The Star. (PUBLISHED DAILY.) MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1885.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume VI, Issue 1099, 24 August 1885, Page 2

The Star. (PUBLISHED DAILY.) MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1885 .

1 .VH&WEBA iNS^ITtTtBI

T|he result of the position of the Hawera 'Institute and Public 'Library' stibw tHafr ft Tia^e'en br&ugfcti witttln -the' juHsoUction 1 of the Libraries , Act bf 1875 arid'! tlie I'Subsidies Act of jiL^," siftd, that it was a mistekft.tp suppose that lit was fwjork.~ tog "tlie f Act'^'f "l§6^ ,und,er which a library rate" might have to be struck by r the Borough. CQUBqil. T^pon the wholej it is probably; 'better that tne institute libra'rv 'should cfe off its f ootu^ 1 . > I i T'h^ I Subscribers ha^ewto elect .Jjr.U9,tees P and^'it is open ifpr the Borough Council to vote a yearly, grant in, aid of the Institute, It L id proposed' by, the committee of tlje council,, who, haye, h,ad.the matter in hand, ta suggest that 'the mayor and: two councillors be "elected as trjusfc'ees, the subscribers also electing "others .'to ' represent the general public. The Borough Council would in this manner have a-voice in respect to the' expenditure of any money : which theyi might grant, and could' insist on the purchase of standard j works of reference, -of -a'sorfc'H-Biich- * public, - Councillor Duff has- taken: an active in tierept m this^matter, and deserves thefaskuka -pf .the ; public for the attention' 'he/ljjaV d^pted to it. He informs us 'th'at-Jifr! B. Barton hab offered to-assijifeiincbaylvjse (free of 1 charge^.iii/any way in his power, ! d_wi^h'the help of him and one. or ,two>gtherß who have.taken the matter ' -ru , handii it is. ' hoped-" that before l^fng. f H^twefa will haye 1 a" .public* library -'•morS Worthy; of/ thenatnk j'At ptese^jfc", we r%ret to say the Institute' is quite

out of funds, and cannot pay their way. The committee propose to recommend the Borough Council to make a substantial grant in aid to the Institute if their suggestions are acted upon.