A Guide to the Use of the Beading Boom. 



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tickets of admission and on the class of books that may be used in 

 the Beading Eoom. 



No person under twenty-one years of age is admissible except 

 under a special order from the Trustees," which is not granted 

 unless a very good cause can be shown. 



" No person will be admitted for the purpose of preparing for 

 examination, of writing prize essays, or of competing for prizes, 

 unless on special reason being shown; or for the purpose of 

 consulting current directories." 



Works of fiction are not, under ordinary circumstances, supplied 

 to readers within five years of pubhcation. Eeaders who for any 

 special reason deske to make use of a recently published novel 

 should state their purpose to the Superintendent of the Beading 

 Boom. 



Unbound files or numbers of current newspapers are obtainable 

 only under the conditions given below (pp. 25, 26). 



TICKETS OF ADMISSION TO THE BEADING BOOM. 



The following are the regulations as to admission to the 

 Beading Boom : — 



" Persons desiring to be admitted to the Beading Boom must 

 apply in writing to the Director, specifying their profession or 

 business, their place of abode, and the particular purpose for 

 which they seek admission. 



Every such application must be made two days at least before 

 admission is required, and must be accompanied by a written 

 recommendation from a householder (whose address can be 

 identified from the ordinary sources of reference, and who must 

 also be a person of recognised position), with full signature and 

 address, stated to be given on personal knowledge of the applicant, 

 and certifying that he or she will make proper use of the Beading 

 Boom. The Trustees cannot accept the recommendation of hotel 

 keepers or of boarding or lodging-house keepers in favour of their 

 lodgers. 



*' If such application or recommendation be unsatisfactory, the 

 Director wiU either refuse admission, or submit the case to the 

 Trustees for their decision. 



" The Tickets of Admission (a) are not transferable ; and {h) 

 must be produced if required." 



In naming the purpose for which admission is requested it is 

 desirable to give, however briefly, as definite a statement as 

 possible. General or vague terms, such as Study, Besearch, or 

 Literary work, cannot be accepted, and the use of such terms will 

 inevitably involve delay in granting a ticket of admission, even if 

 it does not lead to a refusal to do so. 



