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their deficiency in those payments. We consider those propositions as 

 quite fair, and do thereto assent." 



JAS. Crooks, Jno. McEwan, 



J. MuiRHEAD, J. Butler, 



Jno. Symington, Geo. Young, 



Jno. Wagstaff, Jno. Grier, 



John Powell. 



In turning now to the account of money expended and received, it 

 tells something of the love of books in those days that, from the year 

 i8oi to 1818, there was expended on books for this library about ^500, 

 the first outlay being £46 lys. on August 15th, 1800. The record book 

 itself cost £1, and Mr. Tiffany received for printing £1 4s. In reading 

 the rather monotonous account of money paid yearly, monthly, or 

 quarterly, we sometimes meet with a pleasing variety, as books sold by 

 vendue, spelled vandue, fine for detain of books, money to replace a 

 book lost, books and tracts presented, a book of sermons sold to some 

 sermon reader. The list, scattered over many pages, of money expended 

 for books is interesting. 



£ s. d. Subscriptions Paid. £ s. d. 



1801 46 17 o 1801 — 41 subscribers 49 40 



1802 27 46 1806 — 5s. from 35 subscribers 8 15 o 



1803-4 92 106 1807 — 5,s. " 41 proprietors 10 50 



1805 34 81 1808 — 106-. " 4J " 22 00 



1806 36 80 1809 — los. " 42 " 21 00 



1807 20 19 3 1810 — los. " 44 " 22 00 



1808-9 20 13 3 1811 — los. " 45 21 50 



1810 31 126 1812 — 5.S-. " 42 10 10 o 



1811 43 43 1815 — $2 " 25 12 100 



1812 21 16 6 1816— 12.5. 6rf. " 13 8 26 



181 5 24 46 1817 — 12s. 6d. " 15 9 76 



1816 15 56 1818— I2S. 6rf. " 8 5 00 



i«i7 43 67 



1818 17 26 



This sum of ;^500 does not give all the outlay for books, as many single 

 books are entered alone and not in this way. The modest emolument 

 of the librarian may be seen in the following list, culled from many 

 pages, he receiving a per centage on all sums paid by non-subscribers 

 and fines, the sum varying from 5^-. jd. one year to £6, but generally 

 less than £2, the whole payment to librarian during these twenty years 

 being ;^24, so that his must indeed have been a labour of love. 



£ s. £ s. d. 



In 1804 — 12}4 percent, on 11 =1 76 



1805—" " " II =1 76 



1806—" " " 9 =1 26 



