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APPENDIX 1. Balance-sheet fob the Yeae 1892-93. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance from 1891-92 .. .. .. 120 0 5 By Books by purchase .. .. .. 377 11 5 Annual appropriation .. .. .. 600 0 0 Binding and stamping by Home agents .. 86 7 7 Pees from private Bills .. .. 50 0 0 Periodicals and annuals .. .. 128 211 Sales of waste paper .. .. .. 919 6 Postage (chierly on periodicals sent by mail) 915 1 Pines, &c. .. .. .. ■ • 010 0 Freight and shipping charges .. .. 14 6 6 Marine insurance .. .. .. 2 19 4 Small stores .. .. .. .. 4 11 0 Insurance of library .. .. .. 100 0 0 Balance .. .. .. 56 16 1 £780 9 H £780 9 11

APPENDIX 2. A. —Admissions dueing Eecess, 1892-93. . . With full privileges ... ■•■ ••• ••• ••• ••• 86 Students only ... •■■ ••• ••• .. ••• ••• •■• 1° Eeaders only ... ... ••• ••• ••• • • ••■ 1 Total 105

JB. Total Numbee of Books taken out dubing Eecess, 1892-93, by Non-members. By 23 persons on the sessional list ... ... •■• ••• 993 By 105 persons on the recess list ... ... ... ■• • ... 2,094 Total 3.085

APPENDIX 3. Use of the Library between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., 1st December, 1892, to 30th March, 1893. A.

B. —Classification of Persons Attending.

No. ot Persons using the Library. No. of Attendances. No. of Days open. Daily Average of Attendances. Highest No. of Attendances in any One Day. Lowest No. of Attendances in any One Day. 311 80 3-8875 9 (Feb. 24). 57 (Dec. 19, Feb. 3).

No. of Persons. No. of Attendances. Daily Average Members of Parliament Government officers .. Officers of the two Houses Other persons 7 4 3 43 44 19 16 232 6-286 4-750 5-333 5-395 Total 57 311