

 due to him to end of June 1902, has been remitted. 



Library. 



The total number of volumes or parts of volumes added to the 

 Library during the year was 2,955, of which 897 were purchased and 

 2,058 presented or received in exchange for the Society's publications. 



As recommended by Council certain periodicals purchased for the 

 Society's Library were discontinued. 



On the recommendation of the Library Catalogue Sub-Committee, the 

 new edition of the Society's Library Catalogue, compiled by Mr. H. B. 

 Perie, is being remodelled under the supervision of the General Secretary 

 and it is hoped that the manuscript will be sent to press early this year. 



International Catalogue of Scientific Literature. 



During the year 1902, the work of the Catalogue, the preparation 

 of the Index-slips or cards as required by the International Catalogue 

 Committee has been steadily increasing. Nineteen batches, making a 

 total of 905 slips, were sent to the Director of the Catalogue. 



The first copies of the Catalogue, the parts for Chemistry and 



