1890.] NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 107 



U. S. Govt. 4 per cent consols, regular ^3,800 00 



" " *' " '' coupons 300 00 



Savings bank accounts: — 

 General fund -$850 00 



Interest to January 1st, 1890 45 37 



Publication fund 620 00 



Interest to January 1st, 1890 38 80 1,554 17 



^5.654 17 

 Eespectfully submitted, 



Henry Dudley, Treasurer. 

 February 24tb, 1890. 



[This report was subsequently examined and certified in every 

 particular by John H. Hinton, Chairman of the Finance Com- 

 mittee.] 



Keport of the Librarian. 



Xe\v York, Feb. 24th, 1890. 



The Librarian would respectfully submit the following re- 

 port: — 



The number of accessions of volumes, parts, and pamphlets, 

 during the past year, has been 1,399. 



The number of volumes bound has been 



(1) By appropriation of $100 from the Academy 98 



(2) By Columbia College 51 



(3) In process of binding by Columbia College 211 



360 



The number of bound volumes now on the shelves of the 

 Library is 5,004. 



The number of unbound volumes, and of tracts which might 

 be bound into volumes, is estimated at 700. In addition to 

 these, there are several hundred incomplete volumes. 



A number of new exchanges have been effected during the 

 past year, and the complete list of institutions in exchange is 

 appended. This number could, by proper effort, be very con- 

 siderably increased. 



Accessions have been entered as received, in a book prepared 

 for that purpose, and receipts, signed by the Librarian, sent for 

 every part and volume. 



Eespectfully submitted, 



N. L. Brixton, Librarian. 



The Publication Committee reported verbally through the 

 Chairman, Prof. Martin, that Vol. IV. of the Annals had 



