EDUCATION: SUBSIDIES TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES (PAPERS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION OF). [In continuation of E.-10, 1917.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1919 Session I, E-10

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1919. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: SUBSIDIES TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES (PAPERS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION OF). [In continuation of E.-10, 1917.

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

I. Extract erom the Forty-second Annual Keport of the Minister of Education. During the period of the war the grants voted by Parliament for distribution to public libraries have been on a more limited scale than in previous years. No grant was made in 1917, and in 1918 £3,000 was voted in lieu of £4,000 as in former years. The distribution of this grant, which took place in March, 1919, was confined to libraries situated in places having less than fifteen hundred inhabitants, for the reason that small libraries in country districts are more dependent upon' financial assistance from the Government than are libraries supported by larger numbers of subscribers. The conditions under which the vote is distributed require that a library participating in the benefits must be public in the sense of not being under the control of an association or society the membership of which is composed of only part of the community, and if a borough library a reading-room open to the public free of charge must be provided. In addition, the receipts from subscriptions and donations to the funds of the library during the year must not have been less than £2, this sum being regarded as a very low minimum to ensure that the library receives a certain amount of local support. An application to share in the grant is accompanied by statements of the annual receipts and payments of the body controlling the library, the membership, and the general arrangements for the carrying-on of the library. The grant is distributed as a subsidy, the sum paid to each library being based upon the amount received during the year by the library by way of subscriptions, donations, and special rates. To this amount is made a nominal addition of £25.' but no library receives credit for a larger income than £25 —that is, in no case does the amount upon which subsidy is based exceed £50. In this manner the interests of smaller and less prosperous libraries are protected. The number of libraries participating in the vote in 1919 was 275 thirtynine more than was the case in 1917, when a smaller grant was divided among libraries ,n places of less than a thousand inhabitants, and about one hundred less than the number among which the grant was distributed prior to the war, when it was unnecessary to restrict the subsidies to libraries in country districts. The incomes of the libraries from subscriptions, &c, ranged from £2 to £132, and the vote yielded a subsidy of 6s. 2d. in the pound on the nominal income (ascertained in the manner described above), the subsidies paid ranging from £8 8s 2d to £15 lis. 6d. 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 sudsidy granted to each library must

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be expended in the purchase of books. It is 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. The present high prices and comparative scarcity of books will, no doubt, make the Government assistance doubly welcome on this occasion, and it is felt that anything done in the way of making good literature more accessible to country residents especially is a well-directed effort.

IT. EXTRACT FROM NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. Subsidies to Public Libraries in Country Districts. Education Department, Wellington, 11th December, 1918. Notice is hereby given that the sum of £3,000 has been voted by Parliament for distribution to public libraries in country districts. The distribution will take place about the Ist March, 1919, and no claim will be entitled to consideration that shall not have been sent in in due form, and received by the Secretary, Education Department, Wellington, on or before the 25th January, 1919. 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 it is within a borough a reading-room where the books may be read, and containing newspapers and jieriodicals, must be provided for the public free of charge ; in addition, it must not be situated in a borough, town, or town district the population of which exceeds fifteen hundred. The receipts for the year from subscriptions, donations, and voluntary contributions 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 distribution 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 £25 —that is, in no case will the augmented amount on which distribution is based exceed £50. 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, 1918, and such declaration must be on the form provided for the purpose, which form shall be as follows :— 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, 1918, the receipts of the aforesaid institution for the maintenance of the library only were as follows : From 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 ; from voluntary contributions other than members' subscriptions and net proceeds of entertainments, 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 abstracts 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 in the year 1917 was expended in the purchase of books for the library ; [and that by the rules of the library 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 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]. [Here affix and cancel a stamp at 3s.] [Note. —The words relating to the 1917 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, Education Department, Wellington, and from the Secretary of any Education Board. J. Hanan, Minister of Education.

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111. LIST SHOWING IN DETAIL THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE VOTE IN 1919.

