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three interleaved copies of the General Catalogue. 27 volumes 

 of the Music Catalogue have been re-bound in 32 new 

 volumes. 



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

 placed in the General Library after use in the Reading Koom 

 was 788,960; in the King's Library, 24,363; in the Grenville 

 Library, 2,975 ; in the Map Room, 6,181 ; in the presses in 

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

 722,223 ; and in the Oriental Department, 2,999 ; making a 

 total amount of 1,542,701 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 243,659, giving 

 an average of 804*15 daily, the room having been open 

 303 days, with an average of more than six volumes daily for 

 each reader. 



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

 year was 17,938, giving a daily average of over 59, the room 

 having been open on 303 days. The number of volumes 

 replaced after use was 67,568, giving a daily average of 

 222, 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 2,370 country newspapers were brought up to the 

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



Map Room. — 439 visitors were admitted to the Map Room 

 for the purpose of special geographical research. 



Photography. — There were 488 applications for leave to 

 photograph from books in the Library, and 1,423 volumes 

 were supplied to the applicants for this purpose. 



V. Accessions. — General Library. — 38,116 complete volumes 

 and pamphlets have been added to the General Library in the 

 course of the year. Of these, 13,750 were presented ; 17,178 

 were received by Copyright ; 416 by Colonial Copyright; 948 

 by International Exchange ; and 5,824 acquired by purchase. 



78,597 parts or volumes of magazines and other serial 

 publications and of works in progress have been added to 

 the General Library. Of these, 7,164 were presented ; 46,356 

 received by Copyright ; 488 by Colonial Copyright ; 1,980 by 

 International Exchange ; and 22,609 acquired b}^ purchase. 



Maps. — 119 atlases, 133 parts of atlases, and 3,489 maps in 

 8,953 sheets have been added to the collection during the 

 year. Of these, 39 atlases, 5 parts of atlases, and 2,159 maps 

 were presented ; 34 atlases, 16 parts of atlases, and 1,106 maps 

 received by Copyright ; 29 atlases and 41 maps by Colonial 

 Copyright; and 17 atlases, 112 parts of atlases, and 183 maps 

 acquired by purchase. 



Music. — 12,223 musical publications have been added to 

 the collection during the year. Of these, 12 books and 



