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TABLE VII. 
GENERAL SUMMARY. 
COMPARATIVE RETURNS. 
1896 1897 
Lending Library sit epee 305 806 
New Books 518 631 
Total Books 18309 | 19337 
Issues z 164676 155568 
Average Daily Issue 637 605 
Turnover of each Volume 8-99 8:04 
Reference Library :— / 
New Books. 130 298 
Total Books ... _ 10549 10847 
aoe ONSSUGS. cx. : 11814 12127 | 
Average Daily Issue’. 41 43 | 
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New Borrowers i .| 1850 1006 © 
Total Borrowers (approximate) : .| 7500 7500 — 
Number of Works issued per Borrower | | 23.5 22:4 
Cards Cancelled ... ive rae set] 151 131 
Overdue Bocks written for a rs | 649 969 — 
Books Re-bound and Repaired ... 2760 4059 
GENERAL DATA. 
eee (estimated to June, 1897) ... 103,291 
Rateable Value (September, 1897) £427,138 
Amount of Rate Levied ... One Penny. 
Amount produced by Rate £1,737 
| Library Stock... sas 29.2 PER CENT, OF POPULATION. 
