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and 1 8 14, when heaps of ruins replaced happy homes ; also 18 19 

 no meeting was held. The question as to how many of the books were 

 preserved and how they were saved is yet to me an unsolved problem. 

 Of course a large number were in circulation in the houses of the town 

 and township ; while some would be burnt, others would be saved ; but it 

 is certain that a great many of the books in the library were not burnt, as 

 afterwards from the issue of books, from the numbers given as taken out 

 and returned day after day, it may be seen vvhgj: books were not 

 destroyed. That many were destroyed or lost is certain, as in the 

 accounts for next year the names of many books are given as to replace 

 those lost. There is a new catalogue with spaces left. 



To resume the account of meetings. 



"Niagara Library Annuall Meeting, No. 2, held this 15th day of 

 August, 1 80 1. Resolved, that in addition to the two trustees who have 

 acted last year two others shall be chosen, to act jointly with thern for 

 the year ensuing, and in the next annuall meeting two others shall be 

 chosen to act with these four, and afterwards yearly two fresh ones shall 

 be chosen, and the two oldest shall go out in such a manner as to have 

 always six acting trustees, and at all meetings for transacting business 

 the trustee present who shall be oldest on the list shall take the chair." 



Rev. R. Addison and Mr. John Young were the additional trustees 

 this year. " Old members to pay $2, and new members $4." Members 

 who lived out of town were allowed to take two books at once, the time 

 of returning to be extended to six weeks to those in the township, and 

 to those out of the township two months. " Members neglecting to 

 return a book at the proper time to pay a fine of sixpence currency for 

 every week of detention, also if any book be lost, the member to whom 

 it was given shall pay for it at the original cost, if it belongs to a set the 

 whole set to be paid for by the member who lost it, he being entitled to 

 the remaining volumes. 



" Resolved, that all members who shall not pay the two dollars above 

 mentioned within six months from this day shall be suspended. Re- 

 solved, that every member who shall withdraw from the Society shall 

 have a power of giving his right to any other person approved of by the 

 trustees. Resolved, that the trustees shall meet quarterly, viz., on the 

 second day of every Quarter Sessions of the Peace, and contingent 

 m.eetings shall be called by the chairman at the request of any two of the 

 trustees." 



" Quarterly meeting held at Niagara, 14th October, 1801. Present, 

 Martin McLellan, Rev. R. Addison, Jno. Young. Adjourned till the 



