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THE RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR. 



process ungums the fibre and renders it possible to spin it 

 on ordinary cotton and woollen machinery, but the proc- 

 ess of removing the bark still remains unsolved ; the 

 imported material comes prepared. 



The additions to the library for the year (May, 1889, 

 to May, 1890) have been as follows : 



By Donation. 



Folios, 50 



Quartos, 173 



Octavos 930 



Twelvemos, 665 



Sixteenmos, 209 



Twenty-fourmos, 84 



Total of bound volumes, 2,111 



'Pamphlets and serials, 9,120 



Total of donations, H.231 



By Exchange. 



Folios, 72 



Quartos, 



Octavos, 212 



Twelvemos, 



Sixteenmos, 5 



Twenty-fourmos, 1 



Total of bound volumes, 330 



Pamphlets and serials, 3,510 



Total of exchanges, . . . . 3,840 



By Purchase. 



Folios, 



Quartos, 



Octavos, 



Twelvemos, 18 



Sixteenmos 5 



Total of bound volumes, 



Pamphlets and serials, 776 



Total of purchases, ' 875 



Total of donations, . . . 11,231 



Total of exchanges 3 >840 



Total of purchases, ..;'. . 875 



Total of additions 15,946 



