EDUCATION: SUBSIDIES TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES (REPORT ON DISTRIBUTION OF). [In Continuation of E.-9, 1883.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1884 Session I, E-10

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1884. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: SUBSIDIES TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES (REPORT ON DISTRIBUTION OF). [In Continuation of E.-9, 1883.]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

I.—Extract from New Zealand Gazette, 20th September, 1883. Education Department, Wellington, 20th September, 1883. Notice is hereby given that the sum of £6,000 has been voted by Parliament for distribution to public libraries. The distribution will take place on the 31st January, 1884, and no claim will be considered that shall not have been sent in in due form and received by the Secretary for Education, Wellington, before the 22nd January, 1884. Every public library maintained by rates will be entitled to share in the distribution according to its income from rates ; and every library maintained by subscriptions and voluntary contributions will be entitled to share according to its income from subscriptions and voluntary contributions: Provided in either case that the income for the year has not been less than £2; and that admission to the library, if within a borough, is open to the public free of charge. The income of each library may be stated either for the year ending the 31st December, 1883, or for the year ending with that day in the year 1883 on which the annual accounts of the library were made up. The distribution will not be in proportion to the several incomes of the libraries; but a nominal addition of £25 will be made to the amount of each income, and the vote of £6,000 will be divided in proportion to the amounts as thus augmented, but so as that no institution shall receive more than £50, and that no payment shall be made in respect of income derived from endowments or grants from Borough or County Councils, or of moneys received for building purposes and not simply for the library itself. Application to share in the distribution must be made in the form of a statutory declaration by the Chairman, or Secretary, or Treasurer of the institution on behalf of which it is mad-; and such declaration shall be in the following form: — Declaration. I [)»««], of [place of abode], [occupation], do solemnly and sincerely declare that lam Chairman [ Secretary, or Treasurer] of the [name of institution] ; that during the year ending the day of , 1883, the income of the aforesaid institution for the purposes of a library only was as follows: Prom rates levied by a local governing body under " The Public Libraries Act, 1869," pounds shillings and pence ; and from the subscriptions of members, pounds shillings and pence ; and ironr"voluntary contributions other than members' subscriptions, pounds shillings and pence; and that the attached statement is a true copy of the audited statement of the accounts of the institution for the year herein specified; and that by the rules of the institution admission to the reading-room is open to the public free of charge. And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled "The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882." Signature: Ji 'S t 3 a* | Declared at , this day of , 188 , Q o S before me— [S'g'S . m c Justice of the Peace [or Solicitor, or Notary Public]. [Note. —The words relating to free admission may be struck out if the library is not in a borough. The words in brackets are not part of the form, but indicate the matter to be inserted or substituted.] Copies of the form of statutory declaration may be obtained on application to the Secretary for Education, Wellington; or to the Secretary of any Education Board, Thomas Dick.

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II. —Distribution of the Public Lirraries Subsidies according to Education Districts.

[Note. —The whole of tho vote of £6,000 was apportioned in the first instance, but after a majority of the payments had been made it was ascertained that part of the amount returned as " donations " by a certain library was actually rent, and therefore inadmissible for the purposes of the distribution. The deduction made in this case represents tho difference between the vote and tho amount shown as having been distributed.]

III.—List of the Public Libraries according to Education Districts.

