Grants to Free Libraries in Viotoria.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3111, 24 January 1889, Page 2

Grants to Free Libraries in Viotoria.

Eegiilatibns /defining the' terms'. upoinyhicli the Government:grant: will be allotted'to free libraries'and i coptry museums have been issued' 1 by the Cb ief- Secretary. Any iusti- ' tutiou claiming, to participate iii the ' grant must be a fveo library'solely or I a nieohahics iustituto,. athenraufo, or. ' 'country 'museum, The graut is allotted for building, bookstand: maintenance. ,The term '/building I '- comprises the erection of, repairs to, and pairitiug of buildings, fenciu'g,' ; and providing of furniture; under, tbe: 1 heading "books".is /included the;; purchased bindingof books, news;'papers, and periodicals; and " tenance" embraces fuel, lighti waterl cleaning and incidental •expense).. Tbe regulations have,been published) in - consequence of tbe improper manner hi which some ofthe Committees of managemeiithave expended the funds; allowed them ; by.-the Government. .Money; granted■'fori building has been appropriated fo. defray expenses in connection with local entertainments or bazaars.' Toprevent such,misuse; of the grant, the; Chief-Secretary insists in tho regulations that the most exact particulars.' shall bel-furnished concerning themaimer in'which the library fundshave been "'expended/; aud to ensure''

that the information shall beiCorreoti'. it is stipulated that the .particulars-.: furnished. in : support ofany appliea-. ■ tion for funds must" bo verified by a.. statutory declaration, to he made by,; sortie responsible -.officer of-: tlio institution on behalf of which the application is made; •■ No - deviation from the mode of expenditure as' prescribed by the/ ChiefrSecretary is ■■■ to ■bd made without the oppressj Sanction of that Minister. < Tlie'? maximum of grant to be allowed'to '• airy one- institution.is. £BOO, In .cas'dsiwhere. the' freo library forms a portion of the: munioip'al buildings,or/where .the' land,oii /which tb'e library. building ''i» eVecteil ■is tlie property of pr;^st«l : in tlie iniimoipdK pquiipjj r ;^: : -.agreeuieiii'' imistl'-'b'lV; weoutpflby tlie cpmieil, poVenantiiig •, to/ireej) and majjijlitm ffie/free library .' portion- pf the-building. : opeii;; to tt'e, ■ publip or to allp'iv tlie {ise/pithe'land/v •jorfee l}i)i-arypur'ppHesin;peipe jjofore tbosumcan he'ajiptffifi -to \h'f "J institutipu fromthp grarit,/.': ■