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AXXUAL HEPOltT. 



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Among the Books and Pamphlets mentioned in the foregoing 

 paragraphs, especial attention may he drawn to the following 

 works : — The Scientific Results of the Norwegian North Polar 

 Expedition, 1893-96, edited by Fridtjof Nansen, vols, i-vi, 1900- 

 05 (presented by Sir Archibald Geikie) ; Mr. E. Howard Adye's 

 ' Memoir on the Economic Geology of Navanagar State in the 

 Province of Kathiawar, India,' 1914 ; Dr. A. Wade's ' Report on 

 Petroleum in Papua ' (with map), published by the Government 

 of the Commonwealth of Australia, 1914 ; the ' Handbook of 

 Kaolin, China Clay, & China Stone in the Museum of Practical 

 Geology,' by J. Allen Howe (published by H.M. Geological 

 Survey, 1914) ; ' Catalogue of the Library of the British Museum 

 (Natural History),' by B. B. Woodward, vol. v, So-Z, 1915; 

 the ' Catalogue of Mesozoic Plants in the Department of Geology, 

 British Museum (Natural History), Part 2 — Lower Greensand 

 (Aptian) Plants of Britain,' by M. C. Stopes, 1915 ; the ' Papers 

 from the Geological Department of Glasgow University,' vol. i, 

 1915 ; reprint of several papers on Victorian Palaeontology, 

 by F. Chapman ; and extensive series of publications from the 

 United States Geological Survey and the Canadian Department 

 of Mines. 



The Library has also received, through the kindness of Mr. 

 J. F. N. Green, a most useful addition of numerous Colonial Office 

 Reports, which were hitherto not represented in the Society's 

 collection. 



The Donors during the preceding year included 99 Government 

 Departments and other Public Bodies, 103 Societies and Editors 

 of Periodicals, and 108 Personal Donors. 



The Purchases included 23 Volumes and 12 detached Parts of 

 separately-published Works, and 17 Volumes and 14 detached Parts 

 of Works published serially. 



The Expenditure incurred in connexion with the Library during 

 the year under review was as follows : — 



The Assistant Librarian's time, owing to the absence of other 

 members of the staff on military service and on War Office work, 

 is occupied largely in the performance of general duties connected 

 with the conduct of the Societjr's business ; and, in consequence, no 

 progress has been made with No. 20 of the ' Record of Geological 

 Literature.' 



On September 1st, 1915, the Council appointed Miss M. Seymour 

 (recently a member of the staff of the. Royal Society's Catalogue 

 of Scientific Papers) as a temporary Assistant in the Library. 



Books, Periodicals, etc. purchased 

 Binding 



£ s. d. 



41 1 7 

 102 12 7 



Total 



£143 14 2 



