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as may wish to use it for reference. It is to be regretted that it is not 

 of more service to the Fellows at large. It would seem that there must 

 be a considerable number so situated that they lack access to a large 

 librar}^, and that to such it might be easily made a convenience. Quite 

 possibly a complete list of at least the " foreign exchanges " of the library, 

 in serviceable form, might facilitate such use. At present information 

 concerning the contents of the library is only to be- obtained from the lists 

 of additions published annually in the Bulletin. 



The Librarian would recommendthat the Institute Geologico de Mexico 

 be placed on the " exchange list " of the Society. Aside from the fact 

 that the Society has no exchanges in Mexico, the number and character 

 of the publications sent by that organization to the library of the Society 

 would seem to warrant the procedure. 



The expenses of the Librarian's office during the past year are as 

 follows : 



Stationery and printing $3 75 



Postage and postal cards 7 91 



Rubber stamps 2 75 



Freight and expressage. 5 64 



$20 05 



The last item represents the cost of transferring library material from 

 Rochester to Cleveland. Nearly all such material now comes direct to 

 Cleveland. 



Respectfully submitted. H. P. Cushing, 



Librarian. 

 Cleveland, Ohio, December 1. 1898. 



Upon motion of the Secretary, it was voted to defer consideration of 

 the Council report until Thursday morning. 



Asthe Auditing Committee, to examine the accounts of the Treasurer, 

 the Society elected J. C. Smock and W. H. Holmes. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS 



The result of the balloting for officers for 1899, as canvassed by the 

 Council, Avas announced by the Secretary, and officers Avere declared 

 elected as follows : 



President: 

 Benjamin K. Emerson, Amherst, Mass. 



First Vice-President : 

 George M. Dawson, Ottawa, Ont. 



