The following are the Statistics of the respective Departments : — 



REFEKENCE LIBRAEY. 



The issue of Books for the past year has exceeded that of any previous 

 year by the large number of 10G,G72 volumes, the yearly issue amounting to 

 578,774, with an average of 2,041 volumes per day, against 472,102 volumes 

 in 18G5-66, with an average of 1,662 j^er day. 



The following is a classified List of the Books issued : — 



CLASSIFICATION. Volumes. ^"^^^T^*"* 



Theology, Morals, and Metaphysics 17,503 62 



Natural Philosophy, Astronomy, Chemistry, &c 16,647 68 



Natural History, Botany, Mineralogy, &c 6,330 22 



Science and the Arts, Ai-chitecture, Painting, Music, &c. 36,521 129 



History and Biography 39,001 138 



Topography and Antiquities 9,189 32 



Geography, Voyages, and Travels 32,248 114 



Miscellaneous Literature 167,075 589 



Jurisprudence, Law, and Pohtics 4.828 17 



Commerce, Political Economy, and Social Statistics 3,967 14 



Education, Logic, Language, &c 11,026 39 



Poetry and Dramatic Literatme 22,427 79 



Works of Imagination 199,873 705 



Classical Literature 3,663 13 



Heraldry, Encyclopaedias, and AVorks of Reference 8,476 30 



578,774 2.041 



During the year 2,407 volumes of Books have been added to the Library, 

 viz., 1,705 by purchase, 287 vols, of Parliamentary Papers and 192 vols, of 



Magazines from the Athenseum Library, 103 from the Commissioners of 



Patents, and 120 vols, by donation, under the following heads : — 



CLASSIFICATION. 186fi. Additions. 1867. 



Theology, Morals, and Metaphysics 3,476 219 3,695 



Natiu-al Philosophy, Astronomy, &c 1,111 49 1,160 



Natural History, Botany, Mineralogy, &c. ... 2,218 196 2,414 



Science and the Arts, Architecture, &c 4,398 309 4,707 



History and Biograpliy 6,565 199 6,764 



Topogi-aphy and Antiquities 1,967 63 2,030 



Geography, Voyages, and Travels 2,877 83 2,960 



Miscellaneous Literatm-e 7,608 566 8,174 



cliu-isprudence. Law, and Politics 3,632 361 3,993 



Commerce and Social Statistics 396 16 412 



Education, Logic, Language, &c 628 26 654 



Poetry and Dramatic Literature 1,907 111 2,018 



Works of Imagination 4,789 130 4,919 



Classical Literature 292 9 301 



Heraldiy, Encyclopsedias, and Works of 



Keference 1,397 70 1,467 



43,261 2,407 45,668 



