LIBRARIES. 



TABLE II. 



Comparative Statement of issues in the Picton Reading Room: — 



Oaarifioatwm. iM -- mh 



Theology, Morals, and Metaphysics 20,4-23 15,155 



Natural Philosophy, Mathematics, &c 26,490 19,412 



Natural History 12,339 8 ' 518 



Science and the Arts 46,327 41,052 



History and Biography, &c 26,149 23,722 



Topography and Antiquities ' ' ■ :,nl l0 ' 049 



Voyages and Travels, Gazetteers, Atlases 28,499 22,482 



Collected Works, Essays, &c 47,502 49,862 



Jurisprudence, Law, and Politics 10,356 6,792 



Commerce, Political Economy, Social Science, &c. 12,759 9,003 



Education and Language 18,488 17,437 



Poetry and Dramatic Literature 1 4 >™ 4 10 ' So1 



Latin and Greek Classics 2,813 2,339 



Encyclopaedias, Dictionaries, &c 1-M 80 10 > 218 



Totals 295,529 246,892 



Shewing an increase over 1901 of 48,637 volumes. 



TABLE III. 



Shewing the number and classification of works contained in the 

 Reference Library: — 



Classification. 



Volumes. 



Theology, Morals, and Metaphysics 8 ' 31y 



Natural Philosophy, Mathematics, &c D '** u 



Natural History 6 ' 83 ' 



Science and the Arts 16 > 7 ^ 3 



History and Biography, &c 15,076 



Topography and Antiquities G '^ 8 



"Voyages and Travels, Gazetteers, Atlases G > 170 



Miscellaneous Literature (principally collected Works, Essays, 



Reviews, Societies' Proceedings, &c, in volumes) 30,274 



Jurisprudence, Law, and Politics 10.092 



Commerce, Political Economy, Social Science, &c 3.022 



Education and Language 2,126 



Poetry and Dramatic Literature 4 > 6 ' J ' J 



Prose Fiction S ' 789 



Latin and Greek Classics and Translations 1.057 



Encyclopaedias and Works of General Reference 4,63S 



ToUtl 125,206 



