PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 1687, 24 July 1873, Page 3

PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

ADDINGTON. A meeting of residents in this locality was held at the schoolroom, Addington, at 8 o'clook last evening, to consider the desirability of forming a public library nnd reading room in i)hia district. Mr H. J. Tancbed was voted to the chair. The Ch aieman read a letter he had received from Mr Ambrose, enclosing a form to be filed in attd forwarded to the Provincial Secretary before the 2ad of August next. The objeot of > the meeting had Mb (Mr Ambrose's) entire sympathy, and as a resident in the district, he wonld be happy to put his name to any subscription list that might be got up for the purpose indicated in the advertisement calling the meeting. The Chaibman said he thought that in such an important district as Addington, it would be a very advisable thing to establish a pablic library and reading room; and in order to participate in the vota passed by the Provincial Council, they would tze there was riot much time to be lost, as applications had to be Bent in to the Provincial Secretary before the 2nd of next month. He would call on the Bey F. G. Brittan to move the fii3fc resolution. The Bey F. G. Bbittan, in moving the firot resolution, remarked that ifc would be a very desirable thing to have a public library and readiag-room in Addington. The district was a thickly-populated one, and most of its residents were working men, who could not afford to have libraries of their own. Working men were just as fond of reading as people in bettor circumstahess, and their wants would be met if such an institution as thiß were established in the district. He begged to move — ''That in the opinion of this meeting, it is desirable that a publio library and reading-room be eatablished iv this diatrict." The resolution was seconded and unanimously agreed to. The Bey F. G. Bbittan moved—" That the library be called ' The Addington Library.' " The motion was carried unanimously. It was resolved that application bo made to the right Bey the Primate for the use of St. .Mary's boys' schoolroom for the purposes of the library. It was also resolved that application should be made to the Government for the sum of £300 out of the vote of £5000 voted by the Provincial Council. A committee waß appointed to carry out the object df the above resolutions ; to apply to the Government in the meantime for the amount of £300, and to collect subscriptions ; the committee to consist of Messrs H. j. Tancred, G. Hall, W. K. Allison, F. Ellis, Thos. Cutler, ThomasMensies, James Patterson, J. Hepworth, Bey. F. G. Brittan, and — Allison. A subscription list was at once opened, and liberally subscribed to by those present. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings.