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Before the very necessary work required on the Library^na 
shewn later) can he attempted, the whole libr?ry nun t he care¬ 
fully checked over, and catalogued, unbound coni sb fco.t ued and 
the condition of each hook ascertained. 
“ ~ "The work of os.brduguing in oariiculrrly essentia a ‘S at present 
it is not possible- especially for t ie no nt.Jfi- to aecertain 
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vhat bool..) i>rc iii iiLirf-.ry, daily v.'Ork iisc8s»sitn.ti/ig ie* 
ference to tho lib.-fiyy or..nils a profit v.^ate of time(. and in the 
p*ux oho a 6 of nev.' wo rko tac r e io f:LL\at a poociwiii o. 
eating or f&iline to secure lor fear of duplicating. 
u '"^5h "Hai1b Tr Ing£ farge numbers of scientific period!calf from 
all parts of the world, and thf re are also others which should 
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he token in* The checking in, acknowiedging, and preparing f o "■ 
Bin ling of those, entails • considerable amount of v, ov v 'hi ch 
haB # latelv simply had t^>; n egl acted^f eque® t n are frequently 
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received for quotations from references ' inch cause many delays 
in finding and copying them, 
deference works are frequently lent to the hardens, which 
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necessitates working many hours overtime or failing to return 
the works for a. considerable period, to enable the essential' 
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parts to be copied,,***** t$*4**> *j[£** 0***+* * 
TTie keeping of ti e exchnge list, and the despatch of the harder 
bulletin requires careful and detailed v/ork,^^^^ ,te ^7 ***X^H<. 
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it is impossible for the present inadequate European staff with 
only one clerk to do this work, or to get their own work done 
properly, 
'^TKe Gardens also ponrass a nucleus of a very fine Economic 
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huneura such ^s is attached to all principal 35otanic hardens. Its 
collections are not only historically interesting but provide 
rn^ educational value not supplied by any other establishment in 
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the. Colony or F.h,Showing to lack of staff this collection* is 
in a very bad condition and- conseouently not accesihle to the 