Eduoation District. Number of Libraries. Income. Amount of Subsidy. Auckland ?aranaki Vanganui Vellington lawke's Bay ... /Tarlborough kelson <Torth Canterbury louth Canterbury ¥estland )tago Southland 88 6 11 16 28 5 25 71 10 16 5(5 24 £ s. d. 2,052 3 9 52 17 6 555 2 11 465 7 0 847 2 5 190 12 2 463 10 7 1,818 8 8 408 5 7 650 9 7 1,548 0 8 498 0 6 £ s. d. 1,354 8 1 69 19 1 256 1 9 288 1 6 526 15 0 108 16 3 365 18 11 1,123 18 8 196 14 1 362 4 1 948 15 9 378 12 0 Totals 353 9,550 1 4 5,980 5 2

Library. Income. Amount of Subsidy. Library. Income. Amount of Subsidy. AUCKL. ND. £ s. d. 22 3 0 8 3 0 74 15 2 431 5 9 94 3 0 15 18 3 11 5 0 82 3 0 3 0 0 12 17 3 14 1 0 11 3 9 36 5 0 9 10 5 12 3 9 4 17 6 18 2 0 25 5 0 6 3 6 6 15 0 2 0 0 5 6 3 19 5 0 5 9 6 7 9 0 52 10 4 2 0 0 4 0 6 2 19 0 2 12 0 8 6 6 3 15 0 6 5 6 7 7 6 5 14 6 10 5 6 2 5 0 7 5 0 2 12 6 15 12 6 9 2 0 3 10 0 2 7 6 25 1 0 13 0 6 Alexandra .. Vrapohue Vratapu Auckland (Free) Auckland Institute Wondale Bombay Cambridge Dairy Flat Dargaville .. Devonport Driving Creek Upsom alelensville rlokianga .. Sfowick 3ukunui .. £aeo iaipara Flats iaitaia iaiwaka .. lamo Jatikati .. Saukapakapa rCaurihohore iawakawa iumeo Jake Takapuna Lower Matakana Lucas Creek Mahurangi Mangapai .. \langapiko Vlangere .. Vlatakana .. tfatakohe .. \Iaungakaramea Haungatapero Vlaungatawhiri Valley Haungaturoto ttiranda .. Hongonui Vlount Boskill Newmarket Sfgaruawahia £ s. d. 16 5 2 11 8 7 34 7 11 50 0 0 41 1 8 14 2 2 12 10 0 36 18 8 9 13 2 13 1 2 13 9 4 12 9 6 21 2 5 11 18 0 12 16 5 10 6 0 14 17 2 17 6 6 10 15 0 10 19 0 9 6 3 10 9 0 15 5 2 10 10 '2 11 3 9 26 14 6 9 6 3 10 2 3 9 12 9 9 10 3 11 9 10 9 18 5 10 15 8 11 3 4 10 12 0 12 3 3 9 8 0 11 2 5 9 10 6 14 0 3 11 15 5 9 16 6 9 8 9 17 5 2 13 2 3 Northcote .. Ohinemuri Okaihau Omaha Onehunga.. Opotiki Otahuhu .. Otonga Pahi Pakuranga Papakura .. Paparoa Parua Paterangi .. Pokeno Port Albert Pukekohe East Pukekohe West Baglan Buapuke .. Buatangata Bussell Tairua Tauranga .. To Arai Te Aroha .. Te Awamutu Te Kopuru.. Thames Tokatea Totara Tuhikaramea Upper Waiwera Wade Waikiekie .. Wainui Waipu Wairoa South Waiuku Whakahara Whakatane Whangarei Whatawhata £ s. d. 3 0 0 45 6 6 9 19 5 6 15 0 36 8 0 33 17 0 15 12 6 23 18 6 4 0 0 3 18 0 28 8 1 4 15 4 7 6 3 5 0 0 2 12 6 13 14 0 6 4 6 6 12 6 13 0 o 3 11 2 18 3 6 46 8 0 39 3 6 71 8 11 5 14 0 74 6 