508 Report of the Kew Committee. 



34 Scientific Societies and Institutions of Great Britain and 

 Ireland. 



113 Foreign and Colonial Scientific Establishments, as well as 

 from several private individuals. 



Earlv in the year the library received from the Royal Society of 

 Edinburgh a present of its Proceedings and Transactions from 1882, 

 thus completing the series from 1867. These books, as well as several 

 others, have been bound. The Konigliche Preussische Akademie der 

 Wissenschaften, Berlin, have kindly consented to forward periodically 

 the mathematical and physical numbers of their Sitzungsberichte. 

 The Meteorological Office presented several copies of meteorological 

 publications of which they had duplicates. Lady Lefroy also pre- 

 sented some books belonging to the late Sir J. Henry Lefroy. 



Back numbers of the Kew Reports have been sent to several 

 institutions at the request of their respective directors, and some new 

 names have been placed on the distribution list. 



The card catalogue has been proceeded with, 200 cards having been 

 entered during the past year. 



Loan Repaid. The Kew Committee have repaid the Royal Society 

 the final instalment of the 400 advanced by them in 1893 to defray 

 the cost of the new building. 



Audit, fyc. An audit of the Observatory accounts for 1893 was 

 carried out in May, 1894, by Mr. Keen, Chartered Accountant, on 

 behalf of the Royal Society. In consequence of his suggestions, some 

 changes have been introduced in the system of book-keeping. 



The accounts of 1894 have been audited by Mr. Keen on behalf of 

 the Royal Society, and by General J. T. Walker on behalf of the 

 Committee. 



The balance sheet, with a comparison of the expenditure for the 

 two years 1893 and 1894, is appended. 



PEKSONAL ESTABLISHMENT. 

 The staff employed is as follows : 

 C. Chree, M.A., Superintendent. 

 T. W. Baker, Chief Assistant. 

 E. G. Constable, Observations and Rating. 

 W. Hugo, Verification Department. 

 J. Foster 

 T. Gunter 

 W. J. Boxall 



E. Bagwell, Observations and Rating. 



R. S. Whipple, Accounts and Library, and six other Assistants. 

 A Caretaker and Housekeeper are also employed. 



FRANCIS GALTON, 

 March 15, 1895. Chairman. 



