20 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



V. Additions. — (a.) 45,942 volumes and pamphlets (includ 

 ing 81 atlases, &c., and 1,490 books of music) have been added 

 to the Library in the course of the year, of which 13,588 were 

 presented ; 12,759 received in pursuance of the laws of 

 English copyright; 511 by international exchange; and 19,084 

 acquired by purchase. 



The large number of works presented last year, which was 

 again, as in 1892, very far in excess of the average, is due to 

 a large collection of pamphlets presented by the National 

 Liberal Club, which will be found duly noticed under the 

 heading " Donations." 



(6.) 6.3,631 parts of volumes (or separate numbers of 

 periodical publications, and of works in progress) have also 

 been added, of which 1,378 were presented, 34,507 received 

 in pursuance of the laws of English copyright, 673 by inter- 

 national exchange, and 27,073 acquired b}^ purchase. 



(c.) 1,005 maps in 5,165 sheets have been added to the 

 collection in the course of the year, of which 362 maps in 

 439 sheets were presented ; 293 maps, in 3,201 sheets, received 

 under the provisions of the laws of English copyright, and 

 350 maps, in 1,525 sheets, acquired by purchase. 



(d.) 4,944 pieces of music, each complete in itself, have 

 been acquired by copyright during the year. 



(e.) The number of newspapers published in the United 

 Kingdom, received under the provisions of the Copy- 

 right Act during the past 3^ear, has been 2,571, comprising 

 174,310 single numbers ; 695 of these newspapers were 

 published in London and its suburbs ; 1,474 in other parts 

 of England and Wales and in the Channel Islands ; 223 in 

 Scotland, and 179 in Ireland ; 13 volumes and 186 numbers of 

 old newspapers, belonging to five different sets, have been 

 purchased ; 91 sets, containing 75 volumes and 890 

 numbers of foreign and colonial newspapers have been pre- 

 sented ; and 91 sets, containing 12 volumes and 20,913 

 numbers of modern foreign and colonial newspapers, have been 

 purchased. 



(/.) The number of distinct works comprised in the 45,942 

 volumes and pamphlets, the 63,631 parts of volumes, the 

 1,005 maps and the 4,944 pieces of music already mentioned, 

 amounts, as nearly as can be ascertained, to 46,100. Of 

 these, 12,863 were presented, 15,482 acquired by English 

 copyright, 421 by international exchange, and 17,334 by 

 purchase. 



(g.) 4,622 articles have been received in the department 

 not included in the foregoing paragraphs, comprising 

 broadsides. Parliamentary papers, and other miscellaneous 

 items. The addition of this number to those already given 



produces 



