FUND, FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 1857, TO AUGUST 31, 1858. HI 



£ s. d. 

 Bv Amount brought forward 6699 6 4 



REFERENCE LIBRARY. 



SALARIES, WAGES, Ac. :— 



By J. Stuart Dalton, Chief Librarian, Salary 12 months . . ^180 



„ George Hudson, Sub-Librarian 80 



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



the Booms 179 8 



„ Porters' Uniform Clothing 5 6 9 



CURRENT EXPENSES:— 



By Gas, ^40 Us. Ud.; Fitting-up Sun Burners, <fec., ^34 Is. 74 12 11 



„ Eent, Taxes, and Water 51 3 



„ Insurance, JEIB 6s. 8d. ; Coals, ^9 4s. 6d 27 11 2 



„ Re-covering Forms in Reading Room 15 19 9 



„ Repairs, Grate, Glazing, New Springs to Door, &c. . . . 2 18 1 



„ Stationery, ^5 15s. 6d. ; Brushes, .fee, £1 8s. 3d 7 3 9 



„ Printing 230,400 SUps, £20 10s.; Reports, &c., £10 10s. 37 



,, Re-wiring Blinds, £2 0s.4d.; 12 Chairs, £2 4 4 



„ Carriage of Books, Patent Reports, and Books returned 



sent on Inspection 8 14 11 



„ Packing Boxes for, and forwarding Patents 2 19 6 



„ Postages of Reports, Letters, ifcc 1 5 4 



„ Post Office Orders and Receipt Stamps 16 5 



„ Oil for doors, 3s. 7d. ; Twine and Laces, Saw-dust, 



Baize, Nails, Gum, &c 1 7 5 



„ Candles, Sealing Wax, Soap, Ink, Lock, 48. 2d. ; Hinges, 



Pens, Pad, &c 1 4 10 



„ Porter's extra attendance, 10s. ; Repairing Grid, <fec. . . 116 

 „ Candlestick, Water Glass, 2 Frames, 8s. ; Brushes, 



Sweeping Chimneys, 16s. 6d 1 10 4 



„ Cartage, &c., of 2 Pictures, Books from Town Hall, &c. 9 



„ Timber for Shelves 2 I 8 



„ 12 months' Interest on £5,000 237 10 



„ 6 ditto ditto on £315 6 2 4 



„ Paid on Account of the Expenses connected with lay- 

 ing first Stone of new Building 29 



„ Advertisements 4 11 6 



„ 2,281 Volumes of Books purchased 1193 8 5 



„ Binding, Lettering, and Repairing 102 17 5 



2260 13 



Amount carried forward £8959 19 8 



