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printing for the necessary number of copies of plates IV., V., 
VIL and IX.; being indebted for the drawings on stone of 
plates IV and V, to Prof. Edward 8. Morse, and of plate TX 
to Mr. W. G. Binney ; for the engraving on copper of plate 
VIII, to Mr. Temple Prime; for the entire cost of plates VI 
and VII, to Mr. James Carson Brevoort, and of plate X to 
Mr. W. J. Hays. 
An additional number of the Annals, making up the 
quantity of matter promised to subscribers, for the year 1872, 
is now in press, and will shortly be issued. It will contain 
papers by Messrs. Bland and Binney, Prof: John J. Stevenson, 
and Dr. A. 8. Packard. 
The Committee recommended that an appropriation of 
$500 be made for the ensuing year. 
THOMAS BLAND, 
GEORGE N. LAWRENCE. 
Abstract of the Report of the Library Committee. 
The Library Committee report, that during the year ending 
February 17th, 1873, there have been added the following 
books and periodicals :— 
From societies, 8 quarto volumes, 26 octavo volumes, 52 
parts of quarto volumes, 240 parts of octavo volumes, and 15 
pamphlets. ; 
From members, 8 parts of octavo volumes, and 7 pamphlets 
From others, 3 octavo volumes and 17 pamphlets. 
Making a total of 87 volumes, 300 parts of volumes, and 
39 pamphlets. 
There have been bound during the year 450 octavo volumes ; 
and there still remain more than 800 volumes that should be 
bound.* 
Rosert H. BRowNNE, 
BERNARD G. AMEND. 
* These volumes represent a large amount of valuable scientific material, 
consisting of the transactions of learned societies, mainly Europe an. 
