PROCEEDINGS FOR 1914 XXI 



April 22 — The Mortimer Co., printing, etc., vol. VII of Transactions 



(on account) 2 , 000 . 00 



" 28 — Miss M. Sinclair, library, salary for month of April 50. 00 



$5,278.73 



LAWRENCE M. LAMBE, 



Hon. Treasurer. 

 Audited and found correct. 



ADAM SHORTT, 



J. C. GLASHAN, / auditors. 



May 6th, 1914. 



XIII. — Report of the Honorary Librarian. 



The various exchange publications received from other societies 

 and institutions, owing to the previous lack of proper accommodation, 

 had been securely packed each year and stored. This year, owing 

 to the shelving and space allotted by the Minister of Public Works 

 to the Society in the Victoria Museum, the accumulated material 

 has nearly all been removed from the warehouse and unpacked at 

 the Library. For aid in the manual labor of opening and handling 

 the boxes our thanks are due to the Director of the Geological Survey 

 for the co-operation of the museum assistants. 



This material has been sorted out and arranged by Miss Sinclair, 

 the Librarian, on whom will fall also the duty of making a cata- 

 logue and reference index. 



There have been received at the Library during the year 77 

 boxes or cases, 27 mail bags and 9 parcels containing books. Of these 

 about one thousand are bound books and of the remainder, unbound 

 publications, many, probably over one-half, are separate reports 

 grouped in volumes containing from 4 to 12 numbers. Of these 

 volumes it is estimated there are seven thousand. An estimated 

 eight thousand volumes is thus on the shelves, but, counting all 

 the separate publications, the number would be double or treble. 

 Many blue books and pamplets have not been enumerated, as their 

 value for reference is doubtful. The Society has been receiving 

 publications from about 630 different sources, mainly kindred societies 

 and scientific institutions. Many of these have contributed since 

 1885, but, owing to various causes, there are many gaps in the sets 

 of volumes which it may be possible still to have filled. This will 

 have the earliest consideration and an index or catalogue of the 

 Library prepared. At the present time it is possible to give only a 

 general list of the sources from which the exchanges come and the 

 number of volumes received. The preliminary list which is an esti- 

 mate is as follows: — 



