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In addition to the Ordnance-Survey maps mentioned in a pre- 

 ceding paragraph, 8 Sheets of Maps were received from the 

 Geological Survey of England and Wales ; and 21 Sheets from the 

 Geological Survey of Japan. Dr. Wheelton Hind and Mr. J. T. 

 Stobbs presented a copy of their ' Chart of Fossil Shells found in 

 connexion with the Seams of Coal and Ironstone of North Staf- 

 fordshire.' 



Sir John Evans presented a photogravure portrait of himself, 

 and Col. E. T. X. Spratt-Bo wring, R.E., presented a framed portrait 

 of the late Admiral Spratt : these have been added to the Society's 

 collection of Portraits of Eminent Geologists. 



The preparation of a set of electrotype reproductions of the Medals 

 in the gift of the Council was entrusted to Mr. Frank Bowcher, the 

 designer of the Prestwich Medal, and these have now been framed 

 and may be inspected at the Society's Apartments. 



The Books, Maps, etc., enumerated above were the gift of 163 

 Personal Donors ; 128 Government Departments and other Public 

 Bodies : and 157 Societies and Editors of Periodicals. 



The Purchases, made on the recommendation of the standing 

 Library Committee, included 63 Volumes and 11 Parts of separately- 

 published Works ; 43 Volumes and 15 Parts of Works published 

 serially ; and 50 Sheets of Maps. 



A set of the second series of photographs and the corresponding 

 lantern-slides, issued by the Geological Photographs Committee of 

 the British Association, was subscribed for, and is now deposited 

 in the Library. 



The total Expenditure in connexion with the Library during the 

 past year was as follows : — 



£ s. d. 



Books, Periodicals, etc. purchased 75 13 7 



Binding of Books and Mounting of Maps. . . . 166 18 10 



Total £242 12 5 



or ,£42 12s. ocl. more than the sum set apart for these purposes in 

 the Estimates. This excess is largely due to the necessity of 

 overtaking certain arrears of binding which had accumulated 

 during recent years. 



The rearrangement of the Library authorized by the Council 

 has been in progress during the year, and excellent work has been 

 done by the Assistant-Clerk (Mr. Black) and the Junior Assistant 

 (Alec Field). The Assistant-Librarian (Mr. W. B. Jones), in the 

 meantime, has been engaged in making a current Card-Catalogue- 

 and in preparing the Map-Catalogue aud the Record of Geological 

 Literature. Much, however, remains to be done before the arrange- 

 ment of the books and the binding can be considered as brought 

 thoroughly up to date. In this matter there is every reason to 

 believe that good progress will continue to be made in the current 

 year. 



