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works. The weakness of the Society's funds has also staid the 

 publication of a catalogue which would give greater facility to the use of 

 the books. No list of books has been published since 1887. The 

 publication of a new catalogue has been in abeyance since 1891. The 

 lists of deficiencies in and additions to the Library have not been made 

 known to members since 1890 and 1891 ; for the efificiency of the 

 Library and information of members, it is very desirable that these 

 should be annually published. 



The enumeration of additions to the Library during 1894 is as 

 follows : — 



Presented — 



Pamphlets, cj>'c. ... ... ... 7 



Volumes of Serials ... 

 Books and Reports ... 

 Reports by Exchange 

 By Purchase of Serials 



4 

 25* 



10 

 6 



5 2 Publications. 



•Sixteen of these were presented by the Smithsonian Institute, the National 

 Museum, U.S.A. ; Geological Survey, U.S.A. ; University of Minnesota, U.S.A. 



To the Album of Geological Photographs there have been added 

 26 Photos relating to the Cliffs of Chalk between Folkestone and St. 

 Margaret's, and the Landslip (1893) at Folkestone, by Capt. J. Gordon 

 McDakin on behalf of the Sub-Committee of Coast Erosion, and Mr. J. 

 Reid. 



The use of the Library during the year shows that — 



56 Volumes and parts of volumes have been taken on 



Loan. 

 25 Serials on four days Loan. 



81* 



*Six volumes remained on Loan in December. 



During the year 15 volumes have been detained beyond the full 

 period (three months) allowed. One volume was missing over six 

 months and no trace could be found of it till it was returned. It had 

 been passed from one member to another who ultimately returned. 

 There was no record of the transfer. 



In view of these irregularities the committee limited the time of a 

 Loan and the number of Books to be taken at one time. Still, further, 

 regarding the increase value of the Library and its fuller use, they deem 

 it necessary that more definite Laws and Regulations should be made 

 for its preservation and use and accordingly recommend to the meeting 

 the adoption of a new code which the Hon. Librarian has submitted to 

 them. 



