A PUBLIC BENEFACTOR.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1270, 27 October 1911, Page 4

A PUBLIC BENEFACTOR.

y • I THE BULLER, COLLECTION. d >- The Prime Minister (Sir Jcecph Ward, 0 Bart.) moved in the House of Hcpreecuta- ' lives yesterday afternoon:— 's That this House accepts on behalf of •, the Dominion the offer by Mr. \V. Leo J Buller of tho vahiablo collection of f specimens of Maori industry and art j» associated with tho name of his father, ". tho late Sir Walter Buller, and dod sires to heartily thank Mr. Bullcr for ~ the same, and to express to him ita q high appreciiition of the fine publio spirit wliich has prompted him in presenting so vahiablo a gift lo the country. Tho Loader of tho Opposition (Mr. Maasoy) seconded tho motion and expressed a; hope that a museum in which the collection could 1)6 adequately housed would eeon be erected. y Tho Primo Minister: We intend to do i> 60. >■ Mr. Hold said ho believed that Mr. Bullor's fine example, would bo followed j by tho gift of nnothe. , collection, perhajxj j even inoro valuable, which another gonor- . ous owner would (,'ivo to tho Stato as poou as a proper building , was ready to receive it. Dr. T/> llangihiroa and Mr. Russell nlso f spoke, 1 Tho motion was carried unanimously.