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during the past year. The number of books borrowed during 

 the previous year was 201, and during 1912-13, 285. 



During the year 220 volumes have been bound in 163 

 covers. In the previous session the corresponding numbers were 

 288 volumes in 194 covers. 



The additions to the library for the session amounted to 

 687 volumes, 622 serials, and 65 separate works. The donations 

 (exclusive of the usual exchanges) were 60 volumes ; 5 volumes 

 were purchased, in addition to those regularly subscribed for. 



The Society's publications are now forwarded to the Editor 

 of The Athenceit7?i for the new Subject Index to periodicals 

 published for the Council of the Library Association. 



Certain of the medical books in the library have been 

 offered to the Manchester Medical Society and accepted by 

 them. 



The 4th series of the Royal Society's Catalogue of Scientific 

 Tapers (1884-1900) is being subscribed to. and volumes 18, 

 part I., and 26 of Archceologia have also been purchased. 



The donations to the Society's Library during the session 

 include gifts of books by the Trustees of the British Museum 

 (Natural History), the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the 

 Meteorological Office, London, Mr. T. A. Coward, Mr. Francis 

 Nicholson, and Miss Laura Start. 



The publication of the Society's Memoirs and Proceedings 

 has been continued under the supervision of the Editorial 

 Committee. 



An agreement with the Manchester University Press dealing 

 with the sale of the Society's Memoirs and Proceedings is at 

 present under consideration. 



