FUND, FROM SEPTEMBEE 1, 1856, Tu AUGUST :n, IsSC. 19 



£ s. d. 

 By Amount brought forward 4856 12 10 



LENDING LIBRARIES. 



By W. E. Eoulston, Superin. Librarian, Salary 12 months . . .£100 



Peter Cowell, Assistant, ditto 39 () 



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

 Printing Catalogues, £74 6s. 6d. ; Foitqs, Tickets, etc., 



£42 8s. 6d lie 15 



Gas, £12 2s. lOd. ; Coals, £18 18s. 7d 31 1 5 



Stationery, £9 12s. 3d. ; Water, £2 15s. 2d 12 7 5 



Ironmongery and Iron Work 117 3 



Joinei-'s Work 22 3 10 



Rent and Taxes 71 10 



Brushes, Eepairing Locks, Clock, &c 2 7 2 



Painting, &c 12 4 2 



3508 volumes of Books Purchased £518 Oil 



Eepairing, Lettering, and Binding Books .. 195 11 8 



713 12 7 



Boys' Wages, £38; Assistant Writing Catalogues, &c., 



£14 5s 52 5 



Cleaning Libraries, £15 12s. ; Floor Cloths, Sawdust, (fee, 



17s. 7id 16 9 li 



Carriage of Books, £1 4s. Id. ; Ink, Gum, &c., 7s. 2id. . . 11] 3J 

 Sweeping Chimneys, 9s. ; Dusters, 5s. lOd. ; Putting in 



Coals, &c., 9s 1 3 10 



Expenses to Chester, 16s. 8d. : Glazing Windows, itc, 



14s. 2d 



Postage, £2 18s. 6d. ; Eeplacing Books, £1 9s 



Ventilator, 9s. ; Eepairing Lamp, 4s 



Eepairing Water Pipe, 5s. lOd. ; Resetting Grate, 6s. 4d 

 Lock, Is. 4d. ; Water Barrel and Bucket, 8s. 9d. ; Re- 



paii'ing Ladder, Is. 6d 



Cash in the hands of the Librarian 



£6142 16 6 



Amount advanced by Messrs. Heywood <fe Co £4179 12 5 



Examined with Books and Vouchers, and found correct, 



JOHN H. BALLY, Corporation Auditor. 



