ANXlAL RKI'OKT. V 



press-marks and the entries in the Catalogue having been perfected. 

 The condition of the Catalogue of Reference has been greatly im- 

 proved. 



The Alphabetical Catalogue of Books acquired since the year 1854, 

 including those bequeathed by the late George Bellas Greenough,Esq., 

 is in course of being printed. 



The shelves last added in the Meeting-room are fully occupied, 

 and chiefly by periodicals. There is a wall-space in the Library 

 which may be made serviceable for additional book-shelves at the 

 expense of =£8. Your Committee recommend that this space be thus 

 employed ; it can be made available by the removal of some old maps 

 into another position. 



The usual binding of books and mounting of maps have been care- 

 fully attended to, and the arrangement of the map-cases is being- 

 improved. 



The general state of the Library is satisfactory. 



Among the numerous donations, we may point out that Sir Charles 

 Lyell has liberally contributed to our library many books and 

 pamphlets, among which are some rare and useful works. Through 

 the kindness of Sir Roderick Murehison, Director- General of the 

 Geological Survey, the Society has been favoured by Government 

 with the newly coloured edition of the Maps of the Geological Survey 

 of Great Britain. Prof. Agassiz has presented his unpublished draw- 

 ing of Fossil Fishes. 



The Council have had the satisfaction of being able to devote the 

 sum of .£50 to the purchase of British and foreign books on Geology 

 and the associated sciences. 



The acquisitions from Foreign Societies during the past year, in 

 exchange for our publications, have been larger than previously. 



Your Committee beg to repeat the suggestion that the List of 

 British and Foreign Institutions receiving the Quarterly Journal 

 gratis be revised. 



One of the Fellows has been repeatedly and ineffectually applied 

 to for three valuable books, which have been in his possession since 

 April 1857. One volume each, of the 'Journal 'lis .Mines,' and of 

 our • Transactions, ' are still absent since Oct. 1, L850, although 

 much exertion has been made towards their recovery. All trace of 

 the Member offending is for the present lost. Some books long 

 miming have lately been restored t<> the Library after considerable 

 efforts. 



Your Committee will conclude (heir Report on this especial head 

 of the inquiry, by recommending that, in applying a certain portion 

 of the funds of the Society to the augmentation of the Library, care 

 should lie taken first to supply any deficiencies which may < grist in 

 works of positive Geological and Pakeontological interest. 



LEONARD HORNER, 

 .1. .1. BI6SBY. 

 .1. E. PORTLOCB 



