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these items appear also under the headings of the various 

 charges above to which they belong, and the account is 

 balanced by corresponding transfer-entries on the debit 

 side of the balance-sheet. The separate income from this 

 Fund is £377. 3s. yd., thus leaving a balance of £62.i6s. nd. 

 at its credit. The annual appropriations for the Wilde 

 Gold Medal ; for the selected Memoir and Dalton Medal ; 

 and for the Lecture, have been made, but they have not 

 been awarded this session. 



The Society's Library has undergone considerable 

 changes during the past Session. The whole of the 

 volumes have been rearranged in accordance with the 

 scheme explained to the Society at the meeting on 

 October 15th last. A considerable amount of space has- 

 been set free, owing to the removal of the Manchester 

 Geological Society and the Manchester Architects' Society,, 

 and several bookcases have been provided, partly from the 

 Wilde Endowment Fund, partly from the Natural History 

 Fund. It has thus been found possible to properly accom- 

 modate all the works on the shelves, and to leave some 

 room for future accessions. 



The Library has, for purposes of arrangement, been 

 divided into two sections — Serials (including transactions 

 of learned societies and periodicals) and Books. The 

 former division has been classified geographically, accord- 

 ing to the place of publication or seat of the academy in 

 question. The books have been classified in accordance 

 with the Decimal System of Melvill Dewey, which has 

 been extensively adopted in America, and is gradually 

 making its way in this country and on the Continent. A 

 card catalogue and a shelf list are in contemplation, and 

 will be proceeded with as rapidly as possible. Suitable 

 accession books have been prepared for entering the 

 periodicals, transactions, and books received, and have been 

 carefully kept up to date by Mr. Leigh. 



