KEPOET OF THE SECRETARY. 105 



a number referring to a like number in the author's catalogue where 

 the full reference may be found. Following this plan has resulted 

 in a marked reduction in the size of the eighth, ninth, and tenth 

 issues. 



The central bureau of the organization is maintained in London 

 and has charge of receiving, editing, and publishing the classified 

 references furnished by the 33 regional bureaus cooperating in the 

 production of the catalogue. These regional bureaus are maintained 

 for the most part by direct governmental grants made by the coun- 

 tries in which they are situated. The annual subscription price for 

 a complete set of 17 volumes is $85. The proceeds derived from sub- 

 scriptions are used entirely to support the central bureau. 



During the year 28,606 cards were sent from this bureau to the 

 London central bureau, as follows: 



Literature of — 



1005 169 



1908 ^__ 64 



1907 ^ 133 



1908- - , 621 



1909 223 



1910 852 



1911 • 2, 988 



1912 : 8,010 



1913 15,546 



Total 28,606 



The following table shoAvs the number of cards sent each year as 

 well as the number of cards representing the literature, of each year 

 from 1901 to 1913, inclusive: 



Literature 

 of— 



1901 



1902 



1903 



1904 



1905 



1906 



1907 



1908 



1909 



1910 



1911 



1912 



1913 



Total 



for 



year. 



Year ending 

 June 30— 

 1902 



0,990 



6,150 



3,044 



1,619 



301 



384 



408 



133 



72 



3 



























6,990 

 14, 480 

 21 213 



1903 



8,330 



9,424 



2,780 



622 



511 



523 



235 



.173 



26 

























1904 



8,745 



11,143 



3,538 



862 



366 



373 



248 



28 



4 



5 























1905 



8,640 



12, 139 



5,272 



956 



309 



465 



218 



243 



12 



















* 



24, 182 



1906 



9,001 



9,022 



5,629 



1,656 



1,163 



129 



386 



14 



169 



















25, 601 

 28,629 

 28, 528 

 34,409 

 25,082 

 26 020 



1907 



12,578 



7,217 



4,410 



1,502 



374 



562 



131 



64 

















1908 



13,429 



8,509 



3,160 



423 



1,480 



226 



133 















1909 



18, 784 

 6,305 

 1,301 

 1,949 

 324 

 621 













1910 



11,994 



8,836 



3,372 



685 



223 











1911 



14,682 



5,231 



3,214 



852 







■ 



1912 



13, 974 

 6,950 

 2,988 







27, 201 



1913 





9 



16,425 

 8,010 



15,546 



27, 995 



1914 





28,606 













Total .. 



19, 104 



22,633 



25,312 



28, 254 



27, 169 



26,838 



27,360 



29, 284 



25, 110 



23,979 



23,912 



24,435 



15, 546 



318,936 