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No. Place where Library is situated. Income upon which Subsidy Subsidy. is basod. No. Place where Library is situated. Income upon which Subsidy Subsidy, is based. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 31 35 36 37 38 39 40 H 42 43 41 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 61 65 r.li 67 i;s 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 SO SI sa S3 Ahaura, Grey Akaroa, Canterbury Albany. Auckland Albury, Canterbury Alexandra, Otago Amberlcy, Canterbury Apiti, Wanganui Arapohue, Auckland .. Ashhurst, Wellington Atawhai, Nelson Auroa, Taranaki Awahuri, Wellington Awakino, Taranaki Awamoko, Otago Balclutha, Otago Barr Hill, Canterbury Beaumont, Otago Bombay, Auckland Brightwater, Nelson Bruce Bay, Westland Brydone, Southland Buimytliorpc, Wellington Burnett's Face, Nelson Burwood, Canterbury Canvastown, Marlborough ('h'ertsey, (Canterbury Cheviot, Canterbury Clarkvillo, Canterbury Clinton, Otago Clyde, Otago Collingwood, Nelson Cunningham's, Wellington Cust, Canterbury Denniston, Nelson .. ... Doyloston, Canterbury Drummond, Southland Drury, Auckland Dunsandel, Canterbury Duntroon, Otago Ealing, Canterbury East Takaka, Nelson East Tamaki, Auckland Eketahuna, Wellington Eskdale, klawko's Bay Esk Valley, Canterbury Fairfax, Southland Fairfield, Otago Fairlie, Canterbury Foatherston, Wellington Flag Swamp, Otago Flaxton, Canterbury Fortrose, Southland Foxhill, Nelson. Frasertown, Hawke's Bay Geraldine, Canterbury Gibbston, Otago Glenavy, Canterbury Gloniti, Canterbury Glcnorchy, Otago Glentunnel, Canterbury Gordon, Auckland Granity, Nelson Greytown, Wellington Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island .. Halswell, Canterbury Havolook, Marlborough Havelock North, Hawke's Bay .. Hoddon Bush, Southland Herbert, Otago Herbertville, Hawke's Bay Highbank, (Canterbury Hinuera, Auckland Hororata, Canterbury Hotoo North, Auckland Howick, Auckland Huirangi, Taranaki Hunter, Canterbury Inglewood, Taranaki Isla Bank, Southland Islington, Canterbury Kaoo, Auckland Kaipara Flats, Auckland Kaitaia, Auckland £ s. d. 27 0 0 50 0 0 28 11 0 36 3 0 50 0 0 33 5 0 30 2 6 29 5 0 33 11 0 30 16 0 29 15 0 37 2 (i 35 2 6 31 2 6 50 (I (I 29 (i 0 33 7 6 34 II 0 39 15 (I 27 0 0 31. 15 0 34 0 0 50 0 0 30 5 0 27 5 0 31 5 0 44 13 7 27 14 6 43 14 0 36 2 6 31 0 0 28 13 9 29 12 0 50 0 0 30 9 0 27 5 0 29 17 6 30 15 0 28 7 0 32 15 6 28 2 6 32 1 0 39 1.0 10 32 17 6 27 2 6 28 0 0 28 12 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 7 (i 27 16 0 32 17 6 30 6 6 30 5 0 50 0 0 27 0 0 27 17 6 28 3 0 33 15 0 30 12 6 29 5 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 47 6 0 33 0 0 37 10 0 38 12 6 27 7 6 39 2 4 29 18 0 34 5 6 31 15 0 31 2 0 28 6 0 41 14 3 28 19 6 38 11 9 50 0 0 27 5 0 50 0 0 28 10 0 29 19 0 33 6 6 £ s. d. 8 10 5 . 15 11 6 8 18 0 11 5 6 15 11 6 10 7 3 9 7 9 9 2 3 10 9 2 9 II 10 9 5 4 11 11 4 HI 19 (I 9 14 0 15 11 6 9 2 7 10 8 2 10 15 2 12 7 9 8 8 3 9 17 9 10 12 0 15 11 0 9 8 8 8 10 0 9 14 8 13 18 5 8 13 0 13 12 4 115 2 9 13 2 8 18 8 9 4 4 15 I I. 6 9 9 10 8 9 10 9 6 3 9 11 10 8 Hi 6 10 4 2 8 15 2 9 19 7 12 6 4 10 4 10 8 9 2 8 14 3 8 18 2 15 11 6 15 11 6 12 11 10 8 13 3 10 4 8 9 9 0 9 8 7 15 11 6 8 8 3 8 13 7 8 15 6 10 10 2 9 10 8 9 2 3 15 II 6 15 11 6 14 14 8 10 5 8 1113 7 12 0 8 8 10 8 12 3 8 9 6 3 10 13 7 9 17 8 9 13 8 8 16 4 12 19 8 9 0 6 12 0 7 15 11 6 8 9 9 15 11 6 8 17 6 9 (i 7 10 7 9 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 9.1 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 101) 107 .108 109 110 111 112 113 1.14 115 11 (i 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141. 