0 14 17 2 77 19 8 132 18 2 14 5 0 6 5 0 17 0 0 3 5 0 6 7 6 4 17 6 9 18 9 37 15 3 9 0 0 8 0 0 10 3 4 16 0 0 20 6 4 7 13 6 £ s. d. 9 13 2 24 4 9 12 1 2 10 19 0 21 3 5 20 5 10 14 0 2 16 17 5 10 0 0 9 19 1 18 8 3 10 5 4 11 2 10 10 7 1 9 10 6 13 6 11 10 15 4 10 18 0 13 2 1 9 16 10 14 17 9 24 12 4 22 2 7 33 5 2 10 11 8 34 4 9 13 14 10 35 10 2 50 0 0 13 10 10 10 15 6 14 9 7 9 14 9 10 16 5 10 6 0 12 0 8 21 12 10 11 14 6 11 7 7 12 2 6 14 2 9 15 12 6 11 5 4 Total 2,052 3 9 1,354 8 1

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Library. Income. Amount of Subsidy. Library. Income. Amount of Subsidy. TABANAKI. find .EL £ s. d. 2 10 0 15 0 0 4 5 0 5 10 0 5 10 0 20 2 6 NELSC >N. ±> s. a. Huirangi .. .. .. 2 10 0 Inglewood.. .. .. 15 0 0 Lepperton.» .. .. 4 5 0 Oakura .. .. .. 5 10 0 Omata .. .. .. 5 10 0 Waitara .. .. .. 20 2 6 Total .. .. 52 17 6 WANGANUI. Clifton .. .. .. 34 17 6 Feilding .. 30 7 6 Foxton .. .. .. 38 5 9 Hawera .. .. .. 31 11 0 Kakaramea .. .. 35 19 6 Marton- .. .. ... 38 18 6 Palmerston North .. .. 81 16 8 Patea .. .. .'. 44 6 6 Sanson .. .. .. 8 5 6 Wanganui.. .. .. 207 9 6 Waverley .. .. .. 3 5 0 rui. 34 17 6 30 7 6 38 5 9 31 11 0 35 19 6 38 18 6 81 16 8 44 6 6 8 5 6 207 9 6 3 5 0 52 17 6 £ s. d. 9 9 8 13 15 10 10 1 9 10 10 4 10 10 4 15 11 2 69 19 1 20 12 11 19 1 10 21 16 6 19 10 0 21 0 6 22 0 10 36 16 9 23 18 1 11 9 6 50 0 0 9 14 10 Charleston.. Clifton Terrace .. Collingwood Dovedale .. .. Fern Town Fox Hill .. Hampden .. ... Hatter's Terrace Karamea Lower Moutere Lower Takaka Motueka Motupipi Nelson Institute Ngatimote Bichmond Biwaka Sarau Spring Grove Tadmor Valley Takaka East Upper Motueka Waimangaroa Waimea South Waimea West £ s. d. 61 0 0 7 2 6 20 1 8 4 0 0 8 2 0 15 14 3 24 12 0 22 10 0 10 10 0 3 15 0 17 9 0 4 10 0 11 9 3 147 5 6 3 16 13 15 0 13 13 0 3 7 6 2 11 0 15 9 6 3 11 6 2 5 0 30 14 0 14 5 8 2 15 9 £ s. d. 29 13 2 11 1 6 15 10 U 10 0 0 11 8 3 14 0 9 17 2 0 16 7 7 12 4 11 9 18 3 14 12 9 10 3 6 12 11 5 50 0 0 9 13 7 13 7 3 13 6 6 9 15 8 9 10 0 13 19 1 9 17 2 9 7 11 19 4 1 13 11 0 9 11 8 Total .. .. 555 2 11 555 2 11 256 1 9 WELLINGTON. rTON. 55 1 9 42 8 8 15 4 0 2 8 0 7 2 6 149 17 11 13 12 0 13 5 8 3 15 0 26 4 6 11 0 0 16 2 6 2117 0 3 10 39 6 6 Carterton .. .. .. I 55 1 9 Featherston .. .. \ 42 8 8 Hutt .. - .. .. | 15 4 0 Kaiwaiwai.. .. : .. 2 8 0 Karori .. .. .. 7 2 6 Masterton.. .. .. 