General  Development  of  the  G.H.I.  during  1954

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logues.  At  present  publications  received  every  year  amount  to  about  1  300
titles  of  periodica  (almost  exclusively  by  exchange)  and  about  1  600  titles
of  books  (almost  exclusively  by  purchase)  making  a  total  of  about  7  500
copies  per  year.  The  stock  total  is  at  present  about  68  000  volumes.
In  the  Archives  the  figures  for  the  incoming  books  (mostly  of  a  pure
nautical  character)  remained  in  1954  almost  the  same  as  in  the  previous  year,
whereas  an  increase  in  the  receipt  of  charts,  fair  charts  and  others  could  be
noted;  thus  already  at  the  end  of  October  1954  the  figure  for  charts  received,
by  exchange,  in  the  course  of  1953  (about  1  900)  was  surpassed.  The  number  of
exchange  partners  has  also  grown.
Of  the  Deutsche  Hydrographische  Zeitschrift  there  appeared  3  numbers;  in
addition,  outside  the  series,-  a  special  number,  whilst  another  one  is  in  the
press  (G  a  b  1  e  r  :  Nautische  Technik)"*"^.  "Der  Seewart"  was  issued  in  6
parts.
The  detailed  representation  of  the  Institute's  work  will  he  found  in  the.
reports  of  the  departments.-+)

  Issued  end  of  March  1955