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recommend, that in future no specimen be allowed to be taken from 

 the Museum except with the sanction of the Council. 



S. P. PRATT. 



H. T. DE LA BECHE. 



CHARLES LYELL. 



ROBERT A. C. AUSTEN. 



Library Report. 



During the last year the Library has been increased by donations 

 of about 200 volumes and pamphlets. The Board of Ordnance con- 

 tinues to present to the Society the Maps of the Trigonometrical 

 Survey of Great Britain, and of the Townland Survey of Ireland. 



The Charts published by the Admiralty and by the Depot General 

 de la Marine of Paris respectively, have likewise been received. 



Several of the works in the Library are incomplete ; but some ot 

 the deficiencies, it may reasonably be hoped, will be supplied on 

 application to the authors or proprietors who have kmdly presented 

 to the Society portions of these works, and have omitted to send the 



remainder. . ni • *. a 



In order however to place the Library m a more efficient and sa- 

 tisfactory state than it is now in, we recommend that steps betaken 

 to supply hy purchase those deficiencies which cannot otherwise be 

 made ffood. and that a sum be annually appropriated to this purpose, 

 and a further sum for binding; many of the works are compara- 

 tively unavailable to the FeUows from not bek^g^b^u^nd. ^^^^^^ 



R. HUTTON. 



Comparative Statement of the Number of the Society at the close of 

 the years ISAZ and \MA. 



Dec. 31. 1843. Dec. 31, 1844. 



Compounders 117 



Residents 239 



Non-residents 448 



116 

 230 

 452 



804 



Honorary Members 26 



Foreign Members 49 



Personages of Royal Blood 4—79 



883 



