E.—-13.

1904. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: SUBSIDIES TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES (PAPERS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION OF). [In continuation of E.-13, 1903.]

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

I.—Extract from New Zealand Gazette, 3rd December, 1903. Education Department, Declaration. Wellington, 28th November, 1903. T r w„ m .i <m? /i.j ■, ,„' ... XTOTICE is hereby given that the sum of £3,000 has e „J }£?™}'x l*' laee of abode], [Occupation] do solemnly JN been voted by Parliament for distribution to public T ?f™ n °! l el ? that , X a ™ C ( ha ' rman f O / Secretary, or libraries Treasurer] of the [Name of institution]; that during the year The distribution will take place on the Bth February, di ", g on ' he 3 J. S ' da y ? f December, 1903, the receipts of 1904, and no claim will be entitled to consideration that , aforeBaid institution for the maintenance of the library shall not have been sent in in due form and received by the ?"i y we ™ as f °"° ws = *>° m T ra f s \ evie f b 7 a ,ocal governing Secretary for Education, Wellington, on or before the 31st S™ d , " The Public Libraries Act, 1869," or "The January 1904 Municipal Corporations Act, 1900," pounds 1. A library to be entitled to a subsidy must be public in sh,lll "8 s and ; from the subscriptions of the sense of belonging to the public, and of not being under members > pounds shillings and the control of an association, society, or club whose member- P eno , e ' ? . fr ° m volun ""7 contributions other than memship is composed of a section of the community only, and if Ders subscriptions, pounds shillings and within a borough it must be open to the public free of f . f. . pen , ce ' ~ nd £ do . solemnly and sincerely deolare charge. The receipts for the year from subscriptions and ' hat "Ration hereinafter furnished by me in the donations must not have been less than £2, exclusive of a PP endl * bereto ls °?™f* in every particular; that the moneys received from endowments, or from Government, abstrac * of accounts is a true statement of the receipts and or from Borough or County Councils, or for special building e **? ° d,tur , e ? f institution for the year herein specified; purposes, or as rent, hire, or consideration for the use of that e / h of fch ? Subß | d J r f°eived during the year was any room, or building, or land belonging to the institution, ??, P !? ded 7 m th / P ur ? hase of books for the library; and that in respect of none of which will subsidy be allowed. The jj? c rules °f the hbrar y lt w °P en to the P ubhc f re <> of net proceeds of concerts, lectures, or other entertainments " on behalf of the current expenses of the library will be A nd I make this solemn declaration conscientiously beregarded as voluntary contributions. A subsidy will not be Ueving the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the given to more than one library m the same town. General Assemb , y of New Zealand l ntituled ,< The Justices 2. In the division ot the vote a nominal addition of £25 will o( the p eaoe Act 1882 .» fSianature \ be made to the amount of the income of each library derived < B ' from subscriptions, donations, and rates, and the vote will Deolared at , this day of 190 be divided according to the amounts thus augmented ; but before me— Justioe of the Peace [or Solicitor or no library will receive oredit for a larger inoome than £75— Notary Public]. that is, in no case will the augmented amount on which distribution is based exceed £100. [ Here afflx and cancel a stamp at 2s. 6d.) 3. The whole of the subsidy must be expended without [NoTB.-The words relating to last year's subsidy and delay in the purchase of books for the library. t0 free admission may be struck out if they are not appli4. Application to share in the distribution must be by oa ble. The words in brackets are not part of the form but means of a statutory declaration by the Chairman, or Secre- indicate matter to be inserted or substituted 1 tary, or Treasurer of the institution on behalf of which it is made, and must be accompanied by a statement of the Copies of the form of application may be obtained from reoeipts and expenditure of the institution for the year the Secretary for Education, Wellington, and from the ending on the 31st day of December, 1903; and such Secretary of any Education Board. declaration must be on the form provided for the purpose, which form shall be as follows:— , jj j SEDDON

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