CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3046, 23 January 1892, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

In accordance with a promise given at the early part of last year that we would, if requested, publish the report and baliucesheet relatfng to the above institution previous to the annual meeting, we give the fullest information, which ha 3 kindly been furnished by the librarian. Annual Rbpokt.— The report of the committee i 3 as follows :—Your committee have pleasure in reporting that the library continues to keep up its reputation in the eyes of the public, and that the number of subscribers has, in fact, somewhat increased during the pa3t year. This your committee considers very satisfactory, and they trust that the large number of works by modern authors, which have been recently placed on the shelves of the library, will result in increased suuport from the reading public. Your committee would direct attention to the groat obligation under which the institution is laid to the ladies and gentlemen who kindly took part in the concert and dramatic entertainment on September 18th last, with a result so successful that the net sum of £36 was lealisod. The receipt of this sum has enabled your committee to purchase 184 new works, besides reducing its liability to Mr Dods from £20 to £10, which amount there seems good reason to hope that the coining year may see extinguished. The maximum number af subscribers during the past year was 150, and the subscriptions recoived £53. The excess of liabilities over assets on December 31sf;, 1890, was £14 8s 6d, whilst on 31st December last your committee are pleased to report that there was a slight surplus of assets over liabilities. Balance-sheet.— Receipts: To balance in the Bank of New Zealand on December 31st, 1890, 10d; members' subscriptions £53 • gross amount received from concert, £33 'l3s Gd ; total, £106 14s 4d. Expenditure : By cash due to treasurer on December 31st, 1890, Is 9d: incidental expenses account, £2 Is: concert account, £15 Us 6d • salary, £41; portion of loan paid off, £10 ■ new boo*:*, £14 17s (id ; newspapers, periodicals, etc., £8 2s (id : fuel and lighting £3 2s 9d ; insurance, £1 lbs; interest, £1 4s- repairing books, 10s; cash in hand, t* 9d • balance in Bank of New Zealand, £10 2s 7d; total, £10G 14s 4d. Audited nnd found correct.—Jambs Hali.y, R. W. SutGKNT auditors.—Assets and liabilities at 31st December, 1891 :-Assets : Subscriptions in arrears, £5 19s 6d ; current quarter's subscriptions. £5 2i Gd; cash in bank and in treasurer's hands £10 5s 4d; total £21754 d. Liabilities : Loan (Mr J. Dods) £10; due to librarian, £1 ; amount due for books, £10 2s Gd : total, £21 2s Gd. Amount of assets over liabilities, 4s 10d.