INGLEWOOD NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 392, 18 May 1910, Page 5

INGLEWOOD NOTES.

PUBLIC LIBRARY*. The report and balance-sheet of the Inglewood Public Library for the year ending 31st March, 1910, for presentation to the .annual meeting of subscribers, iwihic'h will be held in the Borough Council Chambers on Friday, ZtVh inst., is now being circulated l . The report states that sjnee the last annual meeting arrangements 'have been made for the use by subscribers of the booxs in the reference library, tne principal condition being tHuat each subscriber desiring to take a book away must sign a receipt for it. The number of subscribers is now larger than at any time since the establishment of the library. A supplementary catalogue was printed in July and issued to tnose who had bought catalogues; another supplement is now in the press. The thanks of the subscribers are due to the proprietors ■far free copies of newspapers. The balance-sheet shows receipts:' Balance at 31st March, 190!), £l2B 8s 2d; subscriptions, £54 12s; Borough Council subsidy (rents), £'o6 3s; sales of papers, £2 18s; sales ■!* catalogues, 14s; fines, (Is. Expenditure Librarian's salary, £57; fuel and lighting, £lO 7s fid; printing and advertising. £5 13s (id; in-auranee, '£(l 10s Id; rates, £6 Ids; subscriptions to papers and magazines, £l6 10s H; books bought, £42 17s Id; repairs to building, etc., £1 Is 8d; stationery, printing catalogues, lranfc charges, and sundries, £3 15s 6d; cash •balances, £142 0s (kl.