GLADSTONE MEMORIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 76, 1 April 1899, Page 5 (Supplement)

GLADSTONE MEMORIAL.

The Prince of Wales presided over a largely attended special meeting of the general committee of the National Memorial to Mr Gladstone,' held at Grosvenor House.

The executive committee's report -.showed that the total sum received or promised was £25,908. For the London monument it was proposed to allocate a sum of £S,OOO to facilitate the choice of site and design for the monument. The sites already suggested were Gwydr House Garden and Cambridge Green. It was pro*, posed to give the commission for the I statue to Mr Hans Thornycroft. With regard to the Edinburgh monument it was promised to allocate £6000. In Dublin no definite plan had yet been adopted, but the commitree wera doing their best to settle matters. A s-.im of £'6QvO will also be set aside for the St. Denlol's Library as a lirst step. The Prince of Wales moved the adoption of the report, which was seconded by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Tiie Duke of .Westminster, in reply to a question from Lord Rosebery, said that in the event of the scheme for ercjlins* a statue in Dublin city not being successful, the executive committee were tuklug steps to have one erect.;;! in Phoenix Park, where there were already several Ftatuesi Lord Rosebery: Then may I express fhe hepo that nothing will bo done \>y .the committee to expose the memory of Mr Gladstone to any fresh rebuff? (Hear, hear.) The resolution was carr'cd unanimously.