EDUCATION: SUBSIDIES TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES (PAPERS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION OF). [In continuation of E.-10, 1914.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1915 Session I, E-10

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EDUCATION: SUBSIDIES TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES (PAPERS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION OF). [In continuation of E.-10, 1914.]

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

I. Extract from the Thirty-eighth Annual Report op the Minister op Education. As in previous years the sum of £4,000 was voted by Parliament in 1914 for distribution to public libraries. The libraries participating are such as belong to the public in the sense of not being under the control of an association, society, or club whose membership is composed of a section of the community only, and if within a borough the reading-room must be open to the public free of charge. The only other important stipulation made is that the receipts from subscriptions and donations during the year to the funds of the library seeking to participate in the vote must not be less than £2. This is regarded as a very low minimum to ensure that a certain amount of local interest is taken in the library. In the New Zealand Gazette of the 12th November, 1914, a notice was inserted *■ stating that £4,000 had been voted by Parliament for distribution to libraries. Forms of application were then sent to all the libraries known to the Department. There was presented to the Department by each library applying for participation in the vote a statement of the method of management, the books belonging to the library, and the accounts for the preceding year. The amount received by each library during the year in the way of subscriptions, donations, and rates is taken as the basis of calculation in distributing the vote. To this amount is made a nominal addition of £25, but no library receives credit for a larger income than £75 —that is, in no case does the amount on which subsidy is based exceed £100. In this manner the interests of small libraries in country districts are protected. The number of libraries among which the subsidy was divided in March, 1915, was 380, the vote'yielding a subsidy of 4s. 10-96d. in the pound on the nominal income, and the subsidies paid ranging from £6 12s. 7d. to £24 lis. 4d. The number of libraries participating in the vote shows a decrease of twenty-one as compared with the number aided in the previous year. This is largely accounted for by the fact that many applications had to be refused owing to the income from subscriptions, &c, having been less than £2. Many applications were also received too late to be considered. In order that the purpose intended to be served by the vote may be attained, it is made a condition that the whole of the subsidy granted to each library must be expended in the purchase of books.fflt isf further enjoined upon the authorities in charge of the libraries that a due proportion of the books purchased shall be books having a permanent value. There is still room for very great improvement in this

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respect, although an analysis of the books purchased this year shows that 75 # 9 per cent, were works of fiction as compared with 83*0 per cent, in the previous year. If the additions made by the large libraries were not taken into consideration the proportion of novels purchased would increase to 86*8 per cent. In the case of 110 libraries practically all of the books added during the year were works of fiction. It is realized that many books coming under this heading form useful, readingmatter, but it is feared that a large proportion of the books purchased have little or no educational or instructive value. This cannot be considered as a satisfactory state of affairs, as it is clearly not the intention of the Government that the subsidy should be expended in the purchase of such literature, and the authorities whose duty it is to expend the money to the fullest advantage would do well to bear this fact in mind if they wish to retain the sympathy of the Government in connection with future grants. The following table shows the distribution according to the education districts :—

Summary of Distribution of Public Libraries Subsidy.

