ONEHUNGA PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 127, 29 May 1913, Page 6

ONEHUNGA PUBLIC LIBRARY.

The annual meeting of the Ouphungu Llb-rirrv Committee was held last night In the liormtKh Cluimb.-rs. Mr .1. ltuw.CAlayor> presided. He said thi; mei'tins was really a merlins i;f citizens in lu-ur the report <jf ibc committee ami to eh-et four townspeople un In the committee. Till , latter consist i>f nine members four cfiiincillors ami four private citizens, with the Mayor :i.s chairman. Tbn report shotvrd the lllirury was In a satisfactory i-uuilltluti, boUi as resurJs subscribers ami visitors ami :i!.-:•> tlruiuclally. The year closed with a crctllt hulduri' of rt.'f. Ai ilir first jiii-cl-ing of tin- n-tlrins rnmnilUPf 11 \v:is dec\ded thai liui.lis t.ht>ulu In- issin-,1 free lo the rulppuyiTs and resiaViilw of Om-lmnsu on o deposit or .".. twjug njudp. n-lilch wns refuude<l when the borrotveil books were retiirneil. It was also arranged Ibal persons living beyond ihe horough limits who iver.' not ratepayers should he allowed to take out books on payment of 10 per annum or 3' per quarter The library contains ,-i Inrge stock of the best hi 1 ;ion, and the ootnajlripc is now - purchasing more works of history. with n view of increasing the educational character of the institution anri nt forming an up-to-date reference library. Tin , four retiring members were re-elected unopposed. The committee therefore consists nt the Mayor (Mr .1. R.iwc). Cra. .1. Sronpe, T H Horn. O. L. T.-iylo:-. and I" V. Snlherlind and Messrs Edwin Hall. 11. .1. Daves, (J. J. Browne, and C, A. Oshorne Th , * officlnls were nleo re-eleet«i, ncjat-ij-, Mr Edwin Hail aecrectry, Mr li, Yackncy (town clerk) tre*iarer» &n& _r T. Baiasu "■"H^.