The Archive · 1874

The Shanghai Library

The annual meeting of subscribers to the Library was held on Monday. Present:—Rev, Mr. Butcher, in the el Dr. Macgowan, Messrs. Cordier, Maclellan, Kent, Payn, How, Buchanan, G. Jamieson, Groom, and FitzGerald, The Honorary Secretary, Mr. Macuser LAN, Inid on the table a Report of which we give @ precis, and read the Accounts, which are appended.

The Report stated that there was a debit balance of Tls. 31.92 at end of 1873 besides £50 due to the London Agents. The funds had not permitted of any debentures bein Pooks had been larger and had come to hand off during the year. The supplies regularly each month, and there was no falling off of members until near the end of the year. But the decrease in the number since that time necessitated the consideration of the circumstances of the Library which the Com-tee advised.

Te Suaxouat Lammanx 1x Accoost wir Tuostas Pars Joxm, Hoxy, TREasuneR.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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