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by exchanges of our own publications with other Societies. That 

 these are much appreciated is in evidence by the applications 

 constantly received from Scientific Societies in all parts of the 

 World for entering into an " Exchange-relationship " with them, 

 asking also, not unfrequently for the back numbers of our Journal.. 

 The latter however, we are unable to supply in full, owing to 

 many volumes being out of print. 



The donations during last year consisted of 450 volumes, 1235 

 parts, 216 pamphlets, 19 hydrographic charts, 241 meteorological 

 charts, 13 photographs, 2 micro-photographs, 4 geological maps, 

 1 atlas of plates and 3 atlases of maps — -total 2184 publications. 



To complete scientific series the following were purchased : — 1. 

 Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Vols. I. - xxviii., 

 1788-1879. 2. Bulletin of the Royal Academy of Sciences, 

 Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium, 1st Series, Tome I. - xxiii. ;: 

 2nd Series, Tome I. - xl., from 1832 - 1875. 



By Presentation we were able to complete : 1. Transactions of 

 the Asiatic Society of Japan, Vols. I. - xviii., 1872 - 89. 2. 

 Verhandlungen des Deutschen Wissenschaftlichen Vereins zu 

 Santiago, Chili, 1885 - 90. The Society possesses some 400 or 

 500 volumes of the Transactions of various Institutions, English, 

 American, and Continental, together with a large number of. 

 pamphlets, which are virtually inaccessible to members, owing to 

 their being unbound. These are now being temporarily bound 

 in cloth covers and will be placed on the Library shelves for 

 reference. Ninety-eight volumes are already finished, and the 

 remainder will be proceeded with as quickly as possible. 



Library Catalogue.— The first part of this useful publication, 

 consisting of a general catalogue, was issued last year. It was 

 hoped that the second part containing the Transactions of Socie- 

 ties, Journals, and Pamphlets would have been ready for issue 

 before now. But the current clerical work of the Society has 

 become so heavy that the Assistant Secretary was unable to attend 

 to this. The Council having lately sanctioned the employment 



