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Below arc tables showing details of the School Library Service at 31st March, 1949

Additions to stock were 54,917 fiction and '26,195 non-fiction. Withdrawals were 3,290 fiction and 642 non-fiction. The stock now stands at 289,644, of which 189,743 are fiction and 99,901 non-fiction :

HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE The following scale of assistance has been approved for public hospitals and is available through free public libraries in boroughs with a population under 15,000

During the year 5 public libraries inaugurated this service, and 465 books were on loan to the total of 6 libraries receiving such assistance. Exchanges of books may'be made every four months.

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Education Boards. Schools Served. i 1 Children (Standard Classes). Auckland Canterbury Hawkes Bay Nelson Otago Southland .. .. .. Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Education Department— Special Groups Maori schools Child Welfare Private schools Island schools 504 276 144 91 146 137 116 167 172 20 128 15 63 3 46,384 13,459 9,036 5,345 7,269 6,782 8,259 10,655 14,466 374 7,256 507 4,561 528 1,982 134,881

Books. Fiction. Non-fiction. Total. Stock at 31st March, 1948 138,116 74,348 212,464 Accessions 54,917 26,195 81,112 193,033 100,543 293,576 Withdrawals 3,290 642 3,932 Stock at 31st March, 1949 189,743 99,901 289,644

Average Number of Occupied Beds Per Diem in Hospital. Number of Books: Allocated to Library. 1 Average Number of Occupied Beds Per Diem in Hospital. Number of Books Allocated to Library. 1-29 40 115-134 110 30-44 50 135-154 125 45-59 60 155-174 140 60-74 75 175-199 150 75-89 90 V 200-224 175 90-114 100 225-249 200