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 Kakanui, Otago Kanio, Auckland Katikati, Auckland Kaukapakapa, Auckland Kawakawa, Auckland .. Kennington, Southland Killinchy, Canterbury .. Kimbolton, Wanganui . . Kohukohu, Auckland .. Kurow, Otago Lakeside, Canterbury .. Lawrence, Otago Leeston, Canterbury Leigh, Auckland Leith field, Canterbury .. Lopporton, Taranaki .. Limehills, Southland Lincoln, Canterbury Tittle Akaloa, Canterbury Little River, Canterbury McNab, Southland Mahurangi, Auckland .. Makara, Wellington Makikihi, Canterbury .. Makino, Wanganui Manaia, Taranaki Mangapai, Auckland .. Mangatainoka, Wellington Manunui, Auckland Manurewa, Auckland .. Ma.nutahi. Wanganui . . Mareretu, Auckland Martinborough, Wellington Matakohe, Auckland .. Matamata, Auckland .. Mataura, Southland Maungakaramea, Auckland Maxwclltown, Wanganui Maylield, Canterbury .. Methven, Canterbury . . Millerton, Nelson Milton, Otago Morven, Canterbury Morrinsville, Auckland.. Motunau, Canterbury .. Motupipi, Nelson Mount Somors, Canterbury Murchison, Nelson Nasoby, Otago Ngaere, Taranaki Ngapara, Otago Ngaputabi, Wanganui .. Ngarua, Auckland Ngaruawabia, Auckland Nightcaps, Southland .. Nireaha, Wellington Norscwood, Hawke's Bay North-east Harbour, Otago Oakura, Taranaki Ohaoawai, Auckland .. Ohariu, Wellington Ohura, Auckland Ohutu, Auckland O'Kain's Bay, Canterbury Okuru, Westland Ongaonga, Hawke's Bay Opotiki, Auckland Opunake, Taranaki Orepuki, Southland Ormondville, Hawke's Bay Otaki, Wellington Otane, Hawke's Bay .. Outram, Otago Owaka, Otago Oxford, Canterbury Paeroa, Auckland Pahi, Auckland Pahiatua, Wellington .. Palmerston, Otago Papakaio, Otago Papakura, Auckland .. Paparoa, Auckland Parakakau, Auckland .. £ s. d. 35 17 6 37 4 6 42 18 10 28 10 0 33 I I 0 27 10 0 28 7 6 33 10 (i 50 (I 0 47 Hi 9 27 2 0 50 0 0 34 3 (I 30 8 9 30 0 0 34 2 6 29 15 0 28 4 0 29 4 6 36 11 6 27 5 0 27 2 0 28 0 0 43 17 7 29 1 (I 50 0 0 32 0 0 39 14 I 50 0 0 31 1 3 29 5 0 28 17 6 50 0 0 28 14 6 39 5 (I 37 10 0 33 10 0 31 9 0 29 13 0 34 19 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 28 11 6 40 19 0 27 2 6 29 16 6 29 8 6 30 8 0 50 0 0 31 0 6 32 12 6 33" 8 6 28 15 0 50 0 0 36 0 0 28 9 0 36 3 9 31 18 0 30 5 0 30 12 (i 28 15 0 42 18 0 27 8 0 33 10 0 29 5 0 36 7 0 50 0 0 34 18 0 33 15 0 30 2 6 50 0 0 35 0 0 36 2 0 50 0 0 43 5 9 45 16 7 28 13 3 50 0 0 50 0 0 41 5 0 32 13 9 30 4 6 27 15 0 £ s. d. II 3 6 11 12 3 13 7 3 8 17 5 10 9 2 8 11 4 8 16 6 10 9 2 15 11 6 14 18 2 8 8 8 15 II 6 10 12 8 9 10 0 9 0 9 10 12 8 9 5 2 8 15 6 9 2 2 11 8 0 8 9 7 8 8 7 8 14 5 13 13 5 9 0 10 15 11 6 9 19 4 12 7 4 15 II 6 9 13 5 9 2 2 8 19 9 15 11 (i 8 19 2 12 4 5 11 13 6 10 8 8 9 16 0 9 4 0 10 18 0 15 11 6 15 11 6 8 18 2 12 15 6 8 8 11 9 5 6 9 2 9 9 9 3 15 11 6 9 13 5 10 3 4 10 8 3 8 19 2 15 11 6 114 4 8 17 3 11 5 7 9 18 9 9 8 5 9 10 10 8 18 9 13 0 9 8 10 8 10 8 9 9 2 3 11 6 9 15 11 6 10 17 4 10 10 4 9 7 9 15 11 6 10 18 0 11 5 0 15 11 6 13 9 9 14 5 6 8 18 8 15 11 6 15 II 6 12 17 3 10 3 7 9 8 2 8 13 0

