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x Publications.—The 32nd Volume of the Journal of the Society, which was announced as ready at the last Anniversary, has been brought out during the past season; and the Council are sanguine that the valuable papers it contains will greatly add to the usefulness of the Royal Geographical Society. The 33rd Volume of the Journal is now in the press, and would have been published before this, but for the death of the Assistant Secretary. The 7th Volume of Proceedings, containing five numbers, of which three have been published since last Anniversary, has also been completed, and Nos. 1, 2, and 3 of Volume VIII. printed; these will be found to contain in extenso several interesting Papers, though less important than those in the Journal.

The Council have also the satisfaction to announce, that Colonel Yule,, has undertaken to prepare an Index to the Journals from Volumes XX. to XXX., and from the years 1851 to 1860 inclusive; and as the first two Indexes to the Journals (from Volumes I. to X.—from the year 1831 to 1840—and from Volumes XI. to XX.—from the year 1841 to 1850) were prepared and delivered to the Members of the Society—the first Index at cost price, and the second free of charge (as set forth in the Council Reports of 1843 and 1853)—the Council now propose that a copy of the new, or third Index, when completed, should, on the precedent of the last Index, be delivered to the Members free of charge, thereby facilitating a reference to the important subjects contained in the Volumes of the Society.

The public institutions, societies, and individuals supplied with copies of the Journals, Proceedings, and publications, are 126 in number, as set forth below, a detailed list being also annexed (vide p. lxxxv.); and, as it is important that an exchange of publications should be effected, the Council propose to institute inquiries, as to how far the object is attained by the existing presentations, and whether further exchanges could be made.

The Council regret to report that the sale of the Journal and of the Society’s Proceedings is very inconsiderable, and the unsold