11. Extract from New Zealand Gazette, 12th November, 1914. Education Department, Wellington, November, 1914. .Notice is hereby given that the sum of £4,000 has been voted by Parliament for distribution to public libraries. The distribution will take place about the Ist March, 1915, and no claim will be entitled to consideration that shall not have been sent in in due form and received by the Secretary for Education, Wellington, on or before the 26th January, 1915. 1. A library to be entitled to a subsidy must be public in the sense of belonging to the public, and of not being under the control of an association, society, or club whose membership is composed of a section of the community only, and if within a borough it must be open to the public free of charge. The receipts for the year from subscriptions and donations must not have been less than £2, exclusive of moneys received from endowments, or from Government, or from Borough or County Councils, or for special building purposes, or as rent, hire, or consideration for the use of any room, or building, or land belonging to the institution, in respect of none of which will subsidy be allowed. The net proceeds of concerts, lectures, or other entertainments on behalf of the current expenses of the library will be regarded as voluntary contributions. A subsidy will not be given to more than one library in the same town. 2. In the division of the vote a nominal addition of £25 will be made to the amount of the income of each library derived from subscriptions, donations, and rates, and the vote will be divided according to the amounts thus augmented ; but no library will receive credit for a larger income than £75 —that is, in no case will the augmented amount on which distribution is based exceed £100. 3. The whole of the subsidy must be expended without delay in the purchase of books for the library. 4. It is particularly enjoined upon the authorities in charge of the public libraries concerned that a due proportion of the books purchased, shall be books having a permanent, value — that is, on books of more than merely passing interest. 5. Application to share in the distribution must be by means of a statutory declaration by the Chairman, or Secretary, or Treasurer of the institution on behalf of which it is made, and must be accompanied by a statement of the receipts and expenditure of the institution for the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1914; and such declaration must be on the form, provided for the purpose, which form shall bo as follows :—

Auokland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay .. Marlborough Nelson Education Districts. Number of Libraries. 91 18 28 18 22 6 22 3 7 61 22 51 34 1 1 Income upon which Subsidy is based. £ s. d. 3,627 1 8 576 2 11 1,350 17 7 1,028 3 3 1,140 14 7 282 2 4 1,057 5 4 232 6 6 279 4 6 2,463 2 6 980 0 1 1,991 14 10 1,193 1 1 45 19 3 35 10 0 Subsidy. £ S. d. 890 17 0 141 10 4 331 15 11 252 12 2 280 5 0 69 6 8 259 13 8 57 1 5 68 11 6 605 2 9 240 15 1 489 5 0 293 3 7 11 5 11 8 14 5 Grey .. Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland Stewart Island Chatham Islands Totals 380 16,283 6 5 4,000 0 0 I

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DECLARATION. I,' [Name], of [Place of abode], [Occupation], do solemnly and sincerely declare that I am Chairman [or Secretary, or Treasurer] of the [Name of institution] ; that during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1914, the receipts of the aforesaid institution for the maintenance of tho library only were as follows : Prom rates levied by a local governing body under Part I of the Libraries and Mechanics' Institutes Act, 1908, or the Municipal Corporations Act, 1908, pounds shillings and pence : from the subscriptions of members, pounds shillings and pence ; and from voluntary contributions other than members' subscriptions, pounds shillings and pence ; that the library is public in the sense of belonging to the public, and is not under the control of an association, society, or club whose membership is composed of a section of the community only ; that the information hereinafter furnished by me in the appendix hereto is correct in every particular ; that the abstract of accounts is a true statement of the receipts and expenditure of the institution for the year herein specified ; that the whole of the subsidy received during the year was expended in the purchase of books for tho library ; [and that by the rules of the library it 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 the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908. [Signature.] Declared at , this day of , 191 , before me — , Justice of the Peace [or Solicitor, or Notary Public]. [Hero affix and cancel a stamp at 2s. 6d.] [Note. —The words relating to last year's subsidy and to free admission may be struck out if they are not applicable. The words in brackets are not part of the form, but indicate matter to be inserted or substituted.] 6. Copies of the form of application may be obtained from the Secretary for Education, Wellington, and from tho Secretary of any Education Board. James Allen, Minister of Education.

