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from the roll for non-payment of dues. Two resignations have been 

 accepted. Four candidates for Fellowship are now before the Society, 

 and fourteen nominations are awaiting action by the Council. 



Bulletin Distribution. — With volume 2 the plan of binding the whole 

 edition in brochure covers was discontinued. Of volumes 3 and 4 only 

 250 copies of each brochure were bound, besides the 30 copies for the 

 author. The remainder of the edition was held in sheets and distributed 

 to the subscribers and exchanges entirely unbound. In ever}:^ way this 

 is a more economical and convenient plan, and the forms are in perfect 

 condition for volume binding. As will be seen in the following table the 

 losses of brochures have been reduced to a minimum, and the five copies 

 of each brochure at present left over have proved sufficient to meet de- 

 mands of sales and deficiencies. 



The Secretary's books show the disposition of every volume and every 

 brochure that has left his possession. 



The brochure plan of publication seems to meet with general approval. 

 No criticisms of the plan have been received. However, the majority of 

 subscribers prefer to receive the volume complete. Nine " exchanges " 

 in the United States and one in Canada receive the brochures, and twenty- 

 one libraries in the United States. 



The following tables show the disposition of the four published vol- 

 umes : 



Bulletin Distribution from the Secretary's Office during 1891-1893 



COMPLETE VOLUMES 



Vol. 1. Vol. 2. Vol. 8. Vol. 4. 



In reserve 90 334 380(?) 385(?) 



Donated to institutions ('' exchanges " ) 82 82 81 , 81 



Held for ''exchanges" 9 9 10 10 



Sold to libraries, etc 63 64 61 57 



Sold to Fellows 12 10 4 



Sent to l.^ellows to supply deficiencies 2 1 1 



Donated 4 4 2 1 



Bound for office use 2 2 2 2 



Distributed to Fellows in brochures as issued ..... . . - 209 214 



Number of complete copies received 264 506 750(?) 750(?) 



BROCHURES 



Vol. \. Vol. 2. Vol. 3. Vol. 4. 



Sent to Fellows to supply deficiencies 44 109 23 11 



Sent to libraries to supply deficiencies 7 3 1 



Sold to Fellows 6 7. 1 3 



Sold to the public... 6 18 5 7 



In explanation it should be said that the edition of volume 1 was only 

 five hundred copies, and that the first two volumes were sent to the 

 Fellows directly from the printers ; also that the stock of volumes 3 and 



