The annual general meeting of subscribers to the Library was held on Monday. Present:—Rev. ©. H. Butcher, Drs. Barton and Macgowan, Messrs. ©. Alabaster, Woolf, E. Maccal, H. Cordier, J. Maclellan, "f. W. Kingsmill, H. A. Boor, H. Curjel, T. Payn, hon. treasurer, and L. J. Mullins, hon. secretary.
The Seckerany road the following report by the Committee, for the year 1871.
The Committee have now to lay before the subscribers to the Library, the Hon. Treasurer's accounts for the last year. It will be seen from the balance sheet that the income has Deen insufficient to meet the expenditure by Tls. 75.26, and that the reserve fund has been intrenched upon to that'extent. It should be added that the London accounts up, to 3ist December last have been included in this, thereby paying for one or two invoices Books received in Shanghai this year. The number of subscribers was about the average, viz. 97.
The Committee are glad to be able to inform the subscribers that the scheme for erection premises for the Library in connection will the new residence of the Royal Asiatic Society
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