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4 Challenger ' Expedition. The first instalment of the International 

 Geological Map of Europe (including seven sheets) has also been 

 received, and from the Geological Survey of India has come the 

 2nd edition of the small-scale geological map of that Empire. 



A valuable collection of geological papers, many of which are 

 now out of print, has been presented by Prof. G. J. Allman, F.R.S. 

 Monsieur P. de Loriol-Lefort, Eor.Corr.G.S., of Geneva, Senor Don 

 Elorentino Ameghino, of Buenos Ayres, and the Marchese A. de 

 Gregorio, of Palermo, have respectively enriched the Library with 

 sets of their own papers and memoirs ; and the Royal University 

 of Upsala, besides presenting the ' Meddelanden ' published by its 

 Geological Institute, has sent through its Librarian a considerable 

 number of separately printed papers by Scandinavian geologists. 



The Society's co] lection of portraits of historical interest has been 

 enriched by the presentation of a drawing in crayons of Leonard 

 Horner, given by Mrs. Katherine Lyell, and a photograph of the 

 well-known Yorkshire geologist, Martin Simpson, given by Mr. Arthur 

 Smith Woodward. Moreover, a portrait in oils of the late Dean 

 Buckland has been purchased from his daughter, Mrs. Gordon. 



The Books, Maps, and Portraits enumerated above were the gift 

 of 191 Personal Donors, 62 Public Bodies, and 200 Societies and 

 Editors of Periodicals. 



The Purchases made on the recommendation of the Standing 

 Library Committee amounted to 36 Volumes and 15 Parts of sepa- 

 rately published works, 25 Volumes and 20 Parts of works published 

 serially, and 10 Sheets of Maps. 



The total amount expended upon the Library during the year 

 1895 is as follows : — 



£ s. d. 



Books, Periodicals, etc., purchased 68 7 5 



Binding of Books and Mounting of Maps. ... 99 1 10 



Part cost of preparing Map Catalogue 3 11 3 



£171 6 



Your Committee have pleasure in announcing that the manuscript 

 Card Catalogue of the Geological Maps and Sections in the Library 

 is now practically completed. 



As the question of the Museum has been dealt with by a Special 

 Committee who have reported to the Council, all that need be said 

 in this place is that the sum set apart in the Estimates, for regis- 

 tering and cataloguing specimens, namely £50, has been expended 

 during the past year, and constitutes the sole item of expenditure 

 incurred in connexion with the Museum in 1895. 



