IV ANNIVERSAKY MEETING. 



This progress was made chiefly in the earlier portion of the year, 

 the reduction in the Staff of the Society by the resignation of Mr. 

 Jones and the preparation for publication of a new Alphabetical 

 Supplemental Library-catalogue having, since that time, interfered 

 with the furtherance of so desirable an end as the complete re- 

 naming of the Foreign Specimens. It should also be borne in 

 mind that whereas the Museum-expenses in 1861 reached the sum 

 of .£128 12s. 9d., last year they amounted only to £5 18s. 6d. 



The Committee desire to express their opinion that, considering 

 the reduction in expenses and in the strength of the Staff, the work 

 in the Museum has been satisfactorily performed, and that an im- 

 portant step has been made towards rendering the Museum really 

 serviceable to the Fellows of the Society. 



The Council were requested in June 1862, by Dr. P. M. Duncan, 

 F.G.S., to permit his borrowing the specimens of the Siliciiied Corals 

 from the West Indies in the Society's Museum, for the purpose of 

 an investigation which he has now nearly completed ; he will, there- 

 fore, shortly describe them in a paper to be communicated to the 

 Society, and your Committee view with satisfaction the probability 

 of this valuable collection being soon completely named and ar- 

 ranged. 



Three boxes, ordered by the Council, have been supplied, at the 

 cost of ,£1 15s., to contain the casts of Climactichnites presented by 

 Sir W. Logan. 



The Library. 



The additions made to the Library since the last Anniversary have 

 rendered necessary the erection of a new set of Book-shelves, at a 

 cost of £9 15s. 6cl., in addition to the two erected some time back ; 

 these have been placed in the Meeting- room with the latter, and are 

 already nearly filled with Periodical Works, the supply of which, by 

 exchange, gift, and purchase, has continued to increase of late. 



The Committee especially call the attention of the Society to the 

 presentation of about 870 maps of the Ordnance Survey (6 -inch 

 scale) by the Board of Ordnance, through the Director-General, 

 Col. Sir H. James, F.G.S., &c, for the reception of which a new 

 Map- case has been provided at a cost of <£8. 



The Map-collection has also been increased by the usual addition 

 of a number of French Charts from the Depot de la Marine, and by 

 a large Map of the World, geologically coloured by Prof. Jules Mar- 

 cou, presented by the Publishers. 



The Commissioners of the International Exhibition have presented 

 the Catalogues of the Mining, Metallurgical, and Geological speci- 

 mens from their respective countries. 



A new Alphabetical Catalogue, supplemental to the Library- cata- 

 logue Supplement published in 1860, is in course of publication, and 

 will be ready shortly. This Supplement, besides containing the titles 



