FUND, FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 185G, TO AUGUST 31, 1857, 17 



£ s. d. 

 By Amount brought forward 2556 7 10 



REFERENCE LIBRARY. 



SALARIES, WAGES, &c.:— 



By J. Stuart Dalton, Chief Libraiian, Salary 13 months ^£180 



„ George Hudson, Suh-Librarian, Salary 12 months .... 80 

 „ Wages to Assistant, Porter, Two Boys, and Cleaning 



the Rooms 169 13 



„ Porter's Uniform Clothing 6 3 



FITTINGS AND FIXTURES:— 



By Joiner's Work, Book Cases, Shelves, &c 28 18 4 



CURRENT EXPENSES :— 



By Gas, £38 13s. 8d. ; Coals, ^11 8s. 3d 50 111 



„ Rent and Taxes, £52 12s. Id. ; Water, £1 2s. 5d 53 14 6 



„ Paid Extra Assistant, for Writing Catalogue, &c 9 6 8 



„ Whitewashing, Repairs in Masonry, <fcc 6 17 7 



„ Insurance 18 6 8 



„ Brushes, &c., £2 6s. ; Stationery, 4'o 15s 8 1 



„ Repairing and Regulating Clock 16 6 



„ Printing Slips and Supplementary Catalogue 53 13 



„ Paid for Packing and Forwarding Patent Reports .... 3 14 7 

 „ Postages of Reports and Letters, Post Office Orders, 



Stamps, (fee 2 5 9 



„ Carriage of Books, Patent Reports, and Parcels re- 

 turned of Books sent on Inspection 16 6 5 



„ Sweeping Chimneys 1 1 6 



„ Baize and Tacks for Book Cases 015 6 



„ Ink, Sawdust, Soap, Jwine, Sealing Wax, Nails, Gum, 



Candles, Pens, and Pencils 117 3 



691 in 



Paid on Account of Expenses connected with the New Building .... 80 3 



BOOK ACCOUNT. 



By Paid for 2397 Tolumes of Books purchased £1395 9 2 



„ „ Periodicals 14 14 4 



,, „ Binding, Lettering, and Repairing 118 7 8 



15-28 11 2 



Amount carried forward £4856 12 10 



