PROCEEDINGS FOR 1921 IX 



sary this year to be restrictive in the expenditure for printing and the 

 Sections loyally supported this policy by reducing their demands for 

 space to the minimum. 



We began the year with a credit balance of $1,094.00, to which 

 was added the Parliamentary appropriation of $8,000.00 and the 

 grant from the Advisory Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 

 of $3,000.00, for the purpose of assisting the publication of scientific 

 papers. Payment in full for the cost of printing the Transactions 

 for 1919-20 had not been made at the close of that year; $3,844.83 

 being the balance in full of the cost of the volume for 1919-20, was 

 paid from this year's funds. 



The total cost of the volume for 1920-21 and the miscellaneous 

 printing to date has been $0,627.37, to which should be added the 

 printing and contingencies expended for this Annual Meeting, estim- 

 ated at $400.00. Payments aggregating $5,500.00 have already been 

 made and the unexpended balance of the funds for the year just 

 closed will be approximately $250.00. 



It will be apparent from this statement that we enter the year 

 with our grant of $8,000.00 unimpaired, plus an available balance of 

 $250.00— $8,250.00 in all. 



YII . — Report of the Honorary Librarian. 



For the current year there has been an increase in the receipts 

 of exchange publications, other than evident accumulations during 

 the War period. This is noticeable in the case of exchanges from 

 Finland. This increase is an evidence of the general resumption of 

 former peaceful pursuits and studies. As a measure of economy the 

 Society have been without the services of a librarian, and as a conse- 

 quence, there is an accumulation of uncatalogued material to be dealt 

 with , but an examination of the shelving accommodation reveals the 

 fact that the room provided has been fully occupied by the volumes 

 already received. More space is required, and as the yearly receipts 

 are large this may necessitate a further appeal for separate quarters 

 for the Society. 



In order to estimate the growth of the library the receipts of 

 separate publications for the year is appended. These are arranged 

 in order of numbers, and also of volume. 



