HISTORY OF MALTA.

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Annual Expenditure, on an average of ten years,from 1779 to 1788.

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Maltese Money. English Money,

Crowns. T. G. $. d •

Article XXXIX.

Conservatory and Library*.

The old building, in which was the library,being too small for the number of books belong-ing to the deceased knights, rvhich were continu-ally sent to encrease the original collection, theconservatory being even dangerously out of re-pair, and the mint being the property of theFrench language, which had occasion to makeuse of the building, it was resolved to erect a newedifice sufficiently spacious to contain the library,conservatory, mint, two halls, a storehouse forthe congregation for war, with Several shops onthe ground-floor, which might be let at a very

considerable rent. . . . . . . 5,348 3 16 . 534 16 7

Article XL.

New Burying-ground.

The sum here mentioned is only part of the8000 crowns employed in making a new burying-ground, began in 1777 and finished in 1779.

This is situated out of the town, and was intendedas a place of interment for those who died in the

grand hospital. . . . . . . 52 104..550

Article XLI.

Lighthouse at St. Elmo.

The expence of putting up a new lantern,

1108 crowns. . . . . . . . 110 9 18 .. 11 1 7

* The place where the coffers, plate, diamonds, and other effects belonging to the treasury, werekept. The knight who was entrusted with the care of these different articles was called theConservatory.