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

[Note.—lf the vote had been distributed in strict proportion to the incomes of the several libraries the five following named institutions, instead of receiving only £50 each, would have been entitled to the sums placed after their names respectively : Auckland Free Library, £117 9s. 7d. ; Christehurch Public Library, £88 9s. lid. : Oamaru Athcsnseum, £69 13s. 5d.; Timaru Mechanics' Institute, £58 17s. 7d.; and Napier Athenaeum and Mechanics' Institute, £57 15s. sd. The additional amount (£142 ss. 7d.) that these five institutions would have received but for the limitation of the maximum subsidy to £50 had the effect of slightly increasing the sums that the smaller libraries would otherwise have received. The increase of the amount in the case of a library showing an income of £5 was ss. Id.; of £10, about 6s. ; of £20, about 7s. Bd.; of £30, about 9s. 5d.; of £40, about 11s. Id.; and of £50, about 12s. 9d.]

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

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Education District. Number of Libraries. Income. Amount of Subsidy. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay ... Marlborough Nelson North Canterbury South Canterbury 93 8 14 15 81 5 30 78 9 8 8 Gl 25 £ s. d. 2,007 10 7 116 10 6 675 6 7 410 18 1 989 10 0 108 1 6 568 16 2 1,407 3 11 507 0 7 217 9 6 232 5 6 1,242 16 5 325 1 7 £ s. d. 904 15 6 71 7 3 231 3 7 177 4 1 387 16 1 52 10 11 297 7 6 715 0 9 153 17 0 94 2 7 97 9 3 601 13 1 214 4 4 Grey Westland Otago Southland Totals 8,808 10 11 3,998 11 11 385

Library. Income. Amount of Subsidy. Library. Income. Amount of Subsidy. Auokda: FD. Alexandra.. Arai irapohue .. iratapu Auckland (Free) ivondale Bombay Cambridge Dairy Flat Dargaville Devonport Driving Creek Elpsom Hamilton Hobsonville Hokianga Howick Hukunui .. Kaeo Kaipara Flats Kaitaia Kaiwaka Kamo Katikati Kaukapakapa Kaurihohore Kawakawa Kumeo Lake Takapuna Lower Matakana Lucas Creek Mahurangi Mangapiko Mangare Matakana Matakohe Maungakaramea Maungatapere Maungatawhiri Valley \laungaturoto £ s. d. 13 17 6 7 16 5 17 0 68 6 0 516 11 5 10 14 0 11 18 9 72 17 0 6 8 6 12 2 5 20 1 0 5 7 8 20 11 6 35 13 6 2 0 0 13 0 6 2 0 0 5 2 3 20 10 6 6 12 0 19 16 9 2 6 0 2 15 8 7 0 0 6 10 6 12 16 6 37 11 6 2 9 0 4 6 6 2 5 0 2 18 0 13 19 3 6 10 2 7 6 2 0 0 3 2 6 2 5 0 3 0 0 2 12 6 8 8 3 £ s. d. 8 15 3 7 4 8 6 19 1 21 0 8 50 0 0 8 10 8 6 7 22 1 3 7 19 8 7 5 10 3 1 6 17 0 10 5 6 13 13 7 6 19 8 11 5 6 19 6 15 9 10 5 4 7 2 7 10 2 2 6 3 2 6 5 3 7 4 4 7 2 3 8 10 7 14 2 1 6 3 9 6 12 3 6 2 11 6 5 10 8 15 8 7 0 0 6 3 6 6 19 6 6 10 6 2 11 6 6 3 6 4 7 7 10 8 Mercury Bay Miranda .. Mongonui .. Mount Roskill Newmarket Ngaruawahia North cote .. Ohinemuri Okaihau Omaha Onehunga .. Opotiki Otahuhu .. O tonga .. ' Pahi Pakuranga Papakura .. Paparoa Parua Paterangi .. Pokeno Valley Port Albert Pukekohe East Pukekohe .. Raglan Rodney Ruapuke .. Ruarangi .. Ruatangata Russell Tairua Taupo Tauranga .. Te Aroha .. Te Awamutu Te Kopuru Thames Tokatea Totara Tuhikaramea £ s. a. 70 18 6 5 7 4 7 8 1 5 12 6 24 5 0 7 2 0 5 5 0 22 0 9 9 3 0 7 10 0 38 2 6 34 15 0 4 15 0 13 17 6 6 2 6 2 2 6 16 8 9 4 7 6 7 0 0 2 11 6 4 0 0 12 16 6 4 10 0 7 7 0 16 2 C 6 11 0 3 10 0 6 12 6 11 4 8 17 9 11 47 19 0 40 17 0 72 1 4 43 2 0 11 15 6 83 8 4 119 ll 2 11 16 0 7 15 0 3 10 0 £ s. d. 21 12 6 6 16 11 7 6 2 6 18 1 11 2 1 7 4 9 6 16 5 10 12 1 7 14 1 7 6 7 14 4 8 13 9 1 6 14 2 8 15 3 7 0 4 6 2 4 9 6 11 6 12 6 7 4 4 6 4 4 6 10 S 8 10 7 6 13 C 7 5 11 9 5 e 7 2 4 6 8 £ 7 2 8 8 3 5 9 11 8 16 9 C 14 16 11 21 17 a 15 7 3 8 5 IC 24 8 IC 32 11 10 8 0 0 7 7 C 6 8 C