E.—l3.

1902. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: SUBSIDIES TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES (PAPERS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION OF). [In continuation of E.-13, 1901.]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

I.—Extract from New Zealand Gazette, 21st November, 1901.

Education Department, Declaration. ~_ v Wellington, 20th November, 1901. T) [Name], of [Place of abode], [Occupation] , do solemnly Notice is hereby given that the sum of £3,000 has been and sincerely deolare that Tarn Chairman [or Secretary, or voted by Parliament for distribution to public libraries. Treasurer] of the [Name of institution] ; that during the "year The distribution will take place on the Bth February, , endi on the 31st d o£ D eoem ber, 1901, the receipts of 1902, and no claim will be entitled to consideration that : the aforeBa ; d institution for the maintenance of the library shall not have been sent in mi due form and received by the ; only were aa followg . Prom ratea levied b a , ooa , goverrnng Secretary for Education, Wellington, on or before the 31st body under „ The Public Libraries Aotj 1869( .. pounds January, 1902. ~..,, shillings and pence; from the subscriptions 1. A library to be entitled to a subsidy must be public in the of memberS) pounds shillings and sense of belonging to the public, and of not being under the pence . and from voluntary contributions other than memcontrol of an association, society, or olub, whose member- bfirs> subscriptions, pounds shillings and ship is composed of a section of the community only and if e _ And j- do solemn i and sinoerely declare within a borough it must be open to the public free of that tne in f ormation hereinafter furnished by me in the charge. The receipts for the year from subscriptions and appendix hereto is correot in every particular; that the donations must not have been less than £2, exclusive of aba t ra ct of aocounts is a true statement of the receipts and moneys received from endowments, or from Government, expenditure of the institution for the year herein specified ; or from Borough or County Councils or for special building ; that the who)e o£ the subsid reoeived duri ng the year was purposes, or as rent, hire, or consideration for the use of expended in the purchase of books for the library; and that any room, or building or land belonging to the institution, . b m ruUs of the institution admission to the reading-room in respect of none of which will Bubsidy be allowed. The is to the bUc free of charge , net proceeds of concerts, lectures, or other entertainments j on behalf of the current expenses of the library will be And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously beregarded as voluntary contributions. A subsidy will not be ' Heving the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the given to more than one library in the same town. ; General Assembly of New Zealand intituled "The Justices 2. In the division of the vote, a nominal addition of £25 will 0 f the Peace Act, 1882." (Signature.) be made to the amount of the income of each library derived from subscriptions, donations, and rates, and the vote will Declared at , this day of ~ 190 , be divided according to the amounts thus augmented ; but before me— , Justioe of the Peace [or Solicitor, or no library will receive oredit for a larger inoome than £75— Notary Public]. that is, in no case will the augmented amount on which dis- „„„„„, „ .»„.„„ „» „„ ** , ....... j -, n *~P [Here afhx and cancel a stamp at 2s. 6d.J tribution is based exceed £100. 3. The whole of the subsidy must be expended in the pur- j [NoTß ._ Tne words re i ating t0 last yea rs subsidy and chase of books for the library. t0 f ree admission may be struck out if they are not appli4. Application to share in the distribution must be by M The WQrds in J raoketg are not to \ the form^ut means of a statutory declaration by the Chairman or Secre- iadioaite matter t0 be inserted or substituted.] tary, or Treasurer of the institution on behalf of which it J is made, and must be accompanied by a statement of the Q o{ the form of alication ma be obta ined from receipts and expenditure of the institution for the year | eoretary for Education, Wellington, and from the ending on the 81st day of December 1901; and such $ co of £ Bduoation Board . declaration must be on the form provided for the purpose, J J which form shall be as follows:— W. C. WALKER.

Declaration. I, lNatne],ot [Place of abode] , [Occupation} , do solemnly 1 and sincerely deolare that lam Chairman [or Seoretary, or Treasurer] of the [Name of institution] ; that during the year | ending on the 31st day of December, 1901, the receipts of " the aforesaid institution for the maintenance of the library | only were as follows : Prom rates levied by a local governing ' body under " The Public Libraries Aot, 1869," pounds shillings and pence ; from the subscriptions 1 of members, pounds shillings and ! pence ; and from voluntary contributions other than memJ bers' subscriptions, pounds shillings and ; pence. And Ido solemnly and sincerely declare ■ that the information hereinafter furnished by me in the ; appendix hereto is correot in every particular; that the abstract of acoounts is a true statement of the receipts and [ expenditure of the institution for the year herein specified ; ! ! that the whole of the subsidy received during the year was , expended in the purchase of books for the library; and that ; by the rules of the institution admission to the reading-room I is open to the public free of charge. And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled "The Justices ! of the Peace Act, 1882." (Signature.) Declared at , this day of ~ 190 , before me— , Justioe of the Peace [or Solicitor, or Notary Public]. [Here affix and cancel a stamp at 2s. 6d.j [Note. —The words relating to last year's subsidy and to free admission may be struck out if they are not applicable. The words in brackets are not part of the form, but indicate matter to be inserted or substituted.] Copies of the form of application may be obtained from the Seoretary for Education, Wellington, and from the Seoretary of any Education Board. W. C. WALKER.

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