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Income Name of Library. Iffi*** based. Subsidy. No. Income Name of Library. Xteidyt S '"' si^ based. Auckland. £ s. d. 7 0 6 6 13 I 24 II 3 9 6 6 7 15 6 24 1.1 4 11 9 11 7 5 0 7 7 4 0 19 0 6 18 1 24 II 4 9 12 7 7 15 11 (i 14 5 10 12 3 12 4 8 7 II 0 8 8 3 II. 2 0 10 11 3 8 0 2 9 12 11 14 II 2 7 0 3 7 2 2 7 18 5 6 17 6 6 18 9 12 8 9 6 15 1 7 2 6 7 5 0 10 12 4 6 12 7 11 (i 7 7 12 4 7 6 8 24 II 3 6 17 9 17 10 11 9 9 8 9 13 1 9 5 6 11 1 7 6 15 7 7 17 10 6 19 1 7 19 3 7 14 4 6 15 I 6 15 8 8 4 5 6 13 10 9 9 10 8 17 5 17 13 8 7 4 3 6 15 2 7 2 2 8 18 0 13 8 2 7 18 0 8 4 8 7 5 8 12 I 8 10 8 6 7 14 2 6 15 9 7 19 8 24 11 4 6 15 1 7 4 5 6 18 2 16 3 2 6 18 9 8 14 5 6 19 4 10 19 2 6 1.2 7 12 17 10 Auckland — continued. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2S 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 ■10 41 42 43 44 45 46 Vt 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 lis 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 £ s. d. 1 Aponga .. .. 28 12 0 2 Arai and Mangawai .. 27 2 0 3 Auokland .. .. 100 0 0 4 Awakino .. .. 37 19 2 5 Bombay .. .. 31 13 0 6 Cambridge .. .. 100 0 0 7 Dargaville .. .. 46 16 0 8 Drury .. .. 29 10 0 9 East Tarn aid . . 30 0 0 10 Glenfiold .. .. 28 6 0 II. Gordon Settlement .. 28 2 6 12 Hamilton .. .. 100 0 0 13 Holensville .. .. 39 4 0 14 Hinuera .. .. 31 15 0 15 Hoteo North .. 27 7 0 16 Howick .. .. 43 4 4 1.7 Huntly .. . . 49 1.6 0 18 Kaipara Flats .. 30 17 0 19 Kaitaia .. .. 34 5 0 20 Kamo .. .. 45 4 0 21 Katikati .. .. 43 0 6 22 Kaukapakapa .. 32 12 6 23 Kawakawa I. .. 39 5 6 24 Kohukohu .. .. 59 5 6 25 Kuaotunu .. .. 28 11 0 26 Lucas Creek .. .. 28 19 0 27 Mangapai .. .. 32 5 1 28 M.arorotu .. .. 28 0 0 29 Matakohe . . .. 28 5 0 10 Matamata .. .. 50 13 0 51 Manngakaramea . . 27 10 0 12 Maungaturoto . . 29 0 3 13 Mercury Bay.. .. 29 10 0 54 Morrinsville . . .. 43 4 8 15 Ngarua .. .. 27 0 0 16 Ngaruawahia.. .. 46 2 6 57 Ohaeawai .. .. 31 0 0 J8 Omaha .. .. 29 17 6 19 Onehunga .. .. 100 0 0 10 Onowhero .. .. 28 I 0 U Opotiki .. .. 71 8 6 12 Opouriao .. .. 38 12 6 13 Otahuhu .. .. 39 6 0 14 Otorohanga .. .. 37 15 6 15 Paoroa .. • • 45 2 6 16 Pahi .. .. 27 11 10 ft Papakura .. .. 32 2 6 18 Paparoa .. .. 28 6 6 19 Paterangi .. .. 32 8 6 50 Pirongia . . • • 31 8 6 51 Pokeno . . .. 27 10 0 52 Pongakawa .. .. 27 12 6 53 Port Albert .. .. 33 9 6 54 Pukekawa .. •■ 27 5 0 55 Pukekohe .. ■ • 38 13 0 56 Raglan .. •• 36 2 6 57 Rotoraa .. .. 71 19 9 58 Silverdale .. ■• 29 7 6 59 Tapuhi . . ... 27 10 0 30 Taupiri .. •. 28 .19 0 51 Taupo .. .. .'16 4 3 52 Tauranga . . .. 