PROCEEDINGS FOR 189G XLV 



Report of Librarian. 



To the President and Council of the Ciinadian Institute : 



Gentlemen, — 



The librarian has to rejiort a shght falling off in the number of 

 exchanges as well as in the number of books and periodicals borrowed by 

 members. 



The total number of exchanges received was 2,408, and of donations 

 and purchases 897. Books and periodicals were lent to the number of 

 1,273. Particulars will be found in apjjendix to librarian's report. 



The chief work of the year has resulted from the accession to the 

 library of the 1,023 volumes which had been prepared for binding in the 

 summer of 1894, and which have now been placed on the shelves. The 

 labour of doing this has been greatly increased by the lack of shell room, 

 which has made it impossible to get all the sets together. 



In order to facilitate reference while a catalogue is being com])letcd, 

 your librarian intends to put up a tinding list to the periodicals and 

 exchanges. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



D. E. Keys, 



Jjibraridit . 



Library Statistics from April 1st, 18!)5, to April 1st. ISOtî. 



Books and periodicals obtained by purchase, different 



publications 34 



Separate numbers of these received 708 



Donations 189 



Exchanges received from about 550 societies : 



Canada 1!I3 



United States 4!»8 



Mexico 2(! 



South America 50 



West Indies 2 



Great Britain and Ireland 423 



Austria- Hungary 151 



Belgium 25 



Denmai'k 9 



Franco 351 



Germany 173 



Italy 174 



Netherlands 30 



Norway 17 



Portugal 23 



