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this place, were received from the Geological Surveys and other 

 Government Departments of Egypt, India, the South African 

 Colonies, Canada, the various States of the Australian Common- 

 wealth, Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Missouri, Maryland, 

 New Jersey, and Ohio ; from those also of Japan, Russia, the Dutch 

 East Indies, Portugal, and Prussia. 



Dr. J. W. Evans presented twenty -five lantern - slides of the 

 microscopic rock-sections exhibited in illustration of his paper on 

 the Cataracts of the Rio Madeira, etc. ; and the Society's collection 

 of the portraits of eminent geologists was enriched by the following- 

 much appreciated gifts : framed photograph of the late Dr. W. T. 

 Blanford, presented by Mrs. Blanford ; framed photograph of Prof. 

 J. W. Judd, presented by himself ; portrait of Prof. T. McKenny 

 Hughes, presented by Dr. Henry Woodward ; and framed photo- 

 graph of the late Prof. J. P. Lesley, Eor.Mem.G.S., presented by 

 Sir Archibald Geikie. 



The Books, Maps, etc. enumerated above were the gift of 175 

 Personal Donors ; 123 Government Departments and other Public 

 Bodies : and 164 Societies and Editors of Periodicals. 



The Purchases, made on the recommendation of the standing 

 Library Committee, included 58 Volumes and 10 Parts of separately- 

 published Works ; 38 Volumes and 12 Parts of Works published 

 serially ; and 13 Sheets of Maps. 



Eurther progress has been made during the past year in over- 

 taking the arrears of binding and map-mounting. 2\o less than 

 120 Sheets of Maps have been mounted ; and the Junior Assistant 

 (Alec Field) has classified under their separate authors, and sent to 

 the binders, about 360 Volumes of Tracts, representing the 

 accumulations of some twenty years. 



The Expenditure incurred in connexion with the Library during 

 1905 was as follows : — 



£ s. d. 



Books, Periodicals, etc. purchased 81 4 4 



Binding of Books and Mounting of Maps. . . . 163 6 1 



^244 10 5 



being <£44 10s. 5d. in excess of the amount provided for in the 

 Estimates for that year. 



With regard to the progress of the new Card-Catalogue of the 

 Library, upon which he is engaged, Mr. C. Davies Sherborn supplies 

 the following particulars : — 



'The Card-Catalogue is now compiled up to the end of 1901. 1902 is 

 almost ready, and 1903 and 1904 will be ready by June next. Bevision and 

 additions dealing with the contents of the periodical publications will shortly 

 be commenced. The revision will permit of considerable reduction in the 

 number of cards, thereby facilitating tbe use of the Catalogue ; and it is hoped 

 that Fellows will use tbe cards themselves, and thus relieve the pressure on 

 those members of the staff who assist in the Library.' 