54 II 10 13 TeAraroa .. .. 32 3 6 54 Te Aroha . . .. 33 10 0 55 Te Aroha West .. 29 13 0 56 TeAwamutu.. .. 49 4 0 57 TePuke .. •■ 42 9 0 58 Te Rore .. .. 31 7 10 59 TeUku .. ■• 27 12 6 70 Tirau .. .. 32 10 0 71 Thames .. .. 100 0 0, 72 Tuhikaramea.. .. 27 10 0 73 Upper Waiwera .. 29 8 0 74 Waiharara .. • • 28 2 6 75 Waihi .. •• 65 15 6 76 Waikiekie .. •■ 28 5 0 77 Waikino .. .. 35 .10 0 78 Waikumete . . .. 28 7 6 79 Waimana .. .. 44 12 0 SO Wainui .. ■• 27 0 0 il Waipapakauri .. 52 9 9 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 £ s. d. £ s. (1 Waipu .. ..I 51 12 8 12 13 7 Waerenga .. .. 29 6 0 7 3 11 Warkworth .. 48 2 0 11 16 3 Whakapirau .. .. 27 17 6 6 17 0 Whakatane .. .. j 33 12 0 8 5 0 Whangarata .. .. 30 4 9 7 8 6 Whangarei .. .. 100 0 0 24 11 4 Whangarei Heads .. 27 2 6 6 13 3 Whangaroa .. .. 28 5 0 6 18 10 Whitford .. .. , 30 5 0 7 8 8 Taranaki. Huirangi .. .. 28 1 8 Inglewood .. . . 75 10 0 Lepperton .. .. 28 10 0 New Plymouth .. 100 0 0 Ngaere' .. .. 32 19 8 Oakura .. .. 28 10 0 Opunake .. .. 32 15 7 Rahotu .. .. 28 12 6 Stratford .. .. 70 2 6 Tikorangi .. .. 43 7 0 Waitara .. . . 45 5 0 Warea .. .. 30 9 0 Whangamomona .. 32 0 0 Total .. .. 576 2 11 Wanganui. Apiti .. .. 3116 4 Ashhurst .. .. 34 0 3 Auroa .. .. 29 0 0 Awahuri .. .. 37 1.5 0 Beaconsficld .. .. 27 3 10 Bunnythorpe .. 35 3 6 Eltham .. .. 55 10 6 Feilding .. .. 100 0 0 Foxton .. . . 98 1 7 Hawera .. .. 100 0 0 Ivawhatau .. .. 31 10 0 Kimbolton .. •. 40 0 6 Makino .. .. 29 13 0 Mangaweka .. .. 34 3 0 Manutahi . . .. 30 2 6 Marton .. .. 100 0 0 Maxwelltown .. 28 10 0 Ngaputahi .. .. 30 19 0 Ohutu .. .. 32 16 10 Palmerston North .. 100 0 0 Patea .. .. 29 5 3 Pohangina (Raumai) .. 30 0 6 Pohangina .. •• 29 0 0 Rangiwahia .. .. 33 12 6 Waimate Plains .. 53 16 6 Wanganui .. .. 100 0 0 Waverlcv .. .. 38 7 0 Whakaronga .. 30 10 0 Total .. 3,627 1 rt. 31 16 4 34 0 3 29 0 0 37 15 0 27 3 10 35 3 6 55 10 6 100 0 0 98 1 7 100 0 0 31 10 0 40 0 6 29 13 0 34 3 0 30 2 6 100 0 0 28 10 0 30 19 0 32 16 10 100 0 0 29 5 3 30 0 6 29 0 0 33 12 6 53 16 6 100 0 0 38 7 0 30 10 0 576 2 11 8 890 17 0 » 6 18 0 18 10 11 7 0 I 24 11 4 8 2 0 7 0 1 8 1 0 7 0 7 1.7 4 5 10 12 11 11 2 3 7 9 7 7 17 2 141 10 4 7 16 3 8 7 I 7 2 5 9 5 5 6 13 7 8 12 9 13 12 9 24 II 4 24 I 10 24 11 4 7 14 9 9 16 8 7 5 7 8 7 9 7 7 11 24 II 4 7 0 0 7 12 0 8 I 3 24 11 4 7 3 9 7 7 5 7 2 5 8 5 2 13 4 4 24 11 3 9 8 5 7 9 10 Total .. .. 1,350 17 7 1,350 17 7 331 15 11 Wellington. 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 140 Carterton .. •• 100 0 0 Eketahuna .. .. 42 10 0 Featherston .. .. 97 6 9 Greytown .. .. 