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Clench, Esq., offers to take charge of the Hbrary on being allowed his 

 proportion of the annual payment. Resolved, that his proposal be 

 accepted if he keep the library open from lo to 12 o'clock every day, 

 Sundays excepted. Ordered, that Mr. Jas. Turlin's proposal to make a 

 book case, the same as we have, for $12 be accepted." The first book 

 case was ;^5 2s., so that prices must have decreased. 



"A contingent meeting, August ist, 1808. Andrew Heron having pre- 

 pared a room for the library and offers to perform the duties of librarian, 

 and be answerable for the books that may be missing as usual, Ordered, 

 that his offer be cheerfully accepted. N-B. — Mr. Clench refusing to give 

 up a kay to the library, A. Heron will not become responsible for the 

 books that may be missing." 



From October, 1807, the entries of books are in an entirely different 

 hand, but Mr. Heron still visited the loved books, for the name 

 frequently occurs, and the next year the entries go on in the same large 

 hand. The little difficulty of the key must have been settled. In the 

 catalogue, books 56^ to 611 are entered in a different hand, which is the 

 period of Mr. Clench being in office. 



Annual meeting. No. 9, August 15th, 1808. The new trustees are 

 Hon. Robt. Hamilton and Mr. Jno. Symington. Members out of town 

 to be entitled to three books at a time. " Resolved, that Andrew Heron 

 be librarian and treasurer." 



Annual meeting, No. 10, August 15th, 1809. Rev. Jno. Burns, minister 

 of St. Andrew's, and John Powell to be the two new trustees, and in place 

 of Hon. R. Hamilton, deceased, John Wag^taff Shares to be sold at eight 

 dollars. Whether fro:n the liberality of Mr. Heron in providing a room, 

 or from his length of service, or some other reason not known, at this 

 meeting it was "Resolved, that the librarian be entitled to receive 25% 

 of all the money collected from non-subscribers and fines "; the additional 

 title of clerk is now also given, thus, " A. Heron to be librarian, treasurer 

 and clerk." 



Annual meeting, No. 11, August 15th, 1810. " Resolved, that attend- 

 ance on the library be required only one hour, from eleven to twelve on 

 Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays in every week." 



Annual meeting, 15th August, 181 i. 1 he trustees this year are James 

 Crooks, George Reid, Rev. John Burns, John Powell, James Muirhead 

 and Martin McLellan. Shares are sold at $9 — $1 to be paid by each 

 proprietor and $3 by others, or $1 a quarter. 



Annual meeting. No. 13, August 15th, 18 12. Proprietors to pay $2 

 each. Books admitted at a contingent meeting 15th November, i8i2> 

 shortly after burial of Brock; books admitted, 781 to 827. 



