MEETINGS, ENTERTAINMENTS, ETC.
» &EW/ZEALAND LITERARY ASSOCIATION. The first meeting of this session of the Now Zealand Literary and Historical Association was held on Thursday evening' !n the Ranfurly Tea Rooms, Queen-street, and proved a very, pleasant a-nd instructive rc-nnion. Mr F. Rollett (president) was in the chair, and read an excellent though brief paper on "Literature in 24ew Zealand," in which he gave some very useful counsel on the subject of the building up of a great, literature in this cpuarter of the globe. Mr F. G. Ewington, the Rev. J. King Davis, Mrs Boult, Mrs Grossman, and others took part in a very interesting discussion on the subject of the paper. A clever essay by Miss Hilda Keane (formerly of Auckland, and now of Dunedin) on the subject of "Modern Affairs'" was read by the Registrar, Mr Thos. Cottle, and was much thought of by the members present, who expressed the hope that both it and Mr Rolletfs paper would be published in full.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 129, 1 June 1901, Page 6
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