100 0 0 Karori .. .. 36 1.0 0 Levin .. •• 100 0 0 Makara . . • ■ 27 7 6 Mangatainoka . . 30 5 0 Martinborough .. 61 14 6 Nireaha .. .. 27 13 0 Ohariu .. ■■ 3() 5 0 Otaki .. •• 44 I 0 Pahiatua .. .. 66 9 0 Petone .. •• 64 15 6 'ON. 100 0 0 42 10 0 97 6 9 100 0 0 36 10 0 100 0 0 27 7 6 30 5 0 61 14 6 27 13 0 30 5 0 44 I 0 66 9 0 64 15 6 24 11 4 10 8 10 23 18 3 24 11 4 8 19 5 24 I 1 4 6 14 6 7 8 8 15 3 4 6 15 10 7 8 8 10 16 5 16 6 7 15 18 3

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Income No. I Name of Library. XXidyl? based. Subsidy. I Income Income upon which Subsidy is based. No. income Name o, Library. | based. Subsidy. Subsidy. Dasea. Wellington— continued. 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 Westland. £ s ,j t £ s. d. 27 0 0 76 7 6 28 0 0 34 7 6 33 5 0 53 4 6 27 0 0 £ s. d £ s. d. 147 ; Porirua .. .. 33 10 0 148 I Shannon .. .. 37 10 0 149 I Wainuiomata .. 28 Ii 0 150 Wellington .. ..100 0 0 Total .. .. 1,028 3 3 £ s. d. 8 4 8 9 4 4 6 19 1 24 11 4 204 Bruce Bay .. .. 27 0 0 205 Hokitika 76 7 6 206 Okura .. .. 28 0 0 207 Rimu .. .. 34 7 6 208 Ross .. .. 33 5 0 209 Stafford .. .. 53 4 6 210 Weheka .. .. 27 0 0 6 12 7 18 15 2 6 17 7 8 8 10 8 3 4 13 1 5 6 12 7 £ s. d 6 12 7 18 15 2 6 17 7 8 8 10 8 3 4 13 1 5 6 12 7 252 12 2 Total .. .. 279 4 6 279 4 6 68 11 6 68 11 6 Hawke's Bay. 24 11 4 7 16 7 8 2 9 8 114 24 11 4 9 II 9 7 2 6 7 8 8 7 9 0 9 8 7 24 II. 4 9 0 0 8 9 II 7 10 0 12 8 9 24 1 1 4 7 9 II 13 15 2 14 3 2 11 12 11 8 11 10 23 0 10 151 Dannovirke .. .. 100 0 0 152 Eskdale .. .. 31 17 6 153 Frasertown .. . . 33 2 6 154 Glenross .. ' .. 34 17 6 155 Hastings .. . . 100 0 0 156 Havelock North .. 39 0 6 1.57 Herbertville .. . . 29 0 0 158 Kumeroa .. . . 30 5 0 159 Maraekakaho .. 30 6 6 160 Mohaka .. .. 38 7 6 161 Napior .. .. 100 0 0 162 Norsewood .. . . 36 12 6 163 Ongaonga .. .. 34 II 6 164 Ormondville .. .. 30 10 6 165 Takapau .. . . 50 12 0 166 Turanganui .. . . 100 0 0 167 Waikopiro .. .. 30 10 0 168 Waipawa .. . . 56 0 0 169 Waipukurau .. . . 57 12 6 170 Wairoa . . . . 47 8 0 171 Weber .. .. 34 19 6 172 Woodville .. .. 95 0 7 North Canterbury. 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 • 167 168 169 170 171 172 211 Akaroa .. .. 49 6 0 212 Ashburton .. .. 55 7 0 213 Ashley .. .. 28 5 0 214 BarrHill ... .. 28 2 0 215 Belfast .. .. 33 J 7 6 216 Burwood .. . . 30 0 0 217 Chertsoy .. .. 31 10 0 218 Cheviot .. . . 33 19 10 219 Christchurch.. .. 100 0 0 220 Clarkville .. .. 27 9 0 221 Cust .. . . 33 8 0 222 Dunsandol .. . . 30 12 6 223 Ealing .. .. 33 19 8 224 Ellesmere .. .. 32 16 0 225 Eyroton .. .. 33 13 0 226 Flaxton .. . . 