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Observatory, Taschkent, Russia (131, 132, 133); K. K. Geolo- 

 gische Reichsanstalt, Drs. Friederich Miiller, Dionys Stur, 

 Vienna (131, 132, 133); Naturwissenschaftliche Verein des 

 Eeg.-Bez., Frankfurt a. O. (131, 132, 133); Mr. Joseph Prest- 

 wich, Shoreham, Kent, England (127, 128, 129, 130); Chicago 

 Academy of Science, Chicago (130, 131, 132, 133). 



Accessions to the Library were received from the Academic 

 R. de Belgique, Bruxelles; Naturwissenschaftliche Yerein des 

 Reg.-Bez., Frankfurt a. O. ; Yerein fur Erdkunde, Halle a. S. ; 

 Physikalische-Medicin-ische Societat, Miinchen ; Prof. Ferdi- 

 nando Bosari, Naples ; K. Accademia dei Lincei, Rome ; Osser- 

 vatorio Astronomico, Turin; Societe de Geographic, Lille; 

 Commission des Annales des Mines, Redaction "Cosmos," 

 Paris; R. Astronomical Society, Editors of the "Geological 

 Magazine," "Nature," London; Prof. George M. Dawson, Ot- 

 tawa, Canada ; Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 

 University, Cambridge, Mass. ; American Statistical Associa- 

 tion, Boston ; Editors of " American Journal of Science," Yale 

 College, New Haven ; University of State of New York, 

 Albany ; New York Historical Society, New York ; Franklin 

 Institute, Engineers' Club, College of Pharmacy, Editors of 

 the " Homoeopathic Physician," " Medical and Surgical Re- 

 porter," "Medical News," American Baj; Association, Mer- 

 cantile Library, Messrs. J. E. Ives, Henry Phillips, Jr., Phila- 

 delphia ; U. S. Naval Institute, Annapolis ; Johns Hopkins 

 University, Editors of " American Journal of Philology," 

 " American Chemical Journal," Baltimore ; Department of 

 State, U. S. Naval Observatory, Smithsonian Institution, An- 

 thropological Society, Hydrographic Office of U. S. Navy, 

 Prof. Albert S. Gatschet, Washington, D. C. ; Public Library 

 of Cincinnati ; Musee de la Plata. 



The stated business of the meeting was then taken up, and, 

 on motion, the Society resolved to proceed to the election of 

 Librarian for the ensuing year. It was resolved to conduct 

 the same by ballot, and that the polls should remain open 

 thirty minutes, during which the Society took a recess to en- 

 able the members present to deposit their votes. 



