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report shows that there is still nominally a balance remaining 

 from the sum raised, but it should be understood that the 

 balance has in reality already been spent upon the printing of 

 the papers mentioned above. It must also be borne in mind 

 that there is in hand the manuscript of the catalogue of local 

 Crustacea by Canon Norman and Dr. Brady, probably the 

 most important and authoritative of all the Society's fine 

 series of local natural history catalogues. This should be 

 proceeded with at once ; and it is further very desirable that 

 the concluding part of the late Mr. J. E. Robson's lepidoptera 

 catalogue, which is being edited by Mr. Eustace Bankes, 

 should be issued without delay. The Council therefore hope 

 that the Publication Fund may be kept alive, and are con- 

 templating a further appeal for its support. The issue of 

 scientific papers is a valuable and recognized part of the 

 Society's work, and one that should on no account be 

 abandoned; and on the other hand, in the present financial 

 difficulties, it is most necessary that the cost of it should be 

 kept from falling upon the general funds. 



Various questions connected with the library have been 

 considered during the year by a specially appointed Library 

 Committee. This committee has revised the list of societies 

 and institutions with which publications are exchanged, and 

 has examined into the system upon which the library is kept- 

 It reported that a large amount of bookbinding was really 

 needed, and referred to a few works that particularly required 

 it. Even these, however, in the present state of the Society's 

 finances, would have had to remain unbound, had not certain 

 members of the Council generously come forward and had 

 them bound at their own expense. The Council wish to call 

 the attention of members to the fact that the library is now 

 properly arranged and catalogued, and that its use by the 

 members will be welcomed. It contains many valuable works 

 to be met with in very few libraries ; especially is this the 

 case among the books left to the Society by the late W. C. 

 Hewitson. 



