PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1979, 1 May 1885, Page 2

PUBLIC LIBRARY.

■ COMMITTEE MEETING. A meeting of the Library Committee was held at 7 p.m. yesterday. The only business to be transacted was the consjfje'ratiqti of the annual report, which was adopted as'o'rjgitially prepared AMt'AL MEETING. The general meeting then took place, there being about thirty ratepayers and subsprjjjerij prespnt. On jhe motion of Mr Papworth, seconded by Ir Brown. My Feist was voted to the chair, Mr Feist read the advertisement convening the meeting, and explained the business. The Segretery, MrDalrymple, read the minutes of the last annual meeting, which wore confirmed, Tho Secretary read the annual report, which had been prepared by. the committee, and in the absence of a quorum at the last meeting, forwarded to the Borough Council. The Chairman said he did not think it was a customary thing to move the adoption of the report and balance sheet, but if any gentleman present desired to make any remarks, tho meeting would hear him. Mr Papworth said lie understood thatthe report had not been adopted by the Borough Council, but the balance sheet had been. Tho report had been adopted by the Committed' of. the Library that evening. He moved its adoption by the hleoting. ' ' Jyfi l ''Bof](lington asked- Jiow much had bepp rojiofvijd. frpin th'if letting of the upper worn, for the purpqse of holding a sitting of "fcho Native UM, Court. The Secretary said it was £7 7s, but the amount would only appear in the balance sheet of the next year, Mr Woodroofo objected to books being sent to institutions unless security was given, and also to a canvasser on commission being appointed, Mr Papworth explained that it was not proposed to incur any risk whatever. The matter would be secured by responsible residents in the district. The subscribers would pay 10s per year each, and the Library would be at no loss except fair wear "and tear. Tho district subscriptions would also pay for carriage to and fro. The Chairman thought that tho explanation was a satisfactory one. Mr Reese said he had recently had a jonversation with a resident of Alfredton, uul the people there were willing to subscribe freely. He thought os subscriptions ivould be sufficient, as the old books ivould do to a veiy great extent, The Chairman thought it would be only 'air if the outsiders paid as much as those n the place, or vice versa. Mr Girdwood thought that the balance iheet should have included all liabilities. The Secretary explained'that there were - 10 additional liiib'lliiiies Except a "small : .mount of Gs, which had bee)} paid, " Mr Hogg said that was the cage.' , Committee, The following gentlemen were nominted a Committee'for the ensuing year : lessrs J. J, Smith, Papworth,. T. G. j lason, Redman, Reese, W. G, Beard, , lerry, VVestin, and W;"H. Beetham. f lessrs Muir, J. Hogg, A, W, Hogg, ] Voodroofc, Bacon, and Girdwood were- '< roposed, but declined to stand. :;, \ This concluded; the. business of the 1 "f leeting, and the 1 proceedings were, there- j ire terminated with' a vote of thaiiks 'to " io Chamiian, it ,_ , .... '