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"Blacking out" of betting news in the newspapers has been
discontinued by order of the Council.
It will be seen from the accompanying tables that the issue of
books in the lending department has largely increased in the last year,
and that since the Council took over the libraries, seven years ago,
the increase has been from 83,953 to 124,979 or nearly 50 per cent.
The books issued in the reference department at West Hill numbered
4,299, exclusive of those in open cases, as compared with 2,510
last year.
The Quarterly List has been issued regularly, and in it have
appeared the additions to the West Hill Library from 1903 to 1905;
a Fiction and Juvenile Author List of books in the Allfarthing Lane
Branch Library; and a List of the books in the Branch for the
exchange of books, Eailsfield.
Donations of books (one volume, except where number is given)
have been received from:—Accountants, Central Association of;
Accountants, Society of; Agent-General for Australia; Agent-General
for Western Australia; Agent-General for Natal; Agent-General for
New South Wales; Agent-General for Victoria; Baptist Union;
British Museum (5); British and Foreign School Society; Mr. Broad
(4); Sir J. Brunuer, M.P.; Bureau of Education, Washington; General
F. C. Cotton (2); Mr. Dawson; Messrs. W. Douglas and Sons;
Durham University; Education Commission (U.S.A.); Faith Association
(13); Garden City Association (2); Geological Survey of Canada
(2); Mr. F. B. Goldney and Mr. H. B. Collis; Councillor W. J.
Harrison (3); Mrs. Homfray (17); Isle of Man Official Information
Department; Mrs. Jeremy (9); Lancashire Publishing Company;
Messrs C. and E. Layton (2); Mr. Letten (30); Liverpool Medical
Officer; London County Council (7); London Directory; Dr. Longstaff
(many volumes); Councillor F. W. Lucas (4); Messrs. Mather &
Crowther; Mrs. McNeill (5); Metropolitan Asylums Board (2); Mr. J.
Paton; Mrs. Passmore (7); Mr. E. A. Pratt; St. Louis Exhibition
Commission; Messrs. Sloper, Potter & Gosden (framed photograph);
South Eastern and Chatham Railway; Mrs. Stansbury (reports);
Tonic Sol-fa College; Trinity College of Music; Unitarian Association;
University Correspondence College; University of London; University
Tutorial Press; Volta Bureau, Washington (3); Mr. F. Walker (2);
Mr. A. Williams.