REPORTS. 27 



Mr. E. C. Mabbs, Honorary Librarian, read tbe following 

 statement, and was cordially thanked for the care and labour 

 he had bestowed upon the preparation of it. 



Report of the Librarian. 



This is the First Annual Report on the Library of the 

 Society, for although I was appointed Librarian in 1903, 1 

 have only now been able to reach a point where report is 

 possible. 



The total number of books and pamphlets in the library 

 is 339, of which 91 have been received during 1905. The 

 whole of these are now labelled, numbered, and indexed, but 

 the cataloguing proper — that is to say the preparation of a 

 subject catalogue of all the articles in the library — is in a 

 very backward state, and will require about a thousand hours' 

 work to bring it up to date. However, all matter received 

 during 1905 has been entered, so that we are not falling more 

 into arrears. 



The number of books borrowed during 1904 was eight 

 and in 1905 three only. This is eminently unsatisfactory, 

 and may, I suppose, be partly attributed to a state of change, 

 and the necessary restrictions placed on the issue of books ; 

 but I do not think members realize to what a valuable 

 collection of scientific papers they have access. 1 have, 

 therefore, expanded the usual list of books received during 

 the year, and mentioned some of the more important papers 

 which they contain. 



Members who wish to use the books will be glad to 

 know the 



RULES OF THE LIBRARY OF THE GUERNSEY SOCIETY OF 

 NATURAL SCIENCE. 



1. — Books in the Library of this Society may be borrowed 

 by members and retained for one month ; they are then 

 renewable for a further period of one month if not required by 

 another member. 



2. — Books will be issued at the monthly meetings or on 

 application at the counter of the Guille-Alles Library. (N.B.- — 

 In the latter case application should be made two or three days 

 before the book is required.) 



3. — Any member borrowing a ])ook will be required to fill 

 in on a slip his name, address, name and number of book, and 

 date of issue. 



4. — Any book lost must be replaced by the borrower, and 

 any book damaged will be charged according to the injury it 

 has sustained. 



