ANJ^FAL REPOET. 9 



appreciation of his valuable palseontological observations on the 

 Echinodermata and his geological researches ; the other moiety to 

 Mr. E. A. Walford, in acknowledgment of his excellent work 

 amongst the Jurassic rocks of North Oxfordshire, and to aid both 

 recipients in their future investigations. 



A sum of .£21 from the Barlow-Jameson Eund has been awarded 

 to Prof. C. Mayer- Eymar, of Zlirich, in appreciation of his obser- 

 vations and descriptions of the geology and palaeontology of Egypt 

 and other areas, and to assist him in his further researches. 



Eeport of the Libeaet AifD Museum Committee eor 1891. 



Library. 



It is once more the agreeable duty of your Committee to announce 

 that several extremely valuable additions have been made to the 

 Society's Library, both by donation and by purchase. 



As Donations the Library has received about 92 Volumes of 

 separately published works and Survey Reports, and 162 Pamphlets, 

 besides about 112 Volumes and 45 detached Parts of the publications 

 of various Societies. Besides these, 15 Volumes of ISTewspapers have 

 been received. The total addition, by donation, to the Society's 

 Library is therefore about 219 Volumes and 162 Pamphlets. 



The Library has, moreover, received by presentation 28 Maps. 



The Books and Maps above referred to were received from 111 

 personal Donors, from the Editors or Publishers of 9 Periodicals, 

 from 110 Societies, and from 22 Surveys and other Public Bodies, 

 making in all 252 Donors. 



By purchase, on the recommendation of the Standing Library 

 Committee, the Library has received the addition of 21 Volumes and 

 12 Parts of Books, and of 37 Volumes and 11 Parts of various 

 Periodicals and works published serially. 



The cost of Books and Periodicals purchased during the year 

 1891 was <£74 15s. Ocl,, and of Binding X89 3s. Oc?., making a 

 total expenditure on the Library of <£163 18s. Ocl. 



Considerable progress has been made during the past year to- 

 wards filling up the gaps which unfortunately existed in many sets 

 of scientific serials in the Society's Library, no less than 39 sets 

 previously imperfect having been now as far as possible com- 

 pleted. 



