1877.] 193 [Annual Meeting. 



publications of the Novara Expedition, presented by the 

 Royal Austrian " Ministerium fur Cultus und Unterricht,' ■ 

 has also been received. The Lloyd Republican Institution 

 has deposited a number of recent popular and general works 

 on Natural Science on our shelves, a welcome addition. 



Exchanges have been opened with twelve new Societies 

 or Journals, viz. : 



Soctete' Beige de Microscopie Bruxelles. 



Magyar Nemzeti Miizeum . . . . . . Budapest 



Kon. Ungarische Geologische Anstalt .... " 



Natural History Society of Glasgow .... Glasgow. 



Novenytani Lapok (Hungarian Journal of Botany) . Kolozsoar. 



Commissao central permanente de Geographia . . Lisboa. 



Sociedad Geografica de Madrid Madrid. 



Popular Science Monthly New York'. 



Socie"te Zoologique de France Paris. 



Societa Italiana delle Scienze (detta dei XL) . . . Roma 



R. Accademia dei Lincei " 



Royal Society of New South Wales .... Sydney. 



The classification of the additions of the year is as follows : 



8°. 4°. Fol.. Total. 



Volumes . .258 . .71 . . 28 . .357 



Parts . . .740 . .227 . .10 . . 977 



Pamphlets . .161 . .25 . .2 . . . 188 



Maps, Charts and Photographs 98 



Accessions 1620 



Nothing has been done in the way of binding, while of 

 course the need of the work is constantly increasing. An 

 appropriation for this purpose is earnestly desired. 



The use of the Library seems regularly increasing. Dur- 

 ing the year 1019 books have been borrowed by 119 persons. 



PUBLICATIONS. 



The amount of matter published has been considerably 

 less than during previous years. Two parts, concluding 

 Vol. xviii of the Proceedings have been issued, and the first 

 part of Vol. xix is in press. In the Memoirs, the second 



