Joi R. l^ov. Wo('. Wes'I'erx Australia, Vol. Xll. 
Tlu‘ following’ shows tlu* s]»ac(,‘ oi'('U])io(l by the subject 
inattcr of tlu* 7 iiiiiuIk'I's of \b)hiim' XII. so far ])ul)lislu‘(l : — 
1 Numb r of 
papers. 
Number of 
T>a=res. 
Number of 
plates. 
Hotaiiv '2 
;n 
b 
(b'olo^'V ' 
19 
— 
Zooloo'\' 
12 
1 
hi addition, there are pa])ers ou g'eolo^'v, and S on zoobi^y now 
ir. course of ]uiblication. 
Foiii' lectures of a pojiular (diaracti‘r, and not intendcMl for 
pniilication, liave Ikmui yivcui befoia* tlu- Society diiriiic' tlu' year. 
Lihraiji: TIu' Ilonoi'ai'y hilirarians rejiort as follows: — 
(1) Ii<‘nrf/(ii)is<ition of iho Lihrari/: Diirinji- the- year, consider- 
able tiiiK' has Ikhui c'iviui to tin' work of r(‘-ari'anmhu>' the library. 
'I’his was found to be m‘c(‘ssary as the con^-estiou of j<iurnals on 
llie slu'iv(‘s r('iider('(| usa;:i(‘ of the library diflicult and had h'd to 
SOUK' confusion. All ‘‘short series” of journals, tociplu.)- with some 
L’nil \’<-lmn('s on natural history, hav(‘ lu‘en removed from tlu' slndves 
ainl placed in h'ss accc'ssible jiositions. This has ])rovii!ed snfliciinit 
shelviii<i- space for incomin,i>' journals for anotlnu- Two years. The 
U'etn'ral .a I’ra u^‘(‘iueiit of the Library now is as follows: — The Tro- 
imm1Iiii*'s of Itoyal and otluu' scicmtific societies ar(> in the l('cture 
rooin, while in the libi'ai'y, sections have* been set asiiU' for c-('oloi;'y, 
botany, a^'victdture, physics, mathematics and (duunistry. It is 
hojM'd that this will lu' of ^K'ater assistance to nuunbers than tin' 
old y(‘oornphical arrano'(uii('iit. 
( ) \rir slif'h'iiif/ : Duriiiii' the work of r(‘-arr;iii^Inu' tin* library, 
il was tound tli;it the shelviiij^ .alonn' lhe north w.all had lieconn* 
Infested with white ;ints. This h.as Inam taken down, .and replaced 
by new sludvine' madi' of jarrah. 
(d) P/uulhur. During the year 80 volumes liave becai bound at 
a cost to the Hociedy of fdH 17s. (Id, This iH'presents nuaadv the 
most uro'imt work. Tlie list of journals that reijuire bindino' is 
lormidaltk', and, it ])ossibh‘, .foO slionld bi' s(*t aside (‘;i(di year for 
blnilin^'. This would enabh' all tin' iucominj^' journals tii lie bound, 
and allow for tlu' arta'ars of bindinj;>' to bo dealt with p'radually. 
(4) DoiKilioiiH in iltr Lihmrii: Donations of scientific Journals 
h.av(' Ikhui made to the Society by Air. A. Aloiito-omery, M.A. These 
have been (d’ pTcat use in comjib't ino- certain serii-s of journals. 
Dr. Hancock has also donated a set of the volumes of this Society. 
