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Map Room. — 380 students were admitted to the Map Room. 



Photography. — There were 262 applications for leave to photo- 

 graph from books in the Library, and 712 volumes were supplied 

 for this purpose. 



V. Accessions. — General Library. — 26,351 complete volumes 

 and pamphlets have been added to the General Library during the 

 year. Of these, 4,914 were presented ; 14,319 received by Copy- 

 right ; 377 by Colonial Copyright ; 830 by International Exchange ; 

 and 5,911 acquired by purchase. 



61,538 parts or volumes of serial publications and of works in 

 progress have been added to the General Library. Of these, 3,172 

 were presented ; 41,180 received by Copyright ; 391 by Colonial 

 Copyright ; 1,024 by International Exchange ; and 15,771 acquired 

 by purchase. 



Maps. — 84 atlases, 98 parts of atlases, and 1,760 maps in 6,921 

 sheets have been added to the collection during the year. Of these, 

 27 atlases, &2 parts of atlases, and 1,107 maps were presented ; 34 

 atlases and 612 maps received by Copyright ; 15 atlases and 2& 

 map8 by Colonial Copyright ; and 8 atlases, 36 parts of atlases and 

 15 maps acquired by purchase. 



Music. — 10,720 musical publications have been added to the 

 collection during the year. Of these, 2 books were presented ; 

 9,273 books and pieces and 1,046 parts were received by Copyright ; 

 351 pieces by Colonial Copyright ; and 15 books and 33 parts 

 acquired by purchase. 



Newspapers. — The number of newspapers published in the 

 United Kingdom, received under the provisions of the Copyright 

 Act during the year, was 3,215, comprising 216,516 single 

 numbers. Fifteen sets, comprising 2,555 single numbers, were 

 received by Colonial Copyright ; 371 sets, comprising 43,319 single 

 numbers, of colonial and foreign newspapers have been presented ; 

 and 92 sets, comprising nine volumes and 16,534 single numbers, 

 of current colonial and foreign newspapers have been purchased. 



Miscellaneous. — 5,431 articles not included in the foregoing 

 paragraphs have been received in the Department. These consist of 

 Parliamentary Papers, single sheets, and other miscellaneous items. 



The total number of articles enumerated above as having been 

 received in the Department during the year, exclusive of newspapers, 

 is 105,982. 



Donations. 



The following is a list of the more important donations received 

 during the year : — 



TJepi Xapckaoi) TpucovTrrj. 9 vols. Presented hy P . Ralli, Esq. 



Acta Capitulorum Generalium. Vol. I. 1318-1593. Edidit 

 F. G. Wessels. Presented by the Rev. B. Zimmerman. 



