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complete three sets. Of these, 8 parts were purchased, and the 

 rest were presented by the society publishing them. 



A smaller amount of binding has been done this session, 182 

 volumes having been bound in 139. 



A record of the accessions to the library shows that, from 

 April, 1906, to March, 1907, 688 serials and 61 separate works 

 were received, a total of 749 volumes. The donations during 

 the session (exclusive of the usual exchanges) amount to 59 

 volumes and 127 dissertations; 2 volumes have been purchased 

 (in addition to the periodicals on the regular subscription list). 



During the past session the Society has arranged to exchange 

 publications with the following : — The Natal Government 

 Museum, Pietermaritzburg ; Sociedade Scientifica de Sao Paulo ; 

 Societe d'Agriculture, Sciences et Industrie de Lyon • Albany 

 Museum, Grahamstown ; and the Museo Nacional de San 

 Salvador. 



The Annual Reports of the Progress of Chemistry, published 

 by the Chemical Society, and Science Progress, have been added 

 to the list of periodicals subscribed for. 



The publication of the Memoirs and Proceedings has been 

 continued under the supervision of the Editorial Committee. 



Your Council is sorry to report that, owing to the increasing 

 pressure of other duties, the Senior Honorary Secretary, and the 

 Honorary Librarian, have intimated their desire not to be re- 

 nominated for their respective offices at the ensuing election of 

 the new Council. 



Mr. Francis Jones has served the Society as one of its 

 Secretaries since 1896, during which period his whole-hearted 

 zeal, tact, and efficiency in furthering the interests of the Society 

 are beyond adequate acknowledgment. The orderly way in 

 which Mr. Jones has prepared the business for the Council, his 

 judgment and skill in editing the Memoirs and Proceedings of 

 the Society, his careful attention to the exacting correspondence 



