REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. cy\ 



of the war in Europe. In 1870 the whole number of books, &c., received 

 was 5,182 ; in 1871, 4,597 ; while during 1872 it has been 5,9G2, as will be 

 seen from the following detailed statement of the books, maps, and charts 

 received by exchange in 1872 : 



Volumes : 



Octavo or less 975 



Quarto or larger -. 287 



1,262 



Parts of volumes : 



Octavo or less... 1,371 



Quarto or larger 1,250 



2,621 



Pamphlets : 



Octavo or less 1,557 



Quarto or larger 324 



-1,881 



Maps and charts 198 



Total receipts 5,962 



The following are some of the principal donations received in 1872 : 



From the Commission europeenne du Danube, Galatz — " Memoire sur 

 les travaux d'amelioration execute's aux embouchures du Danube," with 

 an atlas of 40 plates. 



From A. W. Franks, esq., London — " Catalogue of the Collection of 

 Glass," formed by Felix Slade. London, 1871. Folio. Beautifully illus- 

 trated. 



From the Observatorio do Infante D. Luiz, Lisbon — " Annals." Vols, 

 iii-viii, 1866-1870. Folio. 



From the Institut de France, Paris — " Meinoires de l'Acad6mie des 

 sciences." Vols, xxxvi, xxxvii. 4to. " Comptes-rendus." Vols, lxviii-lxx. 

 " Tables Gen6rale," 1851-1865. 4to. 



From Dr. K. Keck, Berlin, 203 pamphlets — University Theses. 



From the University of Tubingen — " Repertorium morale." Vols. i-ii*i. 

 1489. Folio. "Universitatsschriften," 1870; and 18 pamphlets. 



From the Universities of Bonn, Erlangen, Giessen, Gottingen, Greifs- 

 wald, Halle, Heidelberg, Jena, Leipzig, Marburg, Pesth, Bern, Zurich, 

 and Havana — Inaugural Dissertations for 187.1. 



From the Boyal Veterinary Academy, Utrecht — 47 pamphlets. 



From the University and Government of Chili, Santiago — 10 vol- 

 umes and 2 pamphlets. 



From the Public Library of Buenos Ayres — 151 volumes, 334 parts 

 of volumes and pamphlets, and 7 charts. 



From the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Pesth — 9 volumes and 

 33 parts of volumes. 



From the Royal Public Library, Stuttgart — 26 volumes and 11 parts. 



