. Historical notes : Public Library of New South Wales. , valued at ;^56 los. ;quite 75 per cent, of these books were histories. The Board expressed theopinion that :— £1,000 per annum spent in this manner will confer greater benefits upon readersand students in country districts than it £10,000 had been voted for distribution amongthese numerous Institutions in small sums to be exjxnded by local Committees. In the first instance a charge of ^i for each box, to cover the cost offreight, packing, collating, c^c, was made. This, however, was discontinuedafter a few months, andsince then the Libr
. Historical notes : Public Library of New South Wales. , valued at ;^56 los. ;quite 75 per cent, of these books were histories. The Board expressed theopinion that :— £1,000 per annum spent in this manner will confer greater benefits upon readersand students in country districts than it £10,000 had been voted for distribution amongthese numerous Institutions in small sums to be exjxnded by local Committees. In the first instance a charge of ^i for each box, to cover the cost offreight, packing, collating, c^c, was made. This, however, was discontinuedafter a few months, andsince then the Library hasdefrayed the entire first box was sentin August, i<S83, to theWollongong School ofArts. The present propor-tions of the scheme canbe gathered from the factthat during the yearending 31st December,1905, 255 boxes, con-taining 11,871 volumes,were sent to 165 counlrvcentres, including thirteenlighthouses. It has beendecided to ask Parliamentto assist in extendingthis system, by circulat-ing boxes of books on lending branch, ibbi •1 vpp
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