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the District has been the chief event.The re-arrangement and extension 



of it are steadily proceeding. 



LIBRARIAN'S REPORT FOR 1891. 



The sum spent in connection with the Library during the year 

 under review amounted to ;^9 4s. iid. Of this sum ^d J5S. 5d. 

 was for periodicals, and ;^2 9s. id. for binding a number of volumes 

 of the same, received in previous years, and a small sum for postage. 



The Ray Society, in return for the annual subscription of one 

 guinea, furnished the Society with Vol. IV. of the "Larvae of the British 

 Butterflies and Moths," 



The volume for the present year will be the 1st part of the Mono- 

 graph on the Cretaceous Star fishes. 



In addition to the 8 serial works purchased, and laid on the 

 table, from month to month, the following have been presented by 

 members and other friends, viz. — Books 15 ; periodicals 5 ; pamphlets 9; 

 and by exchange with other Societies — periodicals, 15; on loan, for j 

 reference of members, by Mr. G. Dowker, " Ormerod's Classified 

 Index of Transactions of the London Geological Society." 



Mr. Dowker has also kindly promised to place in the Library, 

 on loan, the deficient volumes of the series of these Transactions for ! 

 reference only. The Societies with which exchange of publication is j 

 now made number twelve. The publications of our Society are also] 

 sent to certain Institutions which have expressed a desire to have them.] 



Through the kindness of Mr. Reid in taking stock of the 

 Library on the 31st December, 1891, for the second time during the] 

 year, the Librarian is able to report that the books generally are 

 in good order. The loans from the Library have been 38 during theJ 

 year. Five of these loans were detained over time, one such still con- 

 tinuing so. Twice omission has occurred to note the return of the I 

 book borrowed. These are matters which require attention on the j 

 part of members if the Library is to be kept from loss. 



There are a number of periodicals, transactions of Societies and] 

 pamphlets at preseiit loose on the shelves, and soiled with dust. These] 

 should be bound up in volumes as soon as the funds will permit. 



The last Catalogue of the Library was printed with the Report of] 



