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Map Room. — 281 visitors have been admitted to the Map 

 Room for the purpose of special geographical research. 



Photography. — There have been 356 applications for leave 

 to photograph from books in the Library, and 1,013 volumes 

 have been supplied to the applicants for this purpose. 



V. Accessions. — (a) 28,498 volumes and pamphlets (includ- 

 ing 180 atlases, fee, and 1,336 books of music) have been added 

 to the Library in the course of the year. Of these, 6,291 

 were presented ; 14,454 received under the provisions of 

 the Copyright Act ; 468 by Colonial Copyright ; 694 by 

 International Exchange ; and 6,591 acquired by purchase. 



(b) 64,977 parts of volumes (or separate numbers of 

 periodical publications and of works in progress) have also 

 been added to the Library. Of these, 1,967 were presented 

 39,107 received under the provisions of the Copyright Act 

 436 by Colonial Copyright ; 481 by International Exchange 

 and 22,986 acquired by purchase. 



(c) 1,793 maps in 11,238 sheets have been added to the 

 collection in the course of the year. Of these, 879 maps in 

 1,255 sheets were presented ; 684 maps in 9,183 sheets were 

 received under the provisions of the Copyright Act ; 65 maps 

 in 65 sheets, by Colonial Copyright ; and 165 maps in 735 

 sheets were acquired by purchase. 



(d) 7,483 Musical Publications have been added to the 

 collection. Of these, 6,999 were received under the provisions 

 of the Copyright Act ; 452 by Colonial Copyright ; and 32 

 were acquired by purchase. 



(e) The number of newspapers published in the United 

 Kingdom, received under the provisions of the Copy- 

 right Act during the year, has been 3,300, comprising 216,650 

 single numbers. 1,148 of these newspapers were published 

 in London and its suburbs ; 1,626 in other parts of England 

 and Wales and in the Channel Islands ; 285 in Scotland ; 

 and 241 in Ireland. 252 sets, containing 35,886 numbers of 

 colonial and foreign newspapers, have been presented ; and 

 83 sets, containing 12 volumes and 15,055 numbers of current 

 colonial and foreign newspapers, have been purchased. 



(/) 4,128 articles not included in the foregoing paragraphs 

 have been received in the Department. These consisl of 

 a Broadside, Single Sheets, Parliamentary Papers, and other 

 miscellaneous items. 



The total number of articles enumerated above, as having 

 been received in the Department during the past year, 

 exclusive of newspapers, is 106,879. 



Acquisitions of Special Interest. — During the course of 

 the year 1906 the unusually large number of 246 Incunabula 

 was added to the Library ; among these are many works of 

 special interest and value, including two English books. 

 The British Museum now possesses, exclusive of duplicates, 

 9,088 books printed before the close of the year 1500. 



