12 PEOCEEDIN-GS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETT. 



EePOET op the LiBEAET and MuSEUil CoiTillTTEE. 



Library. 



Since the last Anniversary Meeting a great number of valuable 

 additions have been made to the Library, both by donation and by 

 purchase. 



As Donations the Library has received about 128 volumes of 

 separately published vrorks and Survey Eeports, and 234 pamphlets 

 and separate impressions of Memoirs, besides about 159 volumes 

 and 97 detached parts of the publications of various Societies. 

 Further, 9 volumes of independent Periodicals, presented chiefly 

 by their respective Editors, aud 15 volumes of jS'ewspapers have 

 been received. This constitutes a total addition to the Society's 

 Library, by donation, of about 330 volumes and 234 pamphlets. 



A considerable number of Maps, Plans, and Charts have been 

 added to the Society's Collection by presentation, chiefly from the 

 Ordnance Survey of Great Britain, whose donations amount to 899 

 Sheets, large and smaU. From the Prench Depot de la Marine 

 4 sheets of charts and coast-plans have been received. 



Of Geological-Survey publications the Societ}- has received 34 

 sheets of Maps and Sections from the Geological Survey of Italy, 

 9 sheets from the Swedish Geological Survey, 4 sheets from the 

 Poumanian Geological Bureau, and 1 sheet from the Imperial Geo- 

 logical Survey of Japan. Of the Geological Map of Queensland 

 2 copies have been received, one from the Queensland Department 

 of Public Works, the other from the author, Mr. E,. L. Jack ; and 

 a copy of a revised edition of the Geological Map of South Australia 

 has been presented by the Colonial Geologist, Mr. H. Y. L. Brown. 

 Seven sheets of the Atlas of jSTew Jersey were presented by the State 

 Geologist. Other additions are Mr. E. Best's new small Geological 

 Map of the British Isles ; and a Map of the English Lakes and adja- 

 cent country-, geologically coloured by Mr. J. Euthven (in 1855), the 

 latter presented by Mr. W. "Whitaker. The total number of Maps, 

 Charts, and Plans presented during the year was 967. 



Several photographs of interest were also presented to the Societv 

 in 1887. 



The Books, Maps, &c. above referred to have been received from 

 156 personal Donors, the Editors or Publishers of 15 Periodicals, 

 and 189 Societies, Surveys, aud other Public Bodies, making, in all, 

 360 Donors. 



By purchase, on the recommendation of the Standing Library' 

 Committee, the Library has received the addition of 57 volumes of 

 books, and of 12 volumes and 60 parts (making about 20 volumes) 

 of various Periodicals, besides 32 parts of certain works in course of 

 publication serially. 



Of the Geological-Survey Map of France 6 sheets have been 

 obtained by purchase, as also 8 sheets of the smaller Geological 

 Map of France and the neighbouring districts, by MM. Yasseur and 

 Carez. 



