1920 Books. Directories. Maps. Periodicals. Total. Feb.-June 4378 6102 725 8137 19342 July 837 1502 172 2181 4692 August 735 1276 261 1780 4052 September 823 1402 172 1806 4203 October 986 1510 158 2115 4769 November 1221 1256 161 2079 4717 December 710 1155 133 1739 3737 1921 Jan. 1 (1 day) 21 43 3 81 148 Week ending Jan. 8 184 333 34 513 1064 Jan. 15 220 326 35 504 1085 Jan. 22 220 301 36 518 1075 ------------------------------------------------------------- Grand Total 10,335 15,206 1,890 21,453 48,884 ------------------------------------------------------------- Here are some examples of the questions that have been asked and answered--in several instances with the direct consequence that the inquirer has been saved losses running into very large figures:-- What are the means of communication in Bechuanaland? Was the 1893 vintage good? What has been the _monthly_ percentage of the increase of the cost of living since July 1914 (retail and wholesale)? What is the procedure for the winding up of a company? What is the bank deposit rate? What is the amount payable for brokerage? What is the state of the wool market in Australia? Who are the principal makers of knitting machines? Can the movements of a vessel be traced through 1920? What is the stamp duty on a form of contract? What is the position of trade in the Argentine? What time would a steamer take to go from Hull to the Canary Isles? What is the difference in the rate of exchange in U.S.A. in September 1919 and July 1920? What is the duty on wine and spirits? What is the position of the Belgian industries? What is the time-limit for stamping a form of agreement? Several inquiries for help in coding and decoding cables. The width of the River Tees from Stockton to Middlesbrough. Names of Portuguese shipowners trading with English ports. Owners of steamers sailing between Dover and Calais, and particulars of service. The latest information re Indigo in India. The flat rate of pay for seamen. Price of bunker coal in New York in July, 1920.