ACCOUNTS, diC, OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. H 



(p.) Chinese and Japanese Cataloguea. — 2 Chinese and 657 Japanese title-slips have 

 been written for these Catalo,2jues. The 10 first sheets of the Catalogue of Japanese 

 books have been printed. 



(A.) Hand- Catalogue. — For this Catalogue, in which the title-slips mounted on cards 

 are arranged in order of the press-marks, 83,440 have been arranged, and 73,200 partially- 

 arranged, preparatory to incorporation, and 140,500 have been incorporated. 



(i.) Catalogues of Boohs of Reference in. the Reading Room. — The nuniber of additions and 

 alterations in each of the interleaved copies of the Catalogue of books of reference in the 

 Reading Room, made to record the changes in this collection by the addition of new works, 

 and the exchange of old for new editions, amounts to 1,140, and the necessary entries have 

 been made in the Hand-Catalogue. 



The collection of books in the galleries of the jieading Room has been maintained 

 by adding to it new works of interest and importance, and by substituting new for older 

 editions. The number of additions to each of the interleaved copies of the Catalogue of 

 this collection was 411. 



The interleaved copy of the Subject-Index of the modern works added to the Library 

 in the years 1880-1885 has been kept up to date by the insertion of the title-slips of new 

 books as soon as they are printed. 



III. Binding. — The number of volumes and pamphlets sent to be bound in the course 

 ■of the year amounts to 20,948, including 1,744 volumes of newspapers. In con- 

 sequence of the frequent adoption of the plan of binding two or more volumes In one, 

 the number of bound volumes returned is 9,125; in addition to which, 1,569 pamphlets 

 have been separately bound. 794 volumes have been repaired. 



IV. Reading Room Service. — The number of volumes returned to the General 

 Library from use in the Reading Room is 736,045 ; to the Royal Library, 13,701 ; 

 to the Grenville Library, 988 ; and to the presses in which books are kept fi'om day 

 to day for the use of readers, 470,564 ; making a total amount of 1,221,298 volumes sup- 

 plied to readers during the year. 



The number of readers during the year has been 182,778, giving an average of over 

 603 daily ; and, from the numbers given above, each reader appears to have consulted 

 nearly seven volumes daily, not reckoning those taken from the shelves of the Reading 

 Room. 



Newspaper Room. — The total number of readers during the year has been 11,802, giving 

 a daily average of about 39. 1 he number of volumes replaced after use is 71,656, so 

 that each reader would appear to have consulted six volumes daily. 



V. Additions. — (a.) 25,958 volumes and pamphlets (including books of Music) have 

 been added to the Library in the course of the year, of which 3,736 were presented, 

 10,609 received in pursuance of the laws of English Copyright, 1,545 received under 

 the International Copyright Treaties, and 10,068 acquired by purchase. 



(i.) 55,835 parts of volumes (or separate numbers of periodical publications, and 

 worivs in progress) have also been added, of which 2,506 were presented, 30,658 received 

 in pursuance of the laws of English Copyright, 686 received under the International 

 Copyright Treaties, and 21,985 acquired by purchase. 



(c.) The number of sets of Newspapers published in the United Kingdom and received 

 under the provisions of the Copyright Act during the past year has been 2,137, com- 

 prising 158,028 single numbers. 509 of these newspapers were published in London 

 and Its suburbs, 1,297 in other parts of England and in Wales, 189 in Scotland, and 142 

 in Ireland. 16 volumes of old newspapers, belonging to 10 different sets, have been pur- 

 chased ; and 1,637 numbers have been presented. 



{d.) 5,025 pieces of Music have been acquired, each piece complete in itself; of which 

 3,009 were received by English, and 2,016 by International Copyright. 



(c.) The number of distinct works comprised in the 25,958 volumes and pamphlets, and 

 55,835 parts of volumes already mentioned, amounts, as nearly as can be ascertained, tc 

 24,177. Of these, 3,585 have been presented, 9,468 acquired by English, and 1,453 by 

 International Cojjyrlght, and 9,671 by purchase. 



(_/".) 2,666 articles have been received in the Department, not included in the foregoing 

 paragraphs, and comprising Broadsides, Paidiamentary Papers, and other miscellaneous 

 items. The addition of this number to those already given produces a total of 93,274 

 articles received in the Department. 



ig.) The number of stamps Impressed upon articles received is altogether 366,414. 



Among the more important acquisitions of interest, made at the sales of the late Baron 

 Seilliere and the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, or derived from other sources, may be 

 noted : — 



The Bible in the Georgian language, folio, printed at Moscow in 1743 at the expense 



of Prince Bakar, the son of King Vachtang, who made use of materials collected 



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