. Historical notes : Public Library of New South Wales. ANDREW GARRAN. Committeeman, 1869-70. F. CHAPMAN. Committeeman, 1869-70. plans which were never acted upon; the selection of sites which were//^r^-;-iniilt upon ; and the voting of moneys which thcv were never allowed tospend. Despairing of being able to obtain a new building, the Trustees, in 1884,consented to a make-shift in the shape of an addition to the old one ; and in1885-6 a new wing, facing Bent-street, was added, at a cost of /^ 14, extension rendered necessary the vacation of the Librarians quarters,to make accommodatio
. Historical notes : Public Library of New South Wales. ANDREW GARRAN. Committeeman, 1869-70. F. CHAPMAN. Committeeman, 1869-70. plans which were never acted upon; the selection of sites which were//^r^-;-iniilt upon ; and the voting of moneys which thcv were never allowed tospend. Despairing of being able to obtain a new building, the Trustees, in 1884,consented to a make-shift in the shape of an addition to the old one ; and in1885-6 a new wing, facing Bent-street, was added, at a cost of /^ 14, extension rendered necessary the vacation of the Librarians quarters,to make accommodation for whom the house, in Macquarie-street adjoiningthe Library was purchased in July, 1884. tHE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 43 Immediately the Bent-street wing was completed, it was discovered thatthe walls of the old building, facing Macquarie-street, were unsafe, and wouldhave to be replaced. Advantage was taken of this, to extend and re-buildthe whole of the Macquarie-street wing ; and to make it uniform in designwith the Bent-street additio
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