. Historical notes : Public Library of New South Wales. 46 THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF by him as most suitable), and that about 5,000 volumes of standardworks should be procured from England. The matter was discussed atseveral meetings of the Trustees, and finally, in March, 1876, an order wassent to England for 2,000 volumes at a cost of about ^S^o. Wlien the proposal to establish this branch was being discussed, it wassubject to considerable opposition on the ground that it would attractreaders from the more serious literature in the Reference Librarv. It was found, on the con-mation of a
. Historical notes : Public Library of New South Wales. 46 THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF by him as most suitable), and that about 5,000 volumes of standardworks should be procured from England. The matter was discussed atseveral meetings of the Trustees, and finally, in March, 1876, an order wassent to England for 2,000 volumes at a cost of about ^S^o. Wlien the proposal to establish this branch was being discussed, it wassubject to considerable opposition on the ground that it would attractreaders from the more serious literature in the Reference Librarv. It was found, on the con-mation of a Lend-though carried oning, greatly stimu-in the Reading The Branchbasement of the oldon 31st July, 10,968 \ol-1,225 borrowers,which the Branchfirst, were fromThe time was e\-arv, 1880, to fromThis alteration wasable to the working-unable, under theto avail themselvesof the advantaiies. ROBERT , 1870-8. trary, that the for-ing Branch, evenin the same build-lated the attendanceRooms. was opened in theLibrary buildingDuring the first sixumes were lent toThe hours duringw as opened, at1 to 7 on ist Janu-10 to 9 very accept-classes, who wereformer regulations,to any large extentoffered. In August, 1881, the Branch was removed to a separate building, adjacentto Parliament House grounds, which had been originally used as a it continued to steadih increase, both in the number and value ofbooks, and the number of borrowers. In June, 1899, the Lending Branchand the Newspaper Room were removed to the second floor of the QueenVictoria Markets, in the very centre of the city. It is a coincidence, thatthe Branch should be located in exactly that part of the city, where, it was THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 47 originally proposed by the Trustees, to rent a room for this purpose, morethan thirty years ago. The removal
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