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111. List showing in Detail the Distribution of the Vote in 1919— continued.

Approximate Cost, of Paper. —Preparation, not given; printing (1,100 copies), £6.

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No. Place where Library is situated. Income upon which Subsidy is based. Subsidy. No. Place where Library is situated. Income upon which Subsidy Subsidy, is based. I 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 Pareora, Canterbury Patea, Wanganui Patearoa, Otago Picton, Marlborough Pigeon Bay, Canterbury Pokeno, Auckland Pongakawa, Auckland Port Albert, Auckland Portobello, Otago Pukekawa, Auckland Pukekoma, Otago Pukemiro, Auckland Pukerau, Otago Pukcuri, Otago Qucenstown, Otago Raglan, Auckland Rahotu, Taranaki Rangitata, Canterbury.. Rangiwahia, Wanganui Rauniai, Wellington Ravensbourne, Otago Kcdcliff, Otago Rodoliffs. Canterbury Richmond, Nelson Riniu, Westland Riwaka, Nelson Ross, Grey . . .. " .. Roxburgh, Otago Ruatangata, Auckland.. Runanga, Grey Russell, Auckland Sawyer's Bay, Otago Seaward Downs, Southland Shannon, Wellington Southbridge, Canterbury South Malvern, Canterbury South Rakaia, Canterbury Spotswood, Canterbury Springbank, ('anterbury Springston, Canterbury Stafford, Westland Stanley Brook, Nelson .. .. • Stirling, Otago Stoke, Nelson Studholme Junction, Canterbury Tai Tapu, Canterbury Takapau, Hawke's Bay Taneatua, Auckland Tapanui. Otago Tapuhi, Auckland Tasman, Nelson Taupiri, Auckland Taupo, Auckland Te Arai, Auckland To Araroa, Hawke's Bay Te Aroha, Auckland £ s. d. 41 I I) 13 7 3 28 IS 0 43 4 6 27 8 0 29 0 0 29 5 0 34 10 6 30 12 6 27 18 6 27 15 0 32 1 6 30 8 0 36 7 9 36 5 0 32 8 6 30 5 0 28 10 0 32 2 6 32 12 0 40 9 0 27 5 0 50 0 0 40 14 0 34 13 0 35 19 0 30 0 0 33 18 0 28 7 0 50 0 0 31 14 0 28 17 6 29 7 0 44 10 0 41 15 0 28 6 3 38 2 0 32 18 9 27 1 0 30 10 0 35 8 (i 29 12 0 50 0 0 31 15 6 30 15 0 32 0 0 49 0 0 36 17 6 40 0 6 27 15 0 38 19 3 27 0 0 31 16 3 29 16 0 31 17 6 33 I 0 £ s. d. 12 15 8 13 [0 3 9 0 3 13 9 3 8 10 8 9 0' 6 9 2 3 10 17 9 9 10 8 8 14 3 8 13 3 10 0 0 9 9 10 11 6 11 116 0 10 2 3 9 8 6 8 17 6 10 0 4 10 3 4 12 12 0 8 10 4 15 11 6 12 13 (i 10 15 8 