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will be seen from the Council's Annual Report (supra, p. 11) that a considerable portion of the Society's stock of bound and unbound volumes has been damaged by water, and that the salvage stock is now in the possession of the Society.

The Society's volumes, so far as the stock was not exhausted, have hitherto been obtainable by members only on payment of their subscription of one guinea for the year of publication, and by the general public on payment of the higher prices set out in the prospectus of the Society. A few bound copies of certain of the volumes, quite free from any defect, can still be obtained on these terms by members through the Secretary, and by the general public through the Society's publisher.

The Council have carefully considered the disposal of the salvage stock by destruction or otherwise, and, thinking that many members would be glad to complete their sets of volumes by the addition of working copies at a low price, have ordered the damaged volumes to be collated, cleaned, and rebound.

This work is being done, and a list of the volumes available is appended, with notes of a few of the principal contents of the volumes of the Journal. As the cost of handling the salvage will be very heavy, it is hoped that members will avail themselves liberally of this opportunity of purchase, and so benefit themselves and recoup the Society for its expenditure. The volumes, bound to correspond with the rest of the Society's publications, are offered at the uniform price of four shillings each, carriage free, and are sold not subject to return. With the exception of copies