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Rh volumes of books have been bound, and the Accessions to the Library by purchase and donation during the same period comprise 541 volumes of books and pamphlets. Of these 86 volumes have been purchased, a list of which is laid on the table.

Map-Room Accessions.—The additions to this department during the past year consist of 413 sheets of Maps and Charts, viz. 99 Charts and 314 Maps ; Philip’s Atlas, complete ; Part 3 of Atlas of High Asia by the Schlagintweits; Moll’s Atlas (small size); 25 sheets of an Atlas of Fortified Towns; 2 Models and 5 Views. The Maps, &c., obtained by purchase have hitherto been but few in number.

Among the above may be especially noticed the following, viz.:—

Means used to enlarge the Map-Room Collection.—The Council continuing strongly impressed with the necessity of enlarging the Map collection, have received from the Secretaries of State for War, for India, and also the Admiralty, and from the Ministers of Foreign Governments, assurances that they will readily cooperate in adding to the Society’s stock the Maps and Charts more recently published. They further add that, considering the liberality with which access to the Map-Room is given to the Public