DEPAllTMEN r Oi" PiliNTED BOOKS. 23 



liaving been open on 303 days. The number of volumes 

 replaced after use was 58,567, giving a daily average of over 

 193 volumes, and of over two volumes to each reader, 

 not reckoning volumes, chiefly Parliamentary Papers, taken 

 from the shelves of the Newspaper Room by the readers 

 themselves. 



Maj) Room. — 313 visitors have been admitted to the Mtp 

 Room for the purpose of special geographical research. 



V. Accessions. — {a) 27,370 volumes and pamphlets (includ- 

 ing 127 atlases, &c., and 1,405 books of music) have been added 

 to the Library in the course of the year. Of these 5,001 

 were presented, 13,904 were received under the provisions 

 of the Copyright Act, 376 by Colonial Copyright, 581 by 

 International Exchange, and 6,608 by Purchase. 



(h) 64,065 parts of volumes (or separate numbers of 

 periodical publications and of works in progress) have also 

 been added to the Library. Of these 2,827 were presented, 

 38,646 received under the provisions of the Copyright Act, 

 275 by .Colonial Copvright, 399 by International Exchange, 

 and 21,918 by Purchase. 



(c) 1,474 maps in 8,919 sheets, have been added to the 

 collection in the course of the year. Of these 738 maps in 

 1,247 sheets were presented, 473 maps in 6,326 sheets were 

 received under the provisions of the Copyright Act, 38 maps 

 in 47 sheets by Colonial Copyright, and 225 maps in 

 1,299 sheets were acquired by Purchase. 



{d) 7,751 Musical Publications have been added to the 

 collection. Of these 7,377 were received under the provisions 

 of the Copyright Act, 318 by Colonial Copyright, and 56 

 acquired by Purchase. 



(e) The number of newspapers published in the United 

 Kingdom, received under the provisions of the Copy- 

 right Act during the past year, has been 3,261, comprising 

 221,269 single numbers ; 1,179 of these newspapers were 

 published in London and its suburbs ; 1,521 in other parts 

 of England and Wales and in the Channel Islands ; 283 in 

 Scotland, and 278 in Ireland ; 4 sets containing 543 numbers 

 have been received by Colonial Copyright ; 229 sets containing 

 29,473 numbers of colonial and foreign Newspapers have 

 been presented, and 82 sets containing 12 volumes and 

 15,389 numbers of current colonial and foreign Newspapers 

 have been purchased. 



(/) The number of distinct works comprised in the 27,370 

 volumes and pamphlets, the 64,005 parts of volumes, the 

 1,474 maps and the 7,751 separate pieces of music, already 

 mentioned, amounts approximately to 33,322. Of these, 5,85*4 

 were presented, 20,626 acquired by English Copyright, 22 

 by Colonial Copyright, 504 by International Exchange, and 

 5,516 by Purchase. 



