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Public Library Maintenance. 1888. & s. a. £ s. d. To Contribution from .School of Technical By Balance, Ist Jan., 1888 .. .. 897 17 1 Science .. .. .. .. 650 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 249 10 0 Contribution for new catalogue .. 50 0 0 Contribution towards expenses of RegisSubscriptions .. .. .. 503 0 6 trar's office .. .. .. 20 0 0 Pines .. .. .. .. 20 19 6 Insurance .. .. .. .. 44 18 6 Sale of catalogues and waste paper .. 20 0 9 Rates, gas, fuel .. .. .. 172 0 1 Rent of rooms (Philosophical Institute, New books and binding .. ' .. 267 14 0 1887 and 1888) .. .. .. 10 5 0 Periodicals and papers .. .. 64 1 1 Book-detention fees .. .. .. 2 7 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 102 1 5 Balance .. .. .. .. 787 15 4 New catalogue .. .. .. 84 2 6 Repairs .. .. .. .. 84 10 2 Solicitors' fees .. .. .. 17 8 Share of Acting-Registrar's salary .. 3 18 3 Interest on current account .. .. 52 7 4 £2,044 8 1 £2,044 8 1 By Balance, Ist Jan., 1889 .. .. £787 15 4 Public Library Scrip of Shareholders' Account. & s. d. £ s. A. To Balance, Ist Jan., 1888 .. .. 113 10 2 By Balance .. .. .. .. £113 10 2 To Balance, Ist Jan., 1889 .. .. £113 10 2 Museum Maintenance. 1888. £ s. d. £ s. a. To Rent of reserves .. .. .. 1,456 13 7 By Balance, Ist Jan., 1888 .. .. 352 9 8 Interest on capital .. .. .. 1,019 10 6 Salaries .. .. .. .. 602 16 0 School of Mines Account balance .. 819 11 Insurance .. .. .. .. 85 19 6 Balance .. .. .. .. 549 810 Incidentals and exchanges .. .. 228 0 2 Painting, porch, show-case, distempering, &c. .. .. .. 142 9 0 Contribution to Registrar's office expenses 50 0 0 Contribution to library .. .. 650 0 0 Special vote, library catalogue .. 50 0 0 Contribution to School of Art .. 600 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 142 3 5 Share of Acting-Registrar's salary .. 9 .15 7 Expenses incurred in appointing new director .. .. ' .. .. 116 5 0 Solicitors' fees .. .. .. 4 14 (i £3,034 12 10 £3,034 12 10 By Balance, Ist Jan., 1889 .. .. £549 810 Museum Buildings. £ s. d. £ s. A. To Balance .. .. .. ..£1,999 9 6 By Balance, Ist Jan., 1888 .. .. 1,999 9 6 By Balance, Ist Jan., 1889 .. ..£1,999 9 6 School of Mines Maintenance. £ s. d. £ s. a. To Balance, Ist Jan., 1888 .. .. 8 8 9 By Transfer of balance to museum maintenInterest .. .. .. .. 0 11 2 ance .. .. .. .. 8 19 11 £S 19 11 £8 19 11 ' School of Technical Science, Capital Account. £ s. d. I £ s. d. To Balance, Ist Jan., 1888 .. .. 19,818 19 11 By Share of cost of surveying reserves .. 162 19 2 i Sundry expenses .. .. .. 20 0 9 To Balance, Ist Jan., 1889 .. ..£19,636 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 19,636 0 0 £19,818 19 11 Medical School Reserves. £ s. a. £ s. d. To Balance, Ist Jan., 1888 .. .. 978 3 0 By Balance .. .. .. .. 1,450 3 7 Rent of reserves .. .. .. 392 1 10 Interest .. .. .. .. 79 18 9 £1,450 3 7 £1,450 3 1 To Balance, Ist Jan., 1889 .. ..£1,450 3 7

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