The Free Reading-Room.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 7244, 27 August 1902, Page 2

The Free Reading-Room.

[to thk kditou.]

Sμ, —It was Bonio considerable time after tho local in your valuablo paper appoared stating that, amongst others, " The AVindsor Magazine " had arrived in Mastorton — containing articles of special interest by popular authors, including that Queen of Australian storytellers, Ethel Turner : " Mrs Curlowis" — boforo it found ita way to tho magazinetable of the Public Heading Room. A three-month old number was there, in company with other antiquated volumes of magazine- literature, tho contents of which myself and others havo now quite learnt by heart in the patient hours and weeks of awaiting tho arrival (and sub-sc-quent appearance)' of later editions. Someone suggests that theso later arrivals are being perused by tho various subscribers to tho Public Library, hence tho reason of so long a delay and why so many others who are contributing to tho Library-ltato must await their appearanco in tho Public Heading Room, whero in a weok hundreds could poruso them— not a limited few, who thus secure special favours at the public expense. If it were a private circulating library, no one could complain. I should have thought that tho reasonable requirements of the Public Heading lloom should havo received prior attention, considering tho largo number of persons who benefit by attending that institution. As one who favours the establishment of a I'Yco Library, as well as a Free Reading Room, for Mastorton —as in other centres—l enter an emphatic protest in respect of the serious delay in regard to magazine literature. —I am, otc,

Sii/vek Domino.