The building is being erected from the designs of Messrs. Gibson & Russell, and it is expected that it will be ready for occupation in 1897.

The new building for the public libraries of the united parishes of St. Margaret and St. John,

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Westminster, was opened in 1893. It was designed by Mr. F. J. Smith, and cost nearly £7,400.

The principal entrance is in the centre of the building, with a private entrance at the southern end, giving access to the board room and the