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During the year, 2,038 volumes of books have been added to 

 the Library, viz., 1,740 by purchase, 125 from the Commissioners 

 of Patents, and 173 by donation, under the following heads : — 



CLASSIFICATION. 1S7C. Additions. 1S7I. 



Theology, Morals, and Metaphysics 4,155 149 4.304 



Natural Philosophy, Astrononi}', &c 1,267 21 1 288 



Natural History, Botany, Mineralogy, &c 2,817 247 3,004 



Science and the Arts, Architecture, &c 5,542 272 5814 



History and Biography 7,334 143 7',482 



Topography and Antiquities 2,299 79 2'378 



Geograpliy, Voyages, and Travels 3,183 91 3^274 



Miscellaneous Literature 9^383 560 9943 



Jurisprudence, Law, and Politics 4,401 111 4512 



Commerce and Social Statistics 462 27 489 



Education. Loiric, Language, &c 791 61 852 



Poetry and Dramatic Literature 2,282 87 2 369 



Works of Imagination 5^196 103 5^299 



Classical Literature 320 10 330 



Heraldry.Encyclopsedias, and Works of Reference... 1,654 72 1,726 



51,086 2,038 53,124 



The preparation of the new Catalogue is proceeding, and it is 

 hoped will be comi^leted, and issued during the current year. It 

 has been a work of great labour, and when completed, from the mode 

 in which it is classified, it will be found a most valuable Book of 

 Eeference for general literaij objects, as well as for the purposes of 

 the Library. 



LENDING LIBRARIES. 



There is nothing special to report in this department ; its use- 

 fulness continues fully maintained. The class of reading most in 

 demand is necessarily of a light character, but it is gratifying to see 

 the large amount of useful literature cii-culated. One class may be 

 particularly alluded to— that of Music — the demand for which very 

 pleasmgly indicates the increasing extent to which this delightful 

 art is being cultivated. 



From the statistics given below, it will be seen that, although 

 1,425 volumes have been added during the year, the actual number 

 of Books in the Libraries is increased to a very trifling extent. This 

 req[uires explanation. In some departments — that of fiction for in- 

 stance, the wear and tear is very great, and the number of volumes 

 worn out and withdra^vn, is consequently large. Many of these, of 

 a comparatively ephemeral character, it is not found desirable to 



