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TABLE VIL. 
GENERAL SUMMARY. 
COMPARATIVE RETURNS. 
1897. 1898. 
Lending Library Replacements __... ae Fe 806 460 
New Books mee 583 Be as ee 631 692 
Total Books oo ae $03 te sent ab Oerere 19977 
| 5, Issues or ae a: Ss ..| 155568 145988 
| Average Daily Issue... at ve 605 567 
Turnover of each Volume i i Pad 8 04 7°86 
Reference Library :— 
New Books ee st En ps oe 298 386 
Total Books a cn oe i: ee 10847 11233 
», Issues aes ae oe 5a fe: 12127 102538 
Average Daily Issue... BA As ie 43 36 
Wewstortowers: Set de 959 
Total Borrowers (approximate) 7500 7500 
Number of Works issued per Borrower _... ae 22°4, 19°5 
Cards Cancelled se A sles abe hed 131 211 
Overdue Books written for ... a, Spx on 969 1160 
Books Re-bound and Repaired a Ne S. 4059 3736 
GENERAL DATA. 
Population (estimated to June, 1898) Hep “be ie 104,834 
Rateable Value (September, 1898) ... a ve = £429,528 
Amount of Rate Levied BD - i: na ... One Penny. 
Amount produced by Rate... ae ve ao ai £1,784 
Library Stock ... a me ae 29.7 PER CENT OF POPULATION. 
