1298 13 4 



FUND, FROM SEPTEMBEE, 1, 1855, TO AUGUST 31, 1856. 19 



£ s. d. 

 By Amount brought forward £3996 16 C 



BOOK ACCOUNT. 



By Cash Paid for 2458 volumes of Books £954 8 4 



„ Mr. Gould, Balance of Account 94 



„ Binding, Lettering, and Eepairing Books .... 106 19 10 



„ Periodicals 18 19 11 



„ Newspapers 6 2 3 



„ Drawings 49 13 



„ Printing Catalogues 68 10 



LENDING LTBRAKIES. 



By W. R. Roulston, Superin. Librarian, Salary 12 months . . 100 



„ Peter Cowell, Assistant, ditto 32 13 4 



„ James Eigby, Librarian at the North Library, ditto 60 



„ Balance of J. Gradwell's Salary 12 



„ 5162 Volumes of Books purchased 589 2 2 



„ Binding, Lettering, and Eepairing 212 4 3 



„ Joiners' Work 42 7 8 



„ Printing Catalogues, £151 4s. lOd. ; Guarantee Notes, 



Forms, Tickets, &c., £27 Is. 6d 178 6 4 



„ Coals, £22 16s. Id. ; Gas and Fittings, £20 18s. lid.. . 43 15 



„ Eent, Taxes, and Eepairs for the Two Libraries 62 13 10 



„ Water, £3 7s. 3d. ; Insurance, £5 10s 8 17 3 



„ Brushes, £1 2s. 6d. ; Mat, 19s. lOd. ; Wire BUnd, £2 3s. 4 5 4 



„ Stationery, £35 19s. Id. ; Upholstery, £6 41 19 1 



„ Ironmongery 8 4 6 



,, 52 Weeks' Wages to two Boys, at 5s. each 26 



„ Ditto Cleaning the two Libraries, £12 15s. 4d. ; 



Sweeping Chimneys, £1 4s 13 19 4 



„ Superintendent Librarian's Expenses to Chester, <fec. . . 19 2 



„ Desk and Chairs, £2 6s.; Books, 8s.; Scissors, Is. 9d.. . 2 15 9 



„ Postages, £1 12s. 8d. ; Carriage of Parcels, £2 Os. 9d. . . 3 13 5 



„ Paid Assistant Writing Catalogue, (fee. 10 11 



„ Repairing Pump, Chimney-piece, Bells, Locks, Win- 

 dows, &c 2 19 9 



,, Scouring Flannel, Chips, Sawdust, &c 2 16 6 



1460 13 8 



„ Cash in the hands nf the Librarian, September 1, 1856 22 6 9 



£6778 10 3 

 Amount advanced by Messrs. Haywood <fe Co £752 17 9 



Examiiud with Books and Vouchers, and found correct, 



JOHN H. BALLY, Corpobation Auditor. 



15 JUL 1898 