27 5 0 227 Glentunnoi .. . . 30 9 0 228 Greta Valley.. .. 30 1.5 0 229 Halswell .. .. 29 11 6 230 Highbank .. . . 27 10 0 231 Islington .. . . 71 1.6 0 232 Kaiapoi .. .. 54 17 4 233 Kaikoura .. .. 37 5 0 234 Killinchy .. .. 32 10 0 235 Lakeside .. .. 27 5 0 236 Leeston .. .. 39 .1.7 0 237 Lincoln .. .. 43 13 10 238 Linwood .. .. 100 0 0 239 Little Akaloa .. 29 0 6 240 Little River .. .. 37 13 6 241 Loburn, Rangioia .. 28 5 0 242 Lyttelton .. .. 50 16 0 243 Mayfield .. . . 29 2 0 244 Mount Somers . . 29 3 0 245 Now Brighton .. 48 11 5 246 North Kowai.. .. 40 5 9 247 Okain's Bay .. .. 39 15 6 248 Papanui ' .. . . 32 17 6 249 Pigoon Bay .. .. 29 10 6 250 Prebbleton .. . . 30 0 0 251 Rangiora .. . . 62 10 6 252 Redcliffs .. .. 46 11 0 253 Southbridge .. .. 35 0 0 254 Southbrook .. .. 28 11 0 255 South Rakaia .. 36 10 0 256 Spotswood ..' .. 29 15 0 257 Springston .. .. .33 15 0 258 St. Albans .. .. 30 19 6 259 Sumner .. .. 81 17 3 260 Sydonham .. .. 100 0 0 261 Tai Tapu .. .. 37 0 0 262 The Peaks .. .. 28 12 6 263 View Hill .. .. 28 18 (i 264 Waiau .. ... 43 5 1 265 Waikari .. .. 32 4 3 . 266 Waikuku .. .. 38 9 5 267 Wakanui ' .. .. 29 10 0 268 Waltham .. .. 54 17 0 269 Waterton- .. .. 35 9 8 270 West Eyreton .. 30 10 6 271 Woolston .. .. 52 15 6 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 ERBURY. 49 0 0 55 7 0 28 5 0 28 2 0 33 17 6 30 0 0 31 10 0 33 19 10 109 0 0 27 9 0 33 8 0 30 12 6 33 19 8 32 16 0 33 13 0 27 5 0 30 9 0 30 15 0 29 11 6 27 10 0 71 16 0 54 17 4 37 5 0 32 10 0 27 5 0 39 17 0 43 13 10 100 0 0 29 0 6 37 13 6 28 5 0 50 10 0 29 2 0 29 3 0 48 11 5 40 5 9 39 15 6 32 17 6 29 10 6 30 0 0 62 10 6 46 11 0 35 0 0 28 11 0 36 10 0 29 15 0 .33 15 0 36 19 6 81 17 3 100 0 0 37 0 0 28 12 6 28 18 6 43 5 1 32 4 3 . 38 9 5 29 10 0 54 17 0 35 9 8 30 10 6 52 15 6 12 2 2 13,12 0 6 I* 9 (i 18.0 8 6 5 7 7 4 7 14 9 8 7 0 24 11 4 6 14 9 8 4 1 7 11 4 8 7 0 8 I. 2 8 5 4 (i 13 10 7 9 6 7 11 0 7 5 4 6 15 2 17 12 9 13 9 7 9 3 0 7 19 8 6 1.3 11 9 15 1) 10 14 8 24 II 4 7 2 7 9 5 1 6 13 10 12 9 7 7 3 0 7 3 3 11 18 8 9 17 II 9 15 5 8 1 0 7 5 1 7 7 5 15 7 3 11 8 9 8 12 0 7 0 3 8 19 4 7 6 2 8 5 10 9 I 8 20 2 3 24 11 4 9 I 10 7 0 8 7 2 1 10 12 8 7 18 4 9 9 0 7 4 11 13 9 6 8 14 4 7 10 0 12 19 4 Total .. .. 1,140 14 7 1,140 14 7 280 5 0 Marlborough. 173 174 175 176 177 178 Blenheim .. .. 100 0 0 Canvastown .. . . 27 14 1 Havelock . . . . 41 15 I Picton .. .. 50 19 11 Seddon .. .. 30 4 (i Ward .. .. 31 8 9 24 II 4 6 16 2 10 5 2 12 10 7 7 8 6 7 14 6 Total .. .. 282 2 4 69 6 3 Nelson. 179 180 1.81 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 Brightwater .. .. 