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were presented, 13,982 received under the provisions of 

 the Copyiight Act, 625 by Colonial Cojjy right, 483 by 

 International Exchange and 7,126 by Puichatie. 



(h) 62,058 parts of volumes (or separate numbers of 

 periodical publications and of works in progress) have also 

 been added to the Library, of which 2,252 were presented, 

 35,431 received under the provisions of the Copyright Act, 

 174 by Colonial Copyright, 687 by International Exchange 

 and 23,514 b}^ Purchase. 



(c) 1,516 maps in 9,257 sheets, have been added to the 

 collection in the course of the year, of which 776 maps in 

 1,065 sheets, were presented; 535 maps in 7,261 sheets, were 

 received under the provisions of the Copyright Act, 40 maps 

 in 109 sheets, by Colonial Copyright, and 165 maps in 

 822 sheets, acquired by Purchase. 



(<^) 8,803 Musical Publications have been added to the 

 collection, of which 16 were presented, 8,198 received 

 under the provisions of the Copyright Act, 282 by Colonial 

 Copyright, and 307 acquired by Purchase. 



(e) The number of newspapers published in the [Jnited 

 Kingdom, received under the provisions of the Copy- 

 right Act during the past year, has been 3,222, comprising 

 199,067 single numbers ; 1,187 of these newspapers were 

 published in London and its suburbs ; 1,543 in other parts 

 of England and Wales and in the Channel Islands ; 264 in 

 Scotland and 228 in Ireland ; 9 sets containing 528 numbers 

 have been received by Colonial Copyright ; 221 sets containing 

 28,735 numbers of colonial and foreign Newspapers, have 

 been presented and 78 sets containing 12 volumes and 

 14,633 numbers of current colonial and foreign Newspapers, 

 have been purchased. 



(/) The number of distinct works comprised in the 28,140 

 volumes and pamphlets, the 62,058 parts of volumes, the 

 1,516 maps and the 7,171 separate pieces of music, already 

 mentioned, amounts, as nearly as can be ascertained, to 32,685. 

 Of these, 5,798 were presented, 20,239 acquired by English 

 Copyright, 929 by Colonial Copyright, 396 by International 

 Exchange and 5,323 by Purchase. 



(g) 3,806 articles have been received in the Department 

 not included in the foregoing paragraphs, consisting of 

 Broadsides, Parliamentary Papers and other miscellaneous 

 items. The addition of this number to those already given 

 produces a total of 102,691 articles, exclusive of newspapers, 

 received in the Department in the course of the year. 



King's Lihvary. — During the year 1902 a collection of 

 Manuscripts, Printed Books, Engravings, and Medals, 