149 17 11 Ohariu Valley .. .. 13 12 0 Otaki .. .. .. 13 5 8 Pahautanui .. .. 3 15 0 Petone .. .. .. 26 4 6 Te Nui and Castlepoint .. 110 0 Upper Tutaenui .. .. 16 2 6 Uriti .. .. .. 21 17 0 Wainuiomata .. .. 3 10 Wairarapa Institute .. 39 6 6 Wellington Young Men's Christian Association .. 45 0 0 27 12 3 23 5 0 13 17 3 9 9 0 11 1 6 50 0 0 13 6 3 13 4 0 9 18 3 17 13 4 12 8 3 14 3 7 16 3 1 9 13 6 22 3 7 Total NORTH CANT! Akaroa Alford Forest Ashburton .. Ashley Carleton Chatham Islands .. ., Chertsey Christchurch Free Library .. Christchurch Working Men's Club Christchurch Young Men's Christian Association Clarkville Courtenay Oust Dunsandel East Malvern Ellesmere Gebbie's Valley Glentuirnel ,. Halkett .. Harewood Boad . , Hororata Kaiapoi ., Kaikoura Killinchy .. .. .. Kimberley.. Kowai Pass .. ,. Le Bon's Bay Leeston Leithfield Lincoln .. .. ., Little Akaloa Loburn Loburn North Lower Heathcote Lyttelton Colonists' Society.. Mandeville .. ,. Methven Mount Grey Downs Mount Somers New Brighton Okain's Oxford Bapanui Pendarves Pigeon Bay Prebbleton Bangiora.. ,. .. Bichmond .. ,. Russell's Flat Saltwater Creek Southbridge 'EEBUBY. 58 3 11 18 19 10 100 11 0 3 9 0 9 18 3 16 0 0 23 1 4 438 15 0 463 10 7 28 13 9 15 3 4 43 5 9 9 16 3 12 0 9 14 2 9 16 11 6 50 0 0 365 18 11 87 18 8 38 18 8 45 0 0 24 2 8 135 0 0 15 13 0 14 4 6 5 12 6 20 16 0 3 7 6 10 18 6 3 15 0 11 6 6 2 4 0 8 3 1 12 2 6 79 19 1 40 1 6 4 7 0 3 10 0 8 8 6 6 6 6 21 1 0 24 15 6 16 0 8 6 5 0 6 8 5 24 11 5 42 15 0 30 0 0 7 18 10 20 0 0 2 3 9 18 1 4 3 19 6 15 2 6 21 17 0 10 7 9 11 7 6 6 0 0 8 19 2 62 15 0 28 4 6 2 15 0 4 5 0 40 15 7 50 0 0 14 0 4 13 10 6 10 11 2 15 15 10 9 15 8 12 7 9 9 18 3 12 10 6 9 7 7 11 8 7 12 16 0 36 3 9 22 8 9 10 2 5 9 16 6 11 10 6 10 16 0 15 17 6 17 3 3 14 2 11 10 15 6 10 16 8 17 1 10 23 7 3 18 19 4 11 7 2 15 10 4 9 7 6 14 17 0 9 19 7 13 16 8 16 3 2 12 4 1 12 10 10 10 13 9 11 14 2 30 5 2 18 7 0 9 11 6 10 1 9 22 13 7 Total .. .. 465 7 0 465 7 0 288 1 6 HAWKE'S BAY. BAY. 18 0 0 10 10 0 15 2 6 25 3 0 18 7 8 12 19 0 50 7 6 42 2 0 31 13 6 3 15 3 18 0 0 3 5 6 13 2 6 13 5 0 8 6 0 30 15 0 37 7 0 10 0 0 26 5 0 13 10 0 8 16 0 33 0 0 38 10 6 135 16 0 123 14 0 36 11 6 56 0 6 12 17 6 Ashley-Clinton .. .. 18 0 0 Bush Settlement .. .. 10 10 0 Danevirke .. .. 15 2 6 Fraser Town ... .. 25 3 0 Glenross .. .. .. 18 7 8 Hampden .. .. .. 