COMMERCIAL LIBRARY

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 54, 27 November 1929, Page 12

COMMERCIAL LIBRARY

OBJECTIVE NEARLY REACHED CLOSE ON £250 IN HAND Three people—the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce (Mr. b. Bairchilil). the city librarian (Mr. J. Norrie), and a “Dominion” reporter were present at a meeting culled last night of the committee interested tn the projec t o est.ib lish a commercial reference libiiuy in Wellington. A number of apologies tor non-attendance, however, were received. A return was presented by Mi. tanchild showing that the donations received or promised totalled £241/17/-. The minimum required to establish the library is £3OO, but the City Council has inti mated that if £250 is raised it will contribute the other £5O. and accept responsibility for the future maintenance of the library. Just over £S is now required to make up the sum. and no anticipated in raising this amount It is not likely that the committee will mppf as a committee, but that tne next step will be a deputation to the Libraries Committee of the City Council to ask that action be taken to give effect to the proposal. The committee has practically completed/ its a ! ,are A gain, and the inauguration of the libiaiy now seems assured. , Contributions have been made by the following: —

turers’ Assn., £10; Commercial IravelAssn (Wellington Branch, £5/5/-, x T 7 Societv of Accountants (Wellington Branch £25; Incorporated Institute of Accountants, ’ £25; . Wellington Drapers’ Assn £2O; N.Z. Shipowners Assn, (wei HngtoV Branch), Master Painters’ Assn., £lO/10/-, A p stitute of Architects (Wellington Branch), • Furniture Trade Employers Assn., £5/5/ : Electrical Federation (Wellington Contractors’ Branch), £5; Wellington Newspaper Proprietors Employers Assn., £ l’’irms al and Individuals.— Cadbiirys and Frys, N.Z., Ltd.. £5/5/-; Colonial Motor Co., £5/5/-; Dominion Motors Ltd., £5/5/-; Ellis and Manton Ltd., £5/o/-, Texas Oil Co., £5/5/-; Edwin Salmond. £5/5/-; Andrew Fletcher, and H. O. Wills N.Z. Ltd., £3/3/ : , D.l.c. Ltd £2/2/-; Ford Sales and Service Ltd., £2/2/-: Hutcheson, Bowman and Johnson £2/2/-; Kirkcaldie and Stains Ltd., £2/2/-; Jas. J. Niven and Co., Ltd., £2/2/-; Victoria Laundry Co., Ltd., £2/2/-; Adams and Blytli Ltd., £l/1/-, Atlantic Union Oil Co., £V|/-; Blllia ’ a,s Ltd., £l/1/-; Crawley, aatl -T, O- .’ £l/1/-; McGownn and Magee Ltd., k -L/i/-, ,T. G. Marshall, £l/1/-; n J £l/1/-; Scoullnrs Ltd.. £l/1/-! Shnrlaiid and Co., Ltd., £l/1/-: Shell Co N.Z. Ltd., £l/1/-; Vacuum Oil c °.» WL. Lt<l-» £l/1/-; S. S. Williams Co., Ltd., £l/1/-, grand total, £241/17/-. At a meeting about a month ago tn. committee had received £l5l/10/-. Since then £9O/7/- has come to hand.