12 



LIBRARIES. 



TABLE II. 

 Comparative Statement of issues in the Picton Reading Room : — 



Classification- 1898. 1897. 



Theology, Morals, ami Metaphysics 22,134 22,913 



Natural Philosophy, Mathematics, Ac 22,010 21,336 



Natural History, &c. 8,157 8,432 



Science and the Arts, Sports and Pastimes ... 35,482 36,401 



History and Biography. &c. 22,115 23.174 



Topography and Antiquities ... ... ... 8,279 8,108 



Voyages and Travels, Gazetteers, Atlases 16,680 18,726 



Collected Works, Essays, &c 33,790 39,545 



Jurisprudence, Law, and Politics ... ... ... 5,878 6,137 



Commerce, Political Economy, Social Science, Ac. ... 7,205 7,893 



Education and Language 18,809 17,168 



Poetry and Dramatic Literature 10,897 10,522 



Latin and Greek Classics 4,289 3,804 



Encyclopaedias, Dictionaries, &c. ... ... ... 14,268 12,835 



Totals 229,993 236,994 



Shewing a decrease from 1897 of 7,001 vols. 



TABLE III. 



Table. — Shewing the number and classification of 

 in the Reference Library : — 



Classification. 

 Theology, Morals, and Metaphysics ... 



Natural Philosophy, Mathematics, &c. 



Natural History... 



Science and the Arts, Sports and Pastimes ... 



History and Biography, &c. 



Topography and Antiquities ... 



Voyages and Travels, Gazetteers, Atlases 



Miscellaneous Literature (principally collected "Works, 

 Reviews, Societies' Proceedings, &c, in volumes) 



Jurisprudence, Law, and Politics 



Commerce, Political Economy, Social Science, &c. ... 



Education and Language 



Poetry and Dramatic Literature 



Prose Fiction 



Latin and Greek Classics and Translations ... 



Encyclopaedias and Works of General Reference ... 



Total 



Essays 



rks contained 



Volumes 



... 7,984 



... 3,083 



... 6,263 



. . 14,905 



... 14,035 



... 6,312 



... 5,831 



27,946 

 9,255 

 2,417 

 1.979 

 4,451 

 5,681 

 1,042 

 4,126 



115,310 



