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Copy, four volumes of the Red Copy, and four volumes of the 

 Green Copy, comprising 1,059 columns and 7,990 accession-slips, 

 have been entirely relaid. Seventeen volumes of the Music 

 Catalogue have been broken up and rebound in 28 new volumes, 

 and one volume of the Map Catalogue has been broken up and 

 rebound in two volumes. 



IV. Reading Room Service. — The number of volumes re- 

 placed in the General Library after use in the Reading Room 

 was 758,125 ; in the King's Library, 26,400 ; in the Grenville 

 Library, 1,959; in the Map Room, 4,764; in the presses in 

 which books are kept from day to day for the use of readers, 

 678,411 ; and in the Oriental Department, 2,619 ; making a 

 total amount of 1,472,278 volumes supplied to readers during 

 the year, exclusive of those to which readers have personal 

 access on the shelves of the Reading Room. 



The number of readers during the year was 219,274, giving 

 an average of 726 daily, the room having been open on 

 302 days ; with an average of nearly seven volumes daily for 

 each reader. 



N'ewspaper Room. — The number of readers during the 

 year was 19,200, giving a daily average of over 63, the room 

 having been open on 302 days. The number of volumes re- 

 placed after use was 65,231, giving a daily average of 210 

 and of over three volumes for each reader, not reckoning 

 volumes, chiefly Parliamentary Papers, taken from the shelves 

 of the Newspaper Room by the readers themselves. In 

 addition to the above, 1,799 country newspapers were brought 

 up to the Library from the Repository at Hendon for the use 

 of readers. 



Map Room.. — 443 visitors were admitted to the Map Room 

 for the purpose of special geographical research. 



Photography. — There were 476 applications for leave to 

 photograph from books in the Library, and 1,326 volumes 

 were supplied to the applicants for this purpose. 



V. Accessions. — General Library. — 26,063 complete books 

 and pamphlets have been added to the General liibrary in the 

 course of the year. Of these, 5,935 were presented ; 14,793 

 received by Copyright ; 438 by Colonial Copyright ; 899 by 

 International Exchange ; and 3,998 acquired by purchase. 



68,811 parts or volumes of magazines and other serial 

 publications and of works in progress have also been added 

 to the General Library. Of these, 3,370 were presented; 

 43,471 received by Copyright ; 555 by Colonial Copyright ; 681 

 by International Exchange ; and 20.734 acquired by purchase. 



. — 72 atlases, 90 parts of atlases, and 1,987 maps in 

 7,112 sheets have been added to the collection during the 

 year. Of these, seven atlases, 41 parts of biases, and 563 maps 



