WAITOHI FLAT LIBRARY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1584, 19 May 1887, Page 3

WAITOHI FLAT LIBRARY.

A public meeting of the mbicribere to the Waitohi Flat Library wae held in the eohoolroom on Toeiday erening last. Thera wai a fair attendance, and Hr J. Fraier toek the ehair. The minntea of the pmlom meeting were read and confirmed. * AHBUAI BBfQBX. The report for the year ending Hay was read as follow*: — “ 3entlemen,—Your Committee hare the honor to mbmit their annual report of the library for the year ending April 30th, 1887, At a public meeting held iu Auguit, 1886, a Committee oomisting of Meitn J. Fraser, T. prr, M. Moore, J. Wation, R. Redpath, and D. fitoore wag elected, and •i“P a en the name* of Mem* A. J. Andrews, Q. Johnion, 0. Cunningham, and T. Thprnley, hare been added to it* number. During the year the inpome from all lonrpe* hae been £2l 7s Id, whieb, with a balance in hand of £1 Si at the beginning of the year, bring* np the amount to the credit of the imfcitution to £2212* Id, At a meeting of the Committee held in April of the preient year it wa* decided to put the library building into a thorough itate of repair, and the contract was pubiequently jet to MpCiintock for £4lß»* 6d. "During the year about £lO ha* been ipent in the pnrchaie of 73 new book*, whieb bring up the number now b ?

longing to the institution to 343. A» tha new book* have onlj recently arrived they are not yet ready for circulation, but will probably be in a few days, The number cf subscribers to the library during the year wai 82, and the number of books issued was 816. The business of the meeting to-night will be to consider the report, to elect a new Committee, and discuss any matter that will be of benefit to the institution. The Committee beg to thank the subscribers for their support during the year, and hope that with the large addition of new books, coupled with the small annual subscription, the number of subscribers will be largely increased. " J. Watbon, Hon. See." Mr T. Orr considered that the financial year should terminate with the public meeting and that all subscriptions should be thenduc. After some discussion the report was, on the motion of Mr Ihos. Talbot, seconded by Mr D. Cunningham, unanimously adopted. AinnTAli SXTBSOBIPTION. The annual subscription was then fully discussed. Mr T. Orr proposed and Mr Soott seconded —“ That the annual subscription should be Is per member.” Mr Moore proposed as an amendment, and Mr O’Neill seconded "That the annual subscription should be 2s per member, but where there were more than two subscribers in one family the subscription for the 3rd and 4th, etc., be Is. Mr Thornley propoisd as a further amendment—“ That the subscription remain as it is,” seconded by Mr Bedpath. Mr Talbot proposed and Mr Body seconded —" That the annual subscription be 2s per member,” On the amendments being severally put to the meeting Mr Talbot’s was carried. BLHOTXOir or coitmittek. The election of a Oommittte for the ensuing year was then proceeded with, when Messrs J. Fraser, M. Moore, J. McKinnon, L. Scott, Thos. Orr, B. O’Neill, T. Talbot, B. Bedpath, Thos. Thornley, D. Cunningham, GK Anderson, E. Body, Jas. Orr, and J. Watson, were duly elected. This being all the business the public meeting terminated. CoimiTTßi Misting. At a meeting .f the Committee held immediately afterwards, Mr Fraser was re* elected Chairman, and Mr J. Watson, Secretary, Treasurer und Librarian.