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Westminster 1892

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, The United Parishes of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster]

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Table: APPENDIX No.16.PUBLIC LIBRARIES ACT, 185 5.Statement of Bcceipts and Expenditure by the Commissioners for Public Libraries for the United Parishes of St. Margaret and St. John the Evangelist, Westminster, for the year ended 25th March, 1893.

APPENDIX No.16.

PUBLIC LIBRARIES ACT, 185 5.

Statement of Bcceipts and Expenditure by the Commissioners for Public Libraries for the United Parishes of St. Margaret and St. John the Evangelist, Westminster, for the year ended 25th March, 1893.

RECEIPTS.£s.d.EXPENDITURE.£s.d.£s.d.
Balance at bankers at commencement of year, as per Financial Statement to 25th March. 18924,03393General repairs at Chief and Branch Buildings691110
Cleaning, fuel, lighting, &c.15889
22807
Amount received from Rate levied as part of the Poor Rate2,20000New books, newspapers, maps, &c31732
Bookbinding and repairing books10141
Rent of offices—3, Trevor-square and No. 7a, Lancelot-place5910041873
Salaries and remuneration of Officers and Assistants628126
Fines, cards and lost books5932Kent, taxes, and insurance at Chief and Branch Libraries...313141
Catalogues0190Stationery and Printing48172
Postcards055Petty disbursements1365
6077375178
Waste Paper650Rent charge on new Buildings in course of erection326126
Imperial Bank—Interest on Deposit54311Principal repaid in respect of loans23400
Land conveyed to the Baths Commissioners3,107125Interest242191
Rent charge upon same89189476191
Purchase of freehold site and leasehold interests for new Chief Library68348
New Chief library Buildings, Clerk of "Works' salary and Architect's commission4,577122
5,2601610
Balance at bankers, at end of year —,71565
Deposit Account1,80000
Current Aocount15606
1,95606
£9,671611£9,671611

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28th March, 1893. HENRY E. POOLE, Secretary and Librarian.
I hereby certify that I have compared the entries in this Financial Statement with the vouchers and other documents relating thereto,
and that the Regulations with respect to such Statement have been duly complied with.
I hereby further certify that I have ascertained by Audit the correctness of such Statement, and that the amount expended by the
ComniisMoners during the year ended the 25th day of March, 1893, included in such Statement and allowed by me at the Audit is Seven
housand seven hundred and fifteen pounds six shillings and fivepence.
As witness my hand this 22nd day of April, 1833. TOBARCLAY COCKERTON, District AuJitor.