38 10 0 Burnett's Face .. 92 17 6 Clifton Terrace . . 30 5 0 Coliingwood .. .. 30 I 7 (i Donniston .. .. 78 0 10 East Takaka.. . . 27 6 6 Foxhill .. .. 27 1.0 0 Granity .. .. 55 5 0 Hampden .. .. 28 19 0 Millerton .. . . 100 0 0 Motupipi .. . . 29 18 0 Nelson .. .. 100 0 0 Roefton .. . . 44 0 0 Richmond .. .. 41 19 6 Riwaka .. .. 31 7 0 Stanley Brook .. 27 17 6 Stoke .. .. 32 18 6 Takaka Lower .. 29 7 (5 Uppor Moutere .. 28 15 0 Waimangaroa .. 35 10 0 Wakefield .. .. 46 I 0 Westport .. .. 100 0 0 38 10 0 92 17 6 30 5 0 30 17 6 78 0 10 27 6 6 27 1.0 0 55 5 0 28 19 0 100 0 0 29 18 0 100 0 0 44 0 0 41 19 6 31 7 0 27 17 6 32 18 6 29 7 6 28 15 0 35 10 0 46 I 0 100 0 0 9 9 2 22 16 3 7 8 7 7 118 19 3 4 6 14 2 6 15 1 13 II 5 7 2 3 24 II 4 7 6 10 24 11 4 10 10 1 10 6 2 7 14 0 6 16 11 8 1 8 7.4 3 7 1 3 8 14 5 11 6 2 24 11 4 Total .. .. 1,057 5 4 1,057 5 4 259 13 8 2,463 2 6 Grey. Total .. .. 2,463 2 6 605 2 9 Ahaura .. .. 32 6 6 Greymouth .. .. 100 0 0 Runanga (Seddon Me- 100 0 0 morial) South Canterbury. 201 202 203 7 18 9 24 11 4 24 11 4 272 | Cave .. .. 27 10 0 273 j Fairlie .. .. 56 6 3 274 Geraldine .. .. 64 3 10 275 Glenavy .. .. 28 2 6 276 Gleniti .. .. 28 16 0 I 277 Hunter .. .. 46 II 6 j 6 15 1 13 16 9 15 15 5 6 18 2 I 7 16 I 11 8 10 Total .. 232 6 6 57 1 5

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i Approximate Cost, of Paper. —Preparation, not givon ; printing (1,100 copies), t. 15s.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington. 1915,

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No. Name of Library. Income upon which a„v,„i4i„ Subsidy is Subsidy, based. J No. Name of Library. Income upon which : Slll ., Mv Subsidy is subsidy, based. North Cantbbb u R Y — continued. Otago— coni 'inued. 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 Makikihi Milford Morvon Nukuroa Otaio Otaio Upper Pareora Pleasant Point Rangitata Redolifia Tomuka Timaru Waihao Downs Waimate Waitohi Flat.. Winchester £ s. d. £ s d. 39 17 3 9 15 10 45 12 0 11 4 0 29 14 0 7 5 II 27 10 0 6 15 2 27 15 0 6 16 4 27 2 6 6 13 3 41 5 0 10 2 8 44 11 2 10 18 11 37 2 6 9 2 5 27 12 6 6 15 9 100 0 0 24 11 4 100 0 0 24 11 4 29 0 0 7 2 6 78 19 0 19 7 11 33 8 11 8 4 4 39 0 2 9 118 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 ; 341 342 343 344 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 534 Sawyer's Bay 535 Stirling 536 St. Kilda 537 Tapanui 538 Toiro 539 Waihemo 540 Waihola 541 Waikoikoi 542 Waikouaiti 543 Walton 544 Weston £ s. <l. £ s. d. 29 2 3 7 3 1 58 I 0 14 5 3 44 17 0 11 0 4 38 8 0 9 8 8 34 15 0 8 10 9 28 0 0 6 17 7 28 15 0 7 1 3 31 17 6 7 16 7 47 8 0 II. 12 11 30 2 0 7 7 11 31 13 6 7 15 7 Total .. 