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total amount of 1,464,749 volumes supplied to readers during 

 the year, exclusive of those to which the readers have personal 

 access on the shelves of the Reading Room. 



The number of readers during the year was 223,404, giving 

 an average of 744*68 daily, the room having been open 

 300 days ; with an average of nearly 7 volumes daily for each 

 reader. 



.¥ewspaper Room. — The number of readers during the 

 year was 19,212, giving a daily average of over 64, the room 

 having been open on 300 days. The number of volumes 

 replaced after use was 67,055, giving a daily average of 

 223 and of over 3 volumes for each reader, not reckoning 

 volumes, chiefly Parliamentary Papers, taken from the shelves 

 of the Newspaper Room by the readers tliemselves. In 

 addition 2,555 country newspapers were brought up to the 

 Library from the Repository at Hendon for the use of readers. 



Map Room. — 584 visitors were admitted to the Map Room 

 for the purpose of special geographical research. 



Photography. — There were 459 applications for leave to 

 photograph from books in the Library, and 1,635 volumes 

 were supplied to the applicants for this purpose. 



V. Accessions. — General Library. — 28,022 complete volumes 

 and pamphlets have been added to the General Library in the 

 course of the year. Of these, 7,295 were presented ; 15,293 

 were received by Copyright ; 459 by Colonial Copyright ; 998 

 by International Exchange ; and 3,977 acquired by purchase. 



70,309 parts or volumes of magazines and other serial 

 publications and of works in progress have been added to 

 the General Library. Of these, 4,658 were presented ; 45,893 

 received by Copyright ; 456 by Colonial Copyright ; 1,178 by 

 International Exchange; and 18,124 acquired b}^ purchase. 



Maps. — 43 atlases, 97 parts of atlases, and 1,865 maps in 

 7,108 sheets have been added to the collection during the 

 year. Of these, 3 atlases, 24 parts of atlases, and 447 maps 

 were presented ; 14 atlases and 642 maps received by Copy- 

 right ; 12 atlases and 28 maps by Colonial Copyright ; and 14 

 atlases, 73 parts of atlases, and 748 maps acquired by purchase. 



Music. — 11,272 musical publications have been added to 

 the collection during the year. Of these, 22 pieces were pre- 

 sented ; 9,018 books and pieces, and 1,400 parts, received by 

 Copyright ; 669 pieces by Colonial Copyright ; and 31 books 

 and 132 parts acquired by purchase. 



Newspapers. — The number of newspapers published in the 

 United Kingdom, received under the provisions of the Copy- 

 right Act, during the year, was 3,470, comprising 247,116 

 single numbers. Of these newspapers, 1,241 were published in 

 London and its suburbs ; 1,693 in other parts of England and 

 Wales and in the Channel Islands ; 299 in Scotland ; and 237 

 in Ireland. Two sets, comprising 444 single numbers, were 



