Presented to the House of Representatives by Leave
BY AUTHORITY:
R. E. OWEN, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND—1958
CONTENTS
| Page | |
| Year's Work | 3 |
| Acquisitions | 3 |
| Copyright Deposit | 4 |
| Microfilming | 4 |
| Bindery | 4 |
| Use of the Library | 5 |
| Reference Inquiries | 5 |
| International Exchange | 5 |
| Library Fund Account: Statement | 6 |
APPENDIX
Library Service To Parliament 1858-1958
| Beginnings | 7 |
| 1860-1870 | 8 |
| 1870-1900 | 9 |
| Early Librarians | 12 |
| Twentieth Century | 14 |
| Copyright Deposit | 15 |
| Librarians | 16 |
| Fire and Fire Insurance | 17 |
| General | 18 |
| Circulation of Books | 18 |
| Fiction | 19 |
| Inter-library Loan | 19 |
| Recess Privileges | 19 |
| The National Library | 20 |
| The Library as a Museum | 20 |
| Purchase of Books | 20 |
| Aims of the Library | 22 |
| Books and Men | 23 |
To the Chairman, Library Committee.
Sir,