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of most of the English books. It has now been done for the whole 

 library. 



(3) Memoranda were made out for transmission to corresponding 

 societies, of the paits lacking in our sets of their publications. 



(4) A card catalogue of the whole library was prepared according to- 

 the method in use in the Library of the Academy of Arts and Science 

 of Philadelphia. The catalogue in the case of serial publications speci- 

 fies of course only the volumes of the various series which are on the 

 shelves, without giving any clue to their contents. In the case of 

 publications which, though issued by one institution, do not form a 

 numbered series, each volume or report is separately catalogued. The 

 catalogue consists of about 1200 cards. 



While the whole of the work, carried out in an admirable manner by 

 Miss MacKay, forms a necessary preliminary to the issue of a printed 

 catalogue for the use of our members, we are not yet ready to issue such 

 a catalogue, at least to issue one which would be permanently useful. 

 For many of the unbound volumes in the library are defective, and it 

 would be well to get these defects supplied as far as may be possible 

 before printing. The Corresponding Secretary hopes during the present 

 year to transmit the memoranda of defects referred to above to the 

 various corresponding institutions, and to make some progress in getting 

 the defects supplied. 



The report was adopted, and the thanks of the Institute tendered to- 

 Mr. Bowman and Dr. MacGregor for their work in connection with the 

 library. 



On motion of DR. MACKAY, it was resolved that the Council be 

 directed to prepare a resolution appreciative of the scientific career of 

 the late Sir William Dawson and regretting his recent death. 



It was resolved that the Council be instructed to approach the 

 Government for the purpose of ascertaining if it would be possible for 

 the latter to provide space, in the new Government building, for the 

 accommodation of the Institute's library. 



The thanks of tlie Institute were presented to the HON. ROBERT 

 EOAK, President of the Legislative Council, for granting the use of the 

 Council Chamber, and to the SECRETARY OP THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITU- 

 TION for his courtesy in continuing to admit the Institute to the privi- 

 leges of the Bureau of International Exchanges. 



