REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. lvii 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



Heport of the Council for the year 1878-9, presented to the General 

 Committee at Sheffield, on Wednesday, August 20, 1879. 



The Council have received Reports during the past year from the 

 General Treasurer, and his account for the year will be laid before the 

 General Committee this day. 



The Council have been compelled, in consequence of the limited space 

 at their disposal at the office in London, to consider how far it would be 

 possible to reduce the number of the old Annual Volumes of the Reports 

 of the Association in stock, and have resolved : — 



1. — ' To reduce the stock of volumes in each year to 200 in number, 

 by throwing into waste or otherwise disposing of (as the General 

 Officers may think best) all those exceeding 200 up to the year 

 1848 inclusive, and by throwing into waste all those exceeding 

 200 in subsequent years, except the Index 1831-61.' 



2. — ' To offer to one or more publishers single volumes 1831^48, at 

 one-third publication price ; those 1849-71 at one-half publication 

 price, for which purpose, if necessary, to reprint the volume for 

 1850 ; and those 1872-77 at two-thirds publication price ; also 

 sets 1871-77 at one-third publication price.' 



3. — ' To offer the Reports to members at the same rates as before, 

 with the additional offer of sets 1849-71 at one-half publication 

 price.' 



The Council have also had under consideration the question of their 

 Library, for which there is no adequate space in their present London 

 office. They have therefore decided to recommend that in future a 

 library shall not be maintained at the office of the Association, and in 

 order to afford facilities to the members of the Association for consulting 

 works of reference as fully as they have hitherto enjoyed, they have made 

 An arrangement with the University of London, whereby the books 

 belonging to the Association will be deposited in the Library of the 

 University at Burlington House, upon the following conditions : — 



1. One copy of every book transferred by the Association to be kept 

 in the Library of the University. 



2. Members of the Association, on presenting an introduction from 

 one of the General Officers or the Assistant Secretary, to be permitted to 

 •consult the Library of the University. 



The Council recommend to the General Committee : — 



' That in each Section, and in each Department of a Section, one of 

 the Secretaries be appointed " Recorder." ' 



* That such Recorder shall be requested to furnish the Assistant 

 Secretary, before the conclusion of the Meeting, with a copy or 

 abstract of every Paper read in his Section or Department.' 