12 19 0 Hastings .. .. .. 50 7 6 Kaikora .. .. .. 42 2 0 Maraekakaho .. .. 31 13 6 Meanee .. .. .. 3 15 3 Mohaka ... .. .. 18 0 0 Norsewood.. .. .. 3 5 6 Ormondville .. .. 13 2 6 Patangata.. .. .. 13 5 0 Patutahi .. .. .. 8 6 0 Petane .. .. .. 30 15 0 Porangahau .. .. 37 7 0 Puketapu .. ., .. 10 0 0 Takapau .. .. .. 26 5 0 Tamumu .. .. .. 13 10 0 Taradale .. .. .. 8 16 0 Te Arai .. .. .. 33 0 0 Tomoana .. .. .. 38 10 6 Turanganui .. .. 135 16 0 Waipawa .. .. .. 123 14 0 Waipukurau .. .. 36 11 6 Wairoa .. .. .. 56 0 6 Woodville 12 17 6 14 16 6 12 4 10 13 16 8 17 5 10 14 19 4 13 1 9 25 19 9 23 2 9 19 10 10 9 18 5 14 16 6 9 15 0 13 2 10 13 3 9 11 9 8 19 4 6 21 10 0 12 1 4 17 13 5 13 5 6 11 13 2 20 0 0 21 18 1 50 0 0 50 0 0 21 4 7 27 18 10 13 1 2 Total .. .. 847 2 5 847 2 5 526 15 0 MABLBOEOUGH. Blenheim .. .. .. 96 15 8 Canvastown .. .. 9 10 0 Havelock .. .. .. 15 5 0 Marlborough Town.. .. 13 5 0 Picton .. .. .. 55 16 6 Total .. .. 190 12 2 41 19 9 11 17 11 13 17 6 13 3 9 27 17 4 108 16 3

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By Authority: Geobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBB4,

Library. Income. Lmount o: Subsidy. Library. Income. Amount ol Subsidy. NOBTH CANTEBBI RY— continu £ s. d. 11 16 6 34 14 8 17 3 0 6 0 0 7 "2 3 8 13 7 3 14 2 11 7 6 3 5 0 13 8 6 32 18 1 4 5 6 11 7 6 21 13 0 2 17 6 8 5 0 4 15 6 3 10 0 29 14 9 2 15 0 led. South Malvern South Bakaia Spreydon Springston St. Albans Mutual Association St. Albans Public Library .. Sumner Tai Tapu Temple ton Upper Biccarton View Hill.. Wainui .. - .. Waikari Waimakariri (Upper) Wakanui Waterton West Eyreton West Melton Woodend Yaldhurst £ s. d. 12 13 11 20 11 11 14 10 4 10 13 9 11 1 5 11 12 3 9 18 0 12 10 10 9 14 10 13 5 0 19 19 4 10 1 11 12 10 10 16 1 8 9 12 4 11 9 4 10 5 4 9 16 6 18 17 6 9 11 4 Evans Flat Greytown Hamilton's Hampden Haveloek Higholifi .. Kaitangata Kakanui Kyeburn .. ... Lawrence Livingstone Manuherikia Matakanui Milton Mornington Mosgiel Ngapara North-East Valley Oamaru Ophir Otakia Otepopo .. Outram Palmerston South Port Chalmers .. Portobello Portobello Boad Pukeuri .. t .. Biccarton Boslyn Boxburgh .. .. Sawyer's Bay Stirling Tapanui Teaneraki Waiareka Waikoikoi Waikouaiti Waipori Waihemo Waitepeka .. Waiwera Wangaloa Warepa £ s. d. 2 13 0 15 9 0 3 0 0 16 11 0 28 12 6 17 0 0 70 0 0 31 13 0 17 10 0 71 6 0 2 2 0 