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Claims disallowed. 1. Taranaki Institute, £106 4s. Id. ; not a free library. 2. Taranaki Beading Eoom, £70; not subscription—£so from Municipal Council, £20 from County Council. 3. Patea, £363 2s. 2d.; only £90 12s. Bd. allowed, being subscription within the limit of 1877. 4. Hawera, £72 10s.; only £11 6s. 3d. allowed, being the amount of subscriptions received up to 31st December, 1877. Claims allowed. Subscriptions. Shares. £ s. d. £ s. d. Patea ... ... ... ... 90 12 8 ... 57 19 3 Paid. Hawera ... ... ... ... 11 6 3 ... 7 4 8 Inglewood ... ... ... ... 20 7 9 ... 13 0 9 Paid. Waitara ... ... ... ... 13 19 0 ... 818 6 „ Bell Block ... ... ... ... 12 0 0 ... 713 6 „ Oakura ... ... ... ... 512 6 ... 312 0 „ Huirangi ... ... ... ... 5 7 6 ... 3 810 „ Manutahi ... ... ... ... 410 0 ... 217 6 „ £163 15 8 £104 15 0 W. Noethceoft.

Wellington Education Boaed. Return of the Distribution of the Amount of Library Grant. Amount of Grant received ... ... ... ... 556 7 0 Apportioned to Wanganui Education Board for distribution by them ... ... ... 185 9 0 Apportioned by the Wellington Education Board, — Karori Library ... ... ... ... 8 11 7 Lower Hutt Library ... ... ... 9 8 2 Eeatherston „ ... ... ... 77 1 5 Carterton „ ... ... ... 34 19 7 Greytown „ ... ... ... 130 12 3 Masterton „ ... ... ... 87 6 3 Makara „ ... ... ... 21 16 8 Wainuiomata „ ... ... ... 12 1 • £556 7 0 Eobeet Lee.

Education Boaed, District of Wanganui. Memorandum for John Hislop, Esq., Secretary, Education Department, Wellington, Sin,— . 31st July, 1878. Iv reply to your telegram just to hand, I now beg to hand you return of distribution of vote for public libraries in this district. Amount of grant received from the Wellington Education Board, estimated at £ s. d. 7s. Bd. in the pound on amount collected ... ... ... ... 185 9 0 Collected. Paid at 7s. Bd. £ b. d. £ s. d. Wanganui ... ... ... ... 385 15 11 ... 147 17 6 Crofton ... ... ... ... 3 10 0 ... 16 10 Sandon ... ... ... ... 50 12 6 ... 19 8 0 Upper Tutanui 23 12 6 ... 9 10 Otaki ... ... ... ... 18 12 0 ... 7 2 6 184 15 10 Balance for printing circular ... 13 2 185 9 0 I have, &c, The Secretary, Education Department, Wellington. A. N. Beowne, Secretary.