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The  addressed  cards  are  numbered  consecutively  upon  the  upper  left- 
hand  corner,  while  the  classification  of  the  address  and  the  series  of 
publications  it  is  entitled  to  are  indicated  at  the  right.  On  the  back 
of  the  card  is  stamped  the  date  and  number  of  any  publication  sent, 
and  when  acknowledgment  is  received  the  card  is  so  stamped  as 
regards  the  publication  sent  and  acknowledged.  The  names  are 
printed  on  the  mailing  list  in  classified  order,  and  the  number  given 
each  address  is  printed  with  it.  In  sending  out  a  publication  the 
number  of  that  address  is  typewritten  on  the  acknowledgment  before 
it  is  placed  in  the  publication.  The  number  is  quite  a  time-saver  and 
prevents  confusion,  for  if  it  is  returned  by  the  recipient  of  the  publi- 
cation without  a  name  the  number  alone  tells  who  or  what  insti- 
tution it  is  from.  This  number  refers  directly  to  the  card  desired. 
Again,  this  number  shows  what  card  to  credit  as  having  received  the 
publication  sent,  irrespective  of  whose  name  is  written  thereon,  for 
sometimes  the  number  on  the  acknowledgment  belongs  to  an  institu- 
tion, yet  there  is  only  an  individual's  name  signed,  or  written  so 
indistinctly  that  it  cannot  be  read.  The  single  card  catalogue  dis- 
penses with  the  work  of  looking  up  the  address  and  finding  out  to 
what  class  an  address  belongs.  When  the  back  of  the  card  is  covered 
with  publications  a  slip  of  strong  white  paper  is  pasted  across  the  top, 
and  both  sides  of  the  paper  are  filled,  a  process  that  can  be  repeated  as 
often  as  necessary.  In  regard  to  the  distribution  of  the  publications, 
the  table  below  shows  the  number  and  classes  of  foreign  and  domes- 
tic addresses.  A  comparison  is  also  made  with  the  number  distrib- 
uted last  year. 
DOMESTIC. 
FOREIGN. 
Official: 
1895-96 
1896-97 
1895-96 
1896-9 
Trustees  
14 
16 
Staff  
15 
Corporate  Members  .... 
53 
2 
Honorary  Members  .... 
3 
3 
Annual  Members  
757 
658 
General  Addresses: 
Individuals  
263 
161 
Universities,  Schools  and  Colleges 
56 
IOI 
31 
45 
Academies  and  Institutions  . 
44 
27 
Museums  and  Gardens  .... 
5 
17 
42 
57 
37 
79 
45 
75 
Libraries  
62 
74 
28 
27 
Government  and  State  Department 
39 
20 
11 
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