EXHIBITS FOR MUSEUM.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 31, 6 February 1925, Page 8

EXHIBITS FOR MUSEUM.

A VALUABLE ACQUISITION. r.pr.E PARTINGTON (TRIOS. I — I The Auckland Institute met yesterday. Sir James C'.iinsoii presiding. It was 1 decided to accede bo a rcqu"ft Imm the Department of Industries to forward , specimens of New Zealand fish to the : Wemhlev Exhibition. The curator staled that this xvould not deplete llip museum exhibits. Tbe Department took bll responsibility for the exhibits while thcv were aivav from the museum. ! Tbe resignation of Dr. Tetrie fiom the council of Ihe Institute was accepted with regret. A irihute xvas paid to his ' long association with the Institute : extending oxer thirty years. I The matter nf obtaining suitable 'souvenirs from the H.M.s. Nexv Zealaud ! was left, to the curator. '| A communication was receiver! from ' the New Zealand Voim-il intimating ' that it had l>crn derided 1" hold a TanPacific conference in Auckland, that the • New Zealand Council would issue Ihe ! invitations, and that a joint deputation 1 from the. New Zealand nnd Auckland I councils xvould xx-ait or, tbe Minister ' : xvitii a x irxv to requesting a grant of '■ ' __onil. The suggestions -sere agreed to 'except that. !he Aneklainl council - ; desired the right to issue the invitations, '■and Professors Thomas am) Segar were ■entrusted lo put this x iexv before the i New Zealand Council. >| '1 be securing of tho lMge Tart ington '! collection of some '.Ofifl Polynesian j coins is regarded as a highly valuable I acquisition to the ninspum. ami the j action of Mrs. I'plon ami Mr. W. Cecil ■ Leys in donating if as a memorial to i their father, the lute Dr. I.evs. xvas ' commemleil. A stun of £072 had been ! subscribed locallr for the purchase of | the collection, but n» - result of the ; generous j_.i'»- "II the donors were offered ; their money bark. They decided, howlever, that' it should be used in the ) interests of the museum. The assistance lent by Mr. E. Daxis i„ armoring tor , the shipping of the collection ,',-om , London xvill enable it to arrive within a couple of months.