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publications in 23 volumes, the Society having been 

 founded for the purpose of publishing all unprinted 

 National Records extant in H.M. Public Record 

 Office up to the end of the 12th century, — Bartholomew's 

 Physical Atlas issued under the patronage of the Royal 

 Geographical Society — Standard works on Numismatics 

 and various branches of Natural Science — together 

 with the current publications of most of the Learned 

 Societies of the Kingdom. 



The figures presented above show that the Com- 

 mittee are greatly indebted to the generous donors of 

 the unusually large number of works presented ; the 

 value of many of which will be apparent on a perusal 

 of the list. Without being invidious they feel that 

 they may mention in this connection the names of 

 Mr. S. G. Perceval, Mr. T. S. Pope, and the Rev. E. C. 

 Bevan. 



The books derived from the Subscription Library 

 comprise works in all departments of literature, a large 

 proportion of them being of permanent value in the 

 Reference Library. 



The total number of volumes received from this 

 source during the year was 157 1, and of these 688 

 volumes were retained as shown above, and the re- 

 mainder, comprising works of fiction, with duplicate 

 copies of works in general literature to the number 

 of 883 volumes, were transferred to the Libraries 

 Committee. 



Within the year the whole of the collection of 

 bound volumes of newspapers, 107 in number, including 

 the volumes recently purchased, have been collated, 

 and particulars of all missing numbers recorded with 

 a view to such being secured should opportunity arise. 

 The above do not include newspapers of recent date, 



