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to which they strictly belong, in order to meet increasing demands 

 on its resources. But for this measure, the above estimate would 

 have shown an additional income to the amount of 6 or 700 Es. 



Library. 



Much has been done in the way of enriching this department 

 and of opening out and preserving the valuable books and MSS. 

 already collected. The greater part of the books have now been 

 placed in glazed cases. The prospect held out in the last report 

 of the publication of a new Catalogue of the Library has not yet 

 been realized, owing to the necessity of getting the whole of the 

 MS. Catalogue re-arranged and re-copied. This work has, however, 

 now been completed, and the Catalogue is nearly half printed. It 

 will probably appear within the next six months. 



The Council cannot omit here to notice a valuable accession of 

 nearly 30 volumes received from the Imperial Academy of Sciences 

 at Vienna, including the Transactions and other publications of 

 the Academy. 



Musuem. 



Several contributions of Zoological and Mineralogical specimens 

 have been received during the year. Among the latter should be 

 mentioned, more especially, collections of value from Mr. Oldham, 

 whose instructive lecture on the progress of his labours hitherto 

 in the field of Indian Geology rendered our September Meeting 

 one of great interest. The Society will be glad to learn that its 

 collection of tertiary fossils from different parts of India is in course 

 of being arranged by Dr. Falconer. 



Officers. 



The Council have again to express their satisfaction with the 

 manner in which the Curators and the Librarian have discharged 

 their respective duties. 



Journals. 



Six numbers of the Journal have been published during the year 

 and a seventh is nearly ready for publication. An Index to the 



