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Vol. VIII 415 



Vol. IX 1470 



Vol. X 313 



Vol. XI 357 



Vol. XII . 270 



Vol. XIII 350 



Vol. XIV 369 



Vol. XV 542 



Vol. XVI 400 



The largo number remaining of Volume IX is due to 

 the fact that officers at that time thought that these vol- 

 umes would be useful in spreading a knowledge of the 

 good work which the Academy is doing. If members 

 of the Academy will let the librarian know where these 

 volumes may be useful, copies will be sent. 



The sales of such volumes as have been published by 

 the Academy have totalled $34.50 as indicated below: 



April 17, 1923, McClurg Company, Chicago, 8 volume @ $1.50 



each $12 . 00 



June 4, 1923, H. Garman, Uni. of Ky., Volume VI 1 . 50 



Jan. 31, 1924, Insular Experiment Station, Rio Piedras, P. H., 



Volume X 1.50 



Jan. 31, 1924, Minn. Uni. Library, Volumes VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, 



5 volumes 7.50 



April 3, 1924, Wisconsin Uni. Library, Volumes I, II, III, IV, V, 



VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, 8 volumes 12 . 00 



Total $34 . 50 



This total has been forwarded to the treasurer. 



The major portion of the expenses of publishing our 

 volumes is met from the museum's publication fund. 

 While there are reports which the museum desires to 

 publish, yet the thought of the chief is that there is no 

 better way of carrying out the work of the museum in 

 its purpose of diffusing scientific knowledge, than in 

 publishing the Transactions. 



It is to be hoped that the time will arrive when the 

 legislature will appropriate sufficient funds to bring out 

 not only the Transactions but other museum publica- 

 tions. 



Respectfully submitted, 



A. R. Crook, 



Librarian. 



Report was accepted. 



