of much interest to students of the progress of discovery in America. Of similar interest are the Riflessioni geografiche of Vitalis Terra Rossa, containing claims for Venetian nobles of pre-Columbian discoveries in the Western World. Two notable gifts of books to the State Library have been made: from Hon. Henry R. Pierson, a collection of United States and New York documents and miscellaneous volumes to the number of 232, and 227 pamphlets; from Dr. David Murray, a collection of 245 Japanese books, and eighty-two other volumes and 141 pamphlets. Many of these Japanese books are illustrated, and among them are works geographical, historical and educational. The want of room to accommodate the British patents has compelled the closing of a portion of the western corridor and the erection of shelving within the inclosure, which, it is expected, will be sufficient to contain the accessions until the new apartments are ready for occupancy. There is still need of a type-writer copy of the greater portion of the catalogue of 1855, to be incorporated into the great manuscript catalogue of the library, so that by consulting one catalogue it may be ascertained if a given book is, or is not, in the library. All which is respectfully submitted, GEORGE R. HOWELL, APPENDIX II. REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF THE LAW LIBRARY. STATE LIBRARY, November 10, 1887. To the Regents of the University of the State of New York: The number of volumes added to the law department of the library during the year ending September 30, 1887, is 1,292, which increases the total number of volumes in this department to 39,867. Of these 1,292 volumes, 816 were acquired by purchase, and 476 by donation and exchange. The additions have been principally continuations of American and British reports, statutes, law periodicals and standard elementary works. The effort to supply deficiencies existing in the collection of American statute law has been continued, and has resulted in the addition of several rare volumes. Fifty-one collected volumes have been added to the collection of the proceedings of the boards of supervisors of the various counties of the State, which proceedings, by chapter 102 of the Laws of 1877, are required to be transmitted annually to the library by the clerks, of the respective boards. During the year an opportunity occurred whereby the British parliamentary papers for the sessions of 1842, 1843, 1852 to 1859, comprising 527 folio volumes, in good binding, were obtained for the library at a cost of less than the binding. The library is now in possession of these papers complete for the sessions of 1811 to 1832, 1842 to 1859, 1868 to 1886, making a collection of 2,200 folio volumes. The use of the books in this department has been equal to the average use in previous years. More than the usual number of volumes have been delivered to the various State officers for temporary use in the discharge of their respective official duties. Respectfully submitted, STEPHEN B. GRISWOLD, Librarian of the Law Library. APPENDIX III. LIST OF BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS RECEIVED IN THE NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY BY DONATION OR EXCHANGE, FROM OCTOBER 1, 1886, To SEPTEMBER 30, 1887. AUSTRIA. From Foreign Countries. Imperial and Royal Geological Institute, Vienna. Kaiserlich K. Geologische Reichsanstalt. Verhandlungen, 1886, nos. 5-18; 1887, no. 1. 8°. Imperial and Royal Geographical Society, at Vienna. K. K. Geograpische Gesellschaft in Wien. Mittheilungen....1885, 1886. 2 v. 8°. BRAZIL. Bibliotheca Nacional, Rio De Janeiro. Catalogo da Exposicao Permanete dos Cimelios da Bibliotheca Nacional. 8°. BRITISH GUIANA. Government of British Guiana. Blue book for British Guiana, for 1886, with report on the CANADA. Government of Canada. The revised statutes of Canada, 1886. 2. v. 8°. Ontario reports. v. 10-12. 3 v. 8°. Canada supreme court reports. v. 11, 12. 2 v. 8° House and senate journals of Canada, 1886. 2 v. 8°. Sessional papers of Canada, 1886. v. 1-13, and 2 v. of maps. 15 v. 8°. The Dominion annual register, for 1884, 1885. 2 v. 8°. Canadian parliamentary companion, for 1887. 12°. Correspondence on the fisheries question, 1885-87. 8°. Canadian Institute, Toronto. Proceedings of.... v. 4, part 1. 8°. Department of Agriculture. Report on Canadian archives, 1886. 8°. Geological Survey. Annual report....for 1885. 8°. 1 v. and maps. v. 1 and Catalogue of a collection of the economic minerals of Canada, 1886. Manitoba Historical and Scientific Society. Annual report....1886-7. 8°. Natural History Society of Montreal. The Canadian record of science. v. 2, no. 4. 8°. Patent Office. The Canadian patent office record. v. 14, nos. 7-12; vol. 15, nos. 1-6. 8°. Province of Ontario. Statutes of Ontario, 1887. 8. Journals of the legislative assembly of Ontario, 1886. 8°. |