XIV THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



MacKenzie King, C.M.G., the Prime Minister, asking for approval 

 of the appointment of such a committee. The Prime Minister replied 

 expressing his whole-hearted sympathy with the project but intimating 

 that he did not consider the time opportune for the Society to ask his 

 colleagues and himself to contemplate further expenditure on public 

 buildings, but that more favourable consideration might be expected 

 at a later date. The President replied thanking the Prime Minister 

 and suggesting that a committee might be asked to prepare a report. 

 Such a committee was named by the President on March 7th and due 

 notification given to each member. The committee, it is presumed, 

 will meet during the course of the present annual meeting. 



VII^ — Report of the Honorary Librarian 



The exchanges received throughout the year at the library are 

 delivered at present in monthly shipments. These have been stored 

 in a separate room along with those of last year, an estimate of which 

 was given in the report for 1921. 



During the last few weeks tem.porary assistance has been secured 

 and an estimate of the year's receipts has been prepared. The 

 accumulation of the last two years, it is hoped, will now be indexed 

 and it is propsed to remove from the shelving and store-securely such 

 exchanges as do not appear to be of interest, such as Russian or other 

 material not easily translated or liable to be consulted so as to make 

 room for current issues which are of interest as showing advances in 

 different lines of investigation. 



The estimate as prepared shows the receipts as being somewhat 

 smaller than for the previous year, which was estimated at 1,106 

 publications. This year the receipts are 905, a falling off principally 

 from countries outside the British Empire. The reduction from many 

 of the European States reflects the general economic condition; but 

 other and more serious causes are indicated in the elimination of 

 others, such as Russia and the decline in exchanges from Germany 

 and Austria. The library contains about 12,000 volumes, of which, 

 it is estimated, there are about 2,100 bound. The rest are in paper 

 covers and many are in separate parts. 



It is recommended that a contract for binding be considered as 

 soon as the finances of the Society permit. 



Volumes and separate publications received for the year 905 



Bound Volumes received in the above estimate 36 



D. B. DOWLING, 



Hon. Librarian. 