1,991 It 10 489- 5 0 SoUTKLA! 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 . 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 Total Otago Anderson's Bay .. ' Awatnoko .. Balclutha .. Beaumont Blueskin Clinton Clyde Cromwell Dunrobin Duntroon Gibbston Green Island. . .. Horiot .. .. i Higholiffo .. Hillcnd Kakanui .. Lawrence .. Mertori .. .; ' Milburn .. .. j Milton .. Mornington .. Mosgiol .. Nasoby Nevis Ngapara North-east Harbour North-east Valley Oamaru Otepopo Outram .. .. j Owaka .. Palmerston .. Papakaio Patearoa Port Chalmors Portobello Pukeuri Ravensbourne Roslyn Roxburgh I, 41 2 6 30 10 0 69 13 0 27 2 6 37 0 5 37 14 0 38 12 0 40 6 0 29 8 0 29 5 6 27 2 6 36 9 o 29 10 0 27 0 0 28 0 0 29 8 0 67 18 10 27 0 0 27 3 0 47 8 0 80 17 6 33 12 6 38 12 6 30 13 6 43 18 9 28 9 0 28 18 0 100 0 0 51 3 4 35 16 6 39 0 0 47 15 6 42 HI 6 29 15 6 59 7 9 29 0 0 38 I 6 35 6 6 35 12 6 32 10 0 980 0 1 10 2 1 7 9 10 17 2 2 6 13 3 9 1 11 9 5 3 9 9 9 9 18 0 7 4 0 7 3 9 (i 13 2 8 19 0 7 4 10 6 12 7 6 17 6 7 4 6 16 13 9 6 12 8 6 13 4 11 12 10 19 17 4 8 5 3 9 9 9 7 10 9 10 15 10 6 19 9 7 2 0 24 11 4 12 11 5 8 16 0 9 11 7 11 14 9 10 8 11 7 6 3 14 11 9 7 2 6 9 7 I 8 13 6 8 15 0 7 19 8 240 15 1 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 350 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 3 3 3 3 3 3. 3 :;. 3. 31 3i 31 3! 31 3: 31 31 ::i 3( :5( ii 3( :5< :i( :(( y, y y y 5, 1' 57 5' n 545 Arrowtown 546 Brydone 547 Campbclltown . .. 548 Colac Bay 549 Croydon' 160 Drumrnond .. 551 Edendale 552 Garston 553 Glenham 554 Glenorchy 555 Gore 556 Heddon Bu-li 157 Knapdale .. .. i 558 Lilbnrn 159 MoNab Junotion 160 M'ataura 161 Mossburn 162 New River Valley 163 Nightcaps 164 Ocean Beach 165 Orepuki 166 Otautau 167 Pukerau :68 Queenstown 169 Seaward Downs 170 TeTua 171 Toitoi 172 Tuatapere 173 Underwood 74 Waikaia 75 Waimahaka 76 Wallaeetown .. i 77 Winton .. 78 Wyndham .. .. | [D 27 5 0 30 10 0 43 12 6 28 12 6 27 0 0 27 10 0 31 0 0 29 10 3 40 (i 4 30 15 0 88 19 0 30 7 0 28 5 I 27 7 6 27 10 0 38 15 0 31 12 0 27 10 0 40 II 3 40 4 0 31 10 0 17 17 0 30 12 0 37 II 0 31 8 2 27 0 0 10 18 9 28 5 0 35 0 0 32 8 0 36 8 0 27 2 6 10 12 6 49 2 9 6 15 11 7 9 10 10 14 4 7 0 8 6 12 8 6 15 1 7 12 4 7 5 0 9 18 1 7 11 I 21 17 0 7 9 I 6 18 10 0 14 6 6 15 1 9 10 4 7 15 3 6 15 I 9 19 I 9 17 6 7 14 10 11 15 1 7 10 I 9 5 3 7 14 4 6 12 8 10 1 1 6 18 9 8 12 0 7 19 2 8 18 10 (5 13 3 9 19 7 12 1 5 Total .. 1,193 I 1 293 3 7 Stewart Is iLAND. 379 [ Stewart Island 45 19 3 t 11 5 11 ( IhaTB UW La LANDS. 380 i Chatham Islands 35 10 0 8 It 5