HAMILTON PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2113, 23 January 1886, Page 2

HAMILTON PUBLIC LIBRARY.

The annual meeting of subscribers to the abuve institution was held in the Public Hall last night. There was a 1 very poor attendance, considering the importance of nature of the object, and the chair was occupied by his Worship the Mayor. The report and balance-sheet were read as follow, and on the motion of Messrs Scott and Bindon, adopted :—: — STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS OK THE HAMILTON Public Libuary Forv the year issuing 31st Dkckmber. 18S5. Receipts: Credit balance at Lank, £14 lls 5d ; Government subsidy, £13 13^7d; Subscriptions, £10 18s ; total, £39 3s. ExPENDITUKE ; Wages (librarian), £14 2s ; printing and advertising, £1 2s (5d ; library stove and coal, £1 10 a Cd ; new books, £8 17s ; insurance on building, Gs ; insurance on books, 3s ; lamp, £1 10s ; subscription to the Scientific American to 31st May 1886, £1 10a ; 'material for covering, books, 7s 3d ; kerosene, £2 4s ; chess-board, &c, £3 3s Gd ; stamp on subsidy application, 2s 6d ; twine, pottage stamps, &c, 3s 6d ; sweeping library chimney, 2s; lamp glasses and wicks, 2s 2d ; cheque book, 2s Id ; total expenditure, £35 8s ; balance credit at bank, £3 155 ;- total, £39 3s. Hamilton, 22nd January, 18S6. Annual Report of the Hamilton Public Librauy Committee. In presenting the annual accounts and balance-sheet to the general meeting of subscribers, your committee would beg to draw attention to the fact that the sum of £8 2s only has been paid in as subscriptions, a sum not half sufficient to meet the expenses of lighting the rooms and paying the wages of the caretaker of the institution. If, therefore, the public library is "to exist at all, not to nay progress, each member must help the committee in soliciting new members as much as possible. There is a very large outlay in supplying all-comers with the very be3t pipers and periodicals, viz : Once a Month, The English Illustrated, The Penny Illustrated Paper, Punch, Home News, Illustrated London News, Scientific American, seven daily and weekly papers, and seven monthly papers, several of which are illustrated and pictorial, and it will be for the new committee of management, when elected at this meeting, to decide whether this Urge expenditure shall be continued. The Government subsidy last year was £13 13s 7d, this year it will be only between £3 and £4, according to the declaration made and tent away by the hon. secretary, which declaration haa to leach Wellington before the expiration of this month. The accounts will show the income and expenditure, and prove the necessity of assistance from everyone inter"- *e I. The Dumber of names on the books is 63, and t ie total number of books in tha horaiy i 220, besides a few magazines and others. On trie motion of Mr D. Salmon, the members of the outgoing committee were re-elected, with the addition of Messrs A. Swarbrick, Tippen, and the mover. The Mayor for the time being was appointed chairman of committee on the motion «f Mr Peat. It was resolved that the new committee should meet at 8.30 p.m. in the Library on Thursday, the 4th February, and that it be an instruction from the meeting to the committee to solicit the assistance of the Comus Dramatic Clnb in giving an entertainment for the benefit of the institution. On the motion of Mr Dey it was resolved that the secretary convey the thanks of the subscribers to Mr P. Le Quesne for his kindness in permitting members the use of his library. A vote of thanks to the Mayor concluded the meeting.