. Historical notes : Public Library of New South Wales. s time the books were estimated to number about 16,000,and were valued at 5s. each (^^4,000). The land, buildings, and fittingswere valued at £ 14,000. The Premier, who for six years ([850-5) had been a member of theCommittee of the Librarv, appears to have been inclined to accept the offer, but beforenegotiations could becom- —--= p 1 e t e d theMinistrywent out ofoffice, andnothing fur-t h e r w a sdone. On the27th Novem-ber, 1S61, aspecial gen-eral meetingof the Insti-tution was called by the Committee, to consider what steps should be
. Historical notes : Public Library of New South Wales. s time the books were estimated to number about 16,000,and were valued at 5s. each (^^4,000). The land, buildings, and fittingswere valued at £ 14,000. The Premier, who for six years ([850-5) had been a member of theCommittee of the Librarv, appears to have been inclined to accept the offer, but beforenegotiations could becom- —--= p 1 e t e d theMinistrywent out ofoffice, andnothing fur-t h e r w a sdone. On the27th Novem-ber, 1S61, aspecial gen-eral meetingof the Insti-tution was called by the Committee, to consider what steps should be taken to placethe finances on a more satisfactory footing. It was decided to place the realproperty on the market. To this end, advertisements calling for tenders forthe purchase of the land and building, appeared in the public press forseveral weeks, but no offer oi any sort was received, l^ven the Government,when asked, refused, in the first instance, to make an offer; but, in April,1862, the Secretary for Works (W. M. Arnold), being desirous of.
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