IV ANNIVEESART MEETING. 



during the last three years ; and to record their satisfaction with the 

 manner in which Mr. Tate has discharged his duties in the Museum 

 during the past year. 



J. GWYN JEEEREYS. 

 THOS. WILTSHIRE. 

 R. ETHERIDGE. 



The Library. 



The chief additions made to the Library by purchase last year are 

 Coquand's ' Geologic et Paleontologie de la Province de Constantine/ 

 Massalongo's ' Baggio Eotografico di alcuhi animali e piante fossili 

 deir Agro Veronese/ Etallon and Thurmann's ' Lethsea Bruntrutana/ 

 8toppani's ' Petrifactions d'Esino,' and Huxley and Hawkins's ^Atlas 

 of Comparative Osteology.' Amongst the donations Dr. Hochstetter's 

 Geology of New Zealand, the accompanping volume on the Palaeon- 

 tology of the Islands, and the second volume of M. Barrande's ' Sys- 

 teme Silurien de la Boheme ' are more especially worthy of mention. 



The Map-collection has received some very valuable additions, in- 

 cluding the large geological map of the country round Bristol, in 19 

 sheets, presented by the author, W. Sanders, Esq., E.R.S., E.G.S. ; a 

 complete copy of the " Geologische Karte der Rheinprovinz und der 

 Provinz Westfalen," presented by Herr von Dechen, Eor. Mem. G.S., 

 through Sir R. I. Murchison, Bart., K.C.B., E.G.S. ; the " Carte geo- 

 logique de I'Espagne et du Portugal, presented by the authors, 

 MM. de Yemeuil, Eor. Mem. G.S., and C. CoUomb ; several sheets 

 of the Geological Survey-map of Great Britain and Ireland, presented 

 by the Director-General, Sir R. I. Murchison, Bart., K.C.B., E.G.S., 

 and of the Ordnance Survey-map of ^eat Britain, on the 1-inch and 

 6-inch scales, presented by the Director-General, Col. Sir Henry 

 James, E,G.S., and some of the sheets of the Geological Survey-map 

 of the Netherlands, presented by His Excellency the Minister for 

 the Netherlands. 



The Committee beg to recommend that a larger sum should be ex- 

 pended annually in the purchase of Geological books than has 

 hitherto been voted for that purpose. They find that last year not 

 more than about £2^ was expended in the purchase of books, and 

 about .£30 for binding. 



The Committee suggest the appointment of a standing Library 

 Committee, to meet on the first meeting-day of the Society in every 

 alternate month. 



The Assistant- Secretary reports that he has received much as- 

 sistance from Mr. Horace Woodward in doing the current work of 

 the Library, and in making Diagrams for the Evening-meetings. 



J. GWYN JEEEREYS. 

 THOS. WILTSHIRE. 

 R. ETHERIDGE. 