114 2 9 7 3 10 11 3 8 16 7 15 11 (i 9 17 6 9 0 3 9 2 10 13 17 4 13 0 3 8 16 2 11 17 6 10 5 2 8 9 3 9 10 3 11 0 9 9 4 0 15 11 6 9 18 3 9 11 8 9 19 6 15 8 6 11 10 0 12 9 6 8 13 3 12 2 8 8 8 2 9 18 6 9 5 5 9 18 6 10 6 3 223 224 225 220 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 Te Karaka. Hawke's Bay Te Puke, Auckland Te Rore, Auckland Te Tua, Southland Te Uku, Auckland Tikokino, Hawke's Bay Tikorangi, Taranaki Tirau, Auckland Tuakau, Auckland Underwood, Southland Upper Moutere, Nelson Upper Waiwera, Auckland View Hill, Canterbury .. Waerenga, Auckland .. Waianiwa. Southland .. Wailiola, Otago Waikaia, Otago Waikari, Canterbury Waikiekic, Auckland .. Waikino, Auckland Waikoikoi, Otago Waikouaiti, Otago Waikuku, Canterbury .. Waikumete, Auckland . . Waimahaka, Southland Wainiamaku, Auckland Waimana, Auckland Waimangaroa, Nelson .. Wainuiomata, Wellington Waipawa, Hawke's Bay Waipu, Auckland Waipukurau, Hawke's Bay Waitara, Taranaki Waitati, Otago Wakefield, Nelson Ward, Marlborough Warepa, Otago Warkworth, Auckland .. Waterton, Canterbury .. Waverley, Wanganui .. Weber, Hawke's Bay .. Weheka, Westland West Eyreton, ('anterbury Weston, Otago Whakapirau, Auckland Whakaronga, Wellington Whetukura, Hawke's Bay Whitford, Auckland Whitianga, Auckland .. Winchester, Canterbury Woodend, Canterbury .. Woodville, Wellington .. Wyndham. Southland .. £ s. d. 33 0 0 50 0 0 27 17 0 27 4 6 29 10 (I 31 15 0 29 15 (i 34 12 6 28 17 6 36 15 0 35 5 0 28 10 0 28 14 6 29 18 0 45 16 I) 28 13 6 34 18 0 30 7 3 28 5 0 36 2 6 29 19 0 50 0 0 30 12 6 28 2 6 38 3 6 30 15 2 34 7 (i 34 0 0 29 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 35 2 6 50 0 0 31 2 6 28 15 0 50 0 0 28 13 6 50 0 0 30 4 0 28 13 0 28 19 6 35 0 3 29 0 0 27 0 0 34 15 0 28 10 0 28 9 0 35 8 6 28 0 0 50 0 0 41 7 6 £ s. d. 10 8 6 15 II 6 8 13 10 8 9 8 9 4 0 9 18 ■() 9 5 7 10 5 7 9 0 3 119 1 10 19 8 8 17 6 9 19 3 9 6 6 14 5 5 8 18 8 10 17 3 9 9 3 8 16 3 11 5 2 9 6 9 15 II 6 9 10 9 8 15 3 11 18 3 9 II 5 10 14 2 III II 10 9 0 9 15 II 6 15 II 6 15 II 6 15 II 6 1(1 18 9 15 11 6 9 14 0 8 19 3 15 II 6 8 18 8 15 11 6 9 8 2 8 18 6 9 0 8 10 18 0 9 0 9 8 8 2 10 16 5 8 17 7 8 17 3 110 8 8 14 9 15 II 6 12 17 10 Total 3,000 0 0