Annual Meeting. 805 
been 
read, it was resolved that gent: enin. Mer . Mr т. es M. Thomson, Dr. Cotton, and 
Mr. Johannes Andersen be a to inquire into the most suitable place to 
house the library of the Weir Жыйын Institute наћи Г Kirk to be 
convener of the committee. On the 9th December a report received from 
Professor Kirk regarding the serere d of the library, and asking tt a dii еко expression of 
opinion fro e Standing Committee in order that certain provisions might be made 
to allow alterations at a lower cost al would be possible later in the Victoria College 
in the event of the full Board of ect being willing to transfer e 
ilding. ж i 
а mmittee 
чн see its way to express an opinion, and it deferred санла to the annua 
eeting. 
In regard to the binding of books, at a ааг. of the Standing Committee held 
on the 27th October the Hon. Secretary reported that it might be possible "o get 
binding done at a reasonable rate. It was resolved to appoint the Library Committee 
у е wit er 
rary: On the 27th October Te was umi ed that the Hon. Mr. 
G. M. Thomson and Mr. Aston be b su to draft a letter defining the terms 
under which the Carter Lib ipe deposited with 
, the cae tai о have ome e following recommendations of this 
e s under which the New Zealand Institute is prepared to hand med 
to the aliii of the Alexander Turn tn Library the Carter soon dg contained i 
two book- -cases now in the Dominion Museum Library, are as follows 
“(1.) А ео mplete catalogue of the aie Library shall first be pre repared by the 
assistant librarian (Miss Wo ой)-—(а) as it exists at present; (b) any book known to be 
to be noted, iud if possible recove 
fa) The books, ga pe gen which they are kept, to be carefully removed by the 
Alexander Turnbull rian to a room which shall be agreed upon. 
“ (3.) That the One’ book shall thereafter while in the eustody of the Alexander 
bull Librarian be kept in the above cases and not removed from the room in 
which they are sto 
** (4.) (seis of the Institute shall have the right to consult the ан subject 
to vd rules which the [sepe Turnbull Librarian may think fit 
safeguard his responsibility for the = cp oti: of the books. : 
B e) That the Alexander Turnbull Librarian be responsible for the safe-keeping 
of the ooks. E 
“(6 89 The Alexander Turnbull Librarian agrees to allow Mr. Elsdon ко ag 
is most frequently ч the eal Ge use = a key in order that he may 
unrestricted as here in his st ot the 
“ (7.) poe the rena of the Caries Library, = the terms of the = ed er is 
jointly vested in the Colonial Museum (now the Dominion Museum) erm t ew 
Zealan Institute, the formal consent of the Hon. Minister of Internal 
“(8.) The insurance on the books to be paid by the New Zealand Institute. 
w К te им Exin Institute lca the right to remove at any s the 
Carter Library to another building, and the fact that it is at present willing to к» 
the collection in the Alexander Turnbull Library is forced upon the AS wing 
the danger of destruction by vy s to resume eustody of it when a more 
le buil + " + 
xd h 
In view a х ditions it has not been deemed expedient to approac 
the Governme p е financial conditi ‘ar establishment "of a Тыкы Library (see 
Resolution of of г зір Congress, vol. 90). B 5 
Re — On the llth May the Library Committee was 
requested to 4 at oe inte E list, and on the 22nd September the 
committee presented their report, and it resolved to send a circular to all the 
Suggested нан in the terms secre ves the sub-committee, and to give effect 
to it gene erally. 
