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The above lectures were attended by an average 

 of 350 persons for each lecture. 



A special meeting of the Bristol Oriental Society- 

 was held at the Museum in January for the study of the 

 Egyptian and Babylonian antiquities. 



The Bristol members of the Bristol and Gloucester- 

 shire Archaeological Society assembled in the Lecture 

 Theatre on March 10th, the occasion being that of a 

 Lecture by Canon Bazeley, on "Pompeii." 



With the consent of the Committee, the members 

 of the Royal Archaeological Institute were invited to a 

 Conversazione at the Museum and Library by Mr. 

 Francis F. Fox, Chairman of the Council of the Institute, 

 on the 22nd July. 



XTbe IReference Xtbrarg. 



The following is a statement of the work of the 

 year in the Reference Library : — 



The number of works consulted during the year 

 was 74,501, this being 165 in excess of the number for 

 the previous year. 



During the same period the following additions 

 have been made to the collections : — 



Drawings and News- 



Vols. Pamphlets. Maps. Engravs. MSS. papers. Total. 



(3 collections & ) 



426 86 4 40 { , > 4 574 



H J 11 other items J 0I * 



The following analysis shows how these were 



acquired : — 



Drawings 



and News- 



Vols. Pamphs. Maps. Engravs. MSS. papers. Totl. 



By Purchase .. 178 20 1 25 11 4 239 



By Presentation 52 66 3 15 3 (colls.) — 139 

 Subscription Lib. 196 — — — — — 196 



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