32 9 0 3 5 0 33 1 6 19 7 4 53 15 3 15 3 0 9 7 6 300 1 0 14 0 0 4 13 6 10 10 0 10 2 6 18 O 6 109 14 0 5 4 6 2 14 6 1 15 6 10 10 0 35 5 6 34 4 6 20 0 6 50 16 4 63 3 6 12 19 0 16 10 0 8 6 1 21 2 6 5 0 0 4 5 0 6 14 6 5 17 0 3 13 6 12 8 0 £ s. d. 9 10 8 13 18 10 9 13 1 14 6 6 18 9 10 14 9 7 '32 17 2 19 10 8 14 13 2 33 4 2 9 6 10 19 16 2 9 14 10 20 0 6 15 6 0 27 3 1 13 16 10 11 17 3 50 0 0 13 9 0 10 4 8 12 4 10 12 2 3 14 16 9 46 8 10 10 8 W 9 11 0 9 4 8 12 4 8 20 15 8 20 8 5 15 10 6 26 2 10 30 8 0 13 1 9 14 6 1 11 9 8 15 18 7 10 6 10 10 1 8 10 18 9 10 12 9 9 17 8 12 18 0 Total 1,818 8 8 1,123 18 8 south cant: Fairlie Creek Geraldine .. ■.-.-- Kakahu Pleasant Point St. Andrew Temuka Timaru Upper Pareora .. ,. Waimate Winchester RBUEY. 9 8 6 38 18 11 2 2 6 7 17 2 27 18 0 45 15 6 207 16 0 2 7 6 53 9 0 12 12 6 11 17 5 22 1 0 9 7 2 11 6 7 18 4 9 24 8 0 50 0 0 9 8 9 27 1 0 12 19 5 Total 408 5 7 196 14 1 WE STL A Ahaura Big Dam Brunner Literary Society .. Callaghan's Cobden Dunganville Goldsborough Greymouth Kumara No Town Orwell Creek Beefton Bimu .. Boss Stafford .. Westland Institute, Hokitika .ND. 38 14 10 8 0 0 44 0 0 5 5 0 29 8 0 20 0 6 24 5 0 84 17 6 31 5 0 19 6 3 8 4 0 61 9 0 27 3 0 116 6 0 35 7 0 90 18 6 21 19 6 11 7 7 23 15 10 10 8 10 18 15 2 15 10 6 16 19 8 37 17 8 19 7 11 15 5 7 11 8 9 29 16 2 17 19 7 48 14 5 . 20 16 2 42 0 9 Total SOUTHL. Arrow Athenseum Calcium Cardrona Edendale Flint's Bush Goro G roper's Bush Knapdale Moke Creek and Moonlight .. Mataura Orepuki Otautau Pembroke Pine Bush Pukerau Queenstown Biverton .. .. Tuturau Upper Shotover Wairio Wallace Town Winton Woodlands Wyndham 1,548 0 8 .ND. 46 19 0 26 1 10 4 0 0 39 16 2 2 10 0 36 15 0 5 3 6 33 0 0 2 12 0 30 5 3 14 17 9 30 0 0 4 10 0 9 15 6 31 11 2 70 19 7 44 10 6 7 8 6 29 0 0 2 14 9 2 7 6 4 17 0 7 2 0 11 3 6 24 16 2 17 12 4 10 0 0 22 6 11 9 9 8 21 5 10 10 8 1 20 0 0 9 10 4 19 1 0 13 15 2 18 19 3 10 3 6 11 19 9 19 10 0 33 1 10 23 19 4 11 3 7 18 12 5 9 11 4 9 8 9 10 5 10 11 1 5 12 9 6 948 15 9 Total .. 650 9 7 362 4 1 OTAG< Anderson's Bay Awamoko Balelutha Bannockburn Blackstone Hill Blueskin Brighton Caversham Chatton Clyde Cromwell .. Duntroon .. 7 19 2 3 2 6 60 13 0 20 17 6 4 15 0 5 19 0 2 3 6 9 15 0 30 10 0 32 12 6 136 8 0 3 2 6 11 7 4 9 13 11 29 10 8 15 16 4 10 5 3 10 13 5 9 7 7 11 19 8 19 2 9 19 17 4 50 0 0 9 14 0 Total .. ■ 498 0 6 378 12 0