"THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD."
Never has the Auckland Art. Gallerybeen the centre of such interest as.it.is this week. Ail day yesterday a steady stream of people- passed in and! out of the gallery, during the day upwards ef 2700 visitors entering. the doors. Tor. day'the stream was 51 anything denser, some 1600 entering to gaze at the famous picture between 10 o'clock and noon. During the lunch hours of the day, 'between 12 and 2, the crowd was still greater, and it is-estimated- that - 'between 4000 and 5000 will visit the gallery in the course of the day. The great canvas still rests against the door of the Mackelvie Gallery, a temporary rope barrier keeping visitors from, within several feet of the picture..
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 91, 17 April 1906, Page 5
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