During the year 1,745 volumes of books have been added to the 

 Library, viz., 1,376 by purchase, 120 from the Commissioners of Patents, 

 and 249 by donation, under the following heads : — 



CLASSIFICATIOX. 1S71 Additions. 1S72 



Theology, Morals, and Metaphysics 4,304 101 4,405 



Natural Philosophv, Astrouomy, &c -. 1,288 34 1,322 



Natural History, Botany, Mineraloj:y, &c 3,064 120 3,184 



Science and the Arts, Architecture " 5,814 229 6,0i3 



History and Biography 7,482 213 7,695 



Topography and Antiquities 2,378 77 2,455 



Geography, Vovage.s, and Travels 3,274 108 3,382 



Miscellaneous Literature 9,943 469 10,412 



Jiirisprudence, Law, and Politics 4,512 100 4,612 



Commerce and Social Statistics 489 27 516 



Education, Logic, and Language 852 30 882 



Poetry and Dramatic Literature.... 2,369 83 2,452 



Works of Imagiuatioa 5,299 74 5,373 



Classical Literature 330 13 343 



Heraldry, Encyclopaedias, and Works of Reference 1,726 67 1,793 



Total 53,124 1.745 54,869 



LENDING LIBRARIES. 



The statistics of this department present little variation from those 

 of last year. There has been a slight falling oif in the issues to the 

 number of 2,730 volumes, all under the head of fiction. Last year the 

 volumes replaced were unusually large, being a total of 1,737 ; this year, 

 however, they have been fully 1,000 volumes less. The volumes worn- 

 out and withdrawn are nearly in the same proportion ; the numbers being 

 1,431 last year, 555 this. 



Donations have been received from R. A. Macfie, Esq., Sir, Gr. 

 Smith, and Mr. Thomas Hugo. 



The following are the statistics : — 



Books lent 



New Tickets granted 



Tickets cancelled 



Tickets renewed 



Total Readers on Books 



Books lost and paid for 



Books lost 



Volumes worn out and replaced ... 

 Volumes worn out and withdrawn 

 Tola Xo. of Volumes in Libraries 

 No. of Volumes added 



