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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 85

The Library of the Colonial Museum. — Mr. Kirk, Librarian

The Library of the Colonial Museum.

Mr. Kirk, Librarian.

In the Colonial Museum, at Wellington, are located the head-quarters of the New Zealand Institute, which has, perhaps more than anything else, advanced the interests of science in this colony. It has now about 1,300 members, seven affiliated institutes, and it has issued fifteen volumes of valuable Transactions. The New Zealand Institute has under its care in the Colonial Museum a library of some 10.0 volumes. Some of these belong to the Wellington Philosophical Society, which is in the position of an affiliated institute. Amongst this number must also be reckoned 2.0 volumes formerly the old Provincial Council Library of Wellington. The Athenaeum has made several attempts to get these books handed over to it, but hitherto unsuccessfully. Here also is contained the large scries of Patent Office publications, presented by the Commissioners in page 25 England. The Institute maintains a large system of exchanges, and consequently the library is being rapidly increased, and additional space is already needed. The works in the library are almost all of a scientific character, and include a collection of old medical works, said to be of value, presented by Sir David Monro. Reports of societies, transactions, and magazines, form a large and increasing branch of the library. Members of the Institute, and of the Philosophical Society, are allowed to borrow works from the library; but it is open free to any person to consult or read in, and more and more persons every year are making use of this privilege. The library at present has only a manuscript catalogue.