OUTRAM LIBRARY.

Otago Witness, Issue 1418, 25 January 1879, Page 10

OUTRAM LIBRARY.

The Mmual |meeting of subscribers to the Outram Library was held in the Library Hall, Outram, on the 13th instant. . Mr Chisholm having been elected chairman .pro tent., called upon the secretary to read, the annual report and balance-sheet, which was done. Bath were adopted by the subscribers as read. The library continues, to prove a success. There were 320 volumes ordered through the Education Board,- and they are expected to arrive about the end. of the current month. When these bookscome'to hand the library will contain 1000 volumes. The Committee also de cided to ' order the Graphic,. London Society (magazine), and the Nineteenth Century Review. The Illustrated London News has been presented to the library by .Mr James^ Fulton. The Committee have now under consideration the desirability of establishing a reading-room in connection with the-library. A vote ot thanks waa passed for the handsome donation of L 5 5s 6d which was given by Mr James Fulton to the library funds. Owing to the library being now opened bi-weekly, it was decided that the Committee be supplemented by two members. The following gentlemen were chosen by the subscribers to act on the Committee a* librarians for the present year, 1879:— Mr James Fulton, chairman ; Mr W. C. M'Douall, vice-chairman; Mr J. C. Hodges, hon. treasurer; Mr S. O'Meara, hon. secretary; Messrs G, W. Williams, Alexander Chisholm, J. D. Grant, and J. A. Mackenzie.