Although the new building was extended in 1877, by the 1890s the Museum and Library Association was struggling financially, and even unable to pay its curator, Edward Wilson (1848–1898).
虽然新楼曾在1877年扩建，但到了1890年后，博物馆和图书馆协会遭遇了财政短缺，甚至无法向其馆长愛德華·威爾森（Edward Wilson，1848—1898）支付薪水。