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to visit it on more than one occasion. The

Committe therefore deem it unnecessary. to go into details with reference to the building and it very large original cost, which was almost wholly subscribed

and would only remark

Hall open and

in the Colony that to keep the City in a state of repain the public have had to subscribe freely, the income derived from letting the Theatre, Ball room to having been inadequate. meet the absolutely necessary expenditure amounting annually to a little over $6.000. Fonverty and from the offering

of

to

the Hall the Government awisted

it's funds by

but owing

to

an annual contribution,

a-

difference of opinion

the grout ceard in the time of the

Governor's

Governor's immediate predecessor. The n

the

Committee brucet that His Excellency Governor will; in consideration of the great

the

public importance of the Library which

contains some 7.000 columnes, and of Museum which was visited during

June

the

twelve months ending 30th Jeme 1883 by no less than 17/2, 57/9 persons, place upon

the Estimates a

Hall of

A Bum

City

anntir.

special grant to the Cit of $2.400,

2.4.00 per "The finances of the Bestitution are

at the moment in exceptional difficulties

owing to the funds the Convmittee depended upon for

current axpenses

being in the hands of the Oriental Bank

which has closed its doors, and the Committee would axpress a hope that His liccellency th

the Governor would direct

that