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'Of shells, and the fossils, etc. collected by the Geological 
Survey. Due allowance should be made for future 
donations. 
The Leotaud and Cruger collections of Boohs should be 
deposited in the same building as the Public Library, and 
should be subject to the same regulations ; but they should 
be placed in the Deference Department, and not be al- 
lowed to go out of the Library. 
The Library should be freely open to all comers. 
Ths boohs should be arranged and classified according 
to subjects upon tl\e shelves, and press-marhs should be 
affixed. 
A proper manuscript catalogue should be hept, in which 
should be entered the titles of all boohs upon receipt at 
the Library. The press-marhs of the boohs should be 
inserted in the catalogue, so that any booh may be found 
immediately on reference to the catalogue. 
All pamphlets and periodicals should be properly pre- 
served and regularly bound. The Government should be 
petitioned to mahe an annual grant (of say £100) for the 
purpose of purchasing those Scientific Worhs in which the 
Library is now so deficient ; and a further grant (of say 
£50) for the purpose of binding and beeping in order the 
publications of the Commissioners of Patents. 
The salary of the Librarian should be placed upon the 
fixed establishment of the Island ; and the Librarian 
should in future be appointed by the Governor, thus assi- 
milating in another essential respect the practice of- our 
Library to that of similar institutions elsewhere. 
The constitution of the managing body should be slightly 
modified. The Board of Directors should not exceed a 
worhing number, say ten. Of these, four might be ap* 
pointed by the Governor, and four elected by the Subscri- 
