librarian's report. 51 



LIBRARIAN'S REPORT. 



To the Council of the Canadian Institute : — 



The statement for the Library for the year 1 888-89 is as follows : 



I. Donations to the Libi-ary 85 



II. Exchanges : 



1 . Canada 138 



2. Great Britain and Ireland 481 



3. United States 569 



4. Mexico and South America 43 



5. Austro-Hungary ■ 150 



6. Belgium 54 



7. Denmark 4 



8. France and Algeria 396 



9. Germany 106 



10. Italy 146 



11. Netherlands 25 



12. Norway 30 



13. Portugal 7 



14. Russia 37 



15. Spain 18 



16. Sweden 18 



17. Australia 31 



18. British India and China 34 



19. Japan and Ja\'a 20 



Total 2,307; 



III. Xew exchanges 39 



IV. Total number of exchanges 43a 



V. Periodicals subscribed for, same as lasc year with the ex- 

 ception of Hardwicke's Science Gossip," which has. 

 been discontinued 31 



Total amount of these 769 



VI. Number of volumes bound during the year 306 



VII, Number of publications taken from Reading Room and 



Library during the year 1,900 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



GEO. E. SHAW, 



Librarlarit 



