THE RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR. 81 



KePORT OF THE LiBRARIAN. 



The additions to the library for the year (May, 1892 

 to May, 1893), have been as follows : 



By Donation, 



Folios, 79 



Quartos, ........... 195 



Octavos, ........... 1,470 



Twelvemos, .......... 651 



Sixteenmos, .......... 238 



Twenty-fourmo8, ......... 202 



Total of bound volumes, 2,925 



Pamphlets and serials, ........ 13,211 



Total of donatiODS, 16,136 



By Exchange, 



Folios, ........... 7 



Quartos, ........... 21 



Octavos, ........... 230 



Twelvemos, .......... 33 



Sixteenmos, .......... 28 



Twenty-fourmos, . . . . . . . . .28 



Total of bound volumes, ........ 347 



Pamphlets and serials, ........ 1.909 



Total of exchanges, .#....*•. 2,256 



By Purchase, 



Quartos, ........... 1 



Octavos, ........... 41 



Twelvemos, .......... 3 



Total of bound volumes, ........ 45 



Pamphlets and serials, ........ 644 



Total ofpurchases, ......... 689 



Total of donations, ......... 16,136 



Total of exchanges, ......... 2,256 



Total of purchäses, ......... 689 



Total of additions, ......... 19,081 



Of the total number of pamphlets and serials, 7,416 

 were pamphlets and 8,348 were serials. 



