Cultural Imports
Sir, —There may be more in this than meets the eye, but it does seem a little peculiar that, in a country as remote as this from the birth-place of our civilisation, Europe, an effort on the part of a local cultural organisation to bridge the gap should meet with so little encouragement. Currency restrictions were given as the reason. for the refusal of a licence to the University of Canterbury for the acquisition and importation of a Greek vase, valued at £l5OO. It would certainly be news to hear that this country is already so lavishly endowed with objets d’art relating to the Greek and Roman eras, or for that matter any other period of European history, that there is no need for any more. Besides, what is a mere £l5OO spent on something that will be a “possession for ever,” by comparison with what is expended on importing commodities of far less enduring qualities?— Yours, etc-, ILAM. May 27, 1964.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30453, 29 May 1964, Page 10
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