M'NAB COLLECTION.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2003, 10 March 1914, Page 5

M'NAB COLLECTION.

MMIH BANDED OVER,

CEREMONY AT DUNEDiN

(B.v foJcßraph,—fess AisodaStUm.) Diinetiin, MaioTi & A Targe ; iim&l)Cr of citizens assembled tWaafteriiQW) at tho'j'oljlje Lttaary k> .take part in the fqnnal pf-oswittttio.ii.■of tlio Ji v Na.h«oUfi-ctimj.to tho City of Pun, edia. It cora-prjsc»"3ooo- volumes.

Ito chairman <rf thp Utean? Cemnifttoo (Mr, Sinclair) said that ivheii it was femembefed what art amicm.nt of time and «nei<{p'-Jtr. M'JJal]' had devoted ta making his researches., to eoltac.tjjig'diffenait works and cfiffchint tfiwijiliMs iMiil papers doaUug with -t-ho ea.rty l.ifstory <tf' out poinmioa, and Ilie amount qf money u'liicli he had , sjHuit iii epniiectifiii therewith, they , wju-ld iccl nil thr mow deeply iivd.elvted; and grateftik Tho fact that 3ro had. (selected tlxo Dimodiii Public LHjrary lor tho lmnsfag of swoili valuable works w-oxild malce " JJimgditt ' eitfeous tooj'o JWdlje} of .ilioif Public library, which ivoiiM lie knoiyii to. Jttewy people tiiroagiiflnt ■tOwa-Jioiq of Aiistri-. lasra. Tlio eemmttteq also trusted, tl.ta* Mr. ST'Jfab, in donating his eofetioii to ttio city, was ateo; Setting aa «jvfi : ji>pfo wliiaii would Iro followed Jbjf many collectors jjikl possessors of ■va.tabiq ■literature dealinK wiSh tire .ifistoTj jiild pi-ogress of tho Pomiiiio!). Nature of csiiaotion, ; Mr. jVt'Jfabi jit tJic course of Ilia spsiich, said: "'Tlio co.llcclioi.i I aita JioW presenting, to j'ottr <?ity was. .crijjii?.- ! e.mnni.fljis-5i to prfjfiflo rtatcra.aJ for tn.v historical investigation's, and it s,efveil tliat parposa yery well for a Wm.e. A3 fllo mimljer of .-th^boo]ts : iiicresspd., .l!O\yover, the demand' nix in* time for tteivciti'o ftncl nrriHßemrtit iiintte very sgriourj inrewls hi to vliat littlo time I cfiuld put aside for ,writi)ißv and,'iVofSft-'lJijui all, I fo«.i)d tIK! eolfcfltmg iiianii) tnkj.ijp li.qkl. of. m*. In ■dß«Mii)| ffltat iiint^rial , should cmiio irufk)' tl'io olo'li'nltifln af a M'civ jSfi&ain.fid ?nHptt ; (>n I jfoiinit 'sonip SoiisWfcrniile- iiiitniftv i.ii fevjjig down Jsrepi?.(?ly ytffep a-ri.m-it sliowld bft pxit. li»i liftitlly I itoludetl the Mlowin'a:- , ] J' 6(> l {3 Written abotit. New Zealand; (5) bciph\ written in Xp.w XoSlsud; -(35 beoks waitteil .by New Zcalaiiilßi'S. T!).e last-meii-tieiieci class diipfi.v Rftvo us fictioi). si's ft is Ira* iiatiiTftl % Writers o£ 1/ha:t oliyss <if, )n»t*rial to ge t<>' ilip coiiko tff tli,o Empire, ami iVo.in 'flicro pivWish to all: E : ii.Ri.y>s|)toMng peopte. Oiicft tlicvo ■ tfev'.hicKiß t:o leiii;-i;iii, and So Ittlo by Httip. , t-kiijr o««j«ctfon \viWi us it is Hot advisable to drop B.uch ■y.'ifil.ers, too SDOft from ft New cdlfetidii iiccauso they always jvjvb a d«s(:iiiftt .ijos:, Foatowl jkvtitir litto ttveiywoA, ai.id iiitroctaoo Now ?eAl;iiid Mioirtß, stylfe mul terh>.<, to say i!Ot : h : fng of material i.vl«li ; as iiniijuo hv sto;ry or lor. AW^lciA;,^,.. : ■Is pxpbimng Ws i-wisoiis for/xfltortsing. the Brniodlu Library ■.of tho■ coltectio.il> S.fr. K'NiVb srficH "Btilig a special br.aijoh of Irtt.ratur&rit :is only in a largo otati'e that;. SiifflqiciH readsi's can be found to warrant fai i:!i> stitution taliriig it ovci v . Jfjirc'-tqldiiß: ovpr, liowevc-f, is ijo-t enough-!, asongim-. isbjc development of it miSffitalsb plac'o from .yea,)- to year, 'fliobrgti cejitrb fliui rtsSiireil feyciinp- whkii theso ij'cw colTdiiipns reqijiro Jliwit tlio locality to one ol tlio four Iftrge- teiitfes., 'Tlib of finiinco excludes tho iOn.iversity OaHe-ttcis whidi art) at ; preseW hattiiiig tor funds for marc iioi?.cs}.safy Walrts. Of the ettieS., Ikttmdiu. is the heme, of my dH ttiih'crsits', 'iiijd hei;o alone ■will fie.v fwtui'o Ejudpntij b.6 aMo to take advaflttißO of it It h fliiiio tfuo that tho H'oeken coll.ec.tTp.il :is . ill ijuircdln, but, SO' far, its ijs» Is restricted by varkms cii;cuj}ista.iices, aiuj \V:lie.n a plisjir of Australasian aiitl i'olyiicsfan history conies t«s te esta:blis : liet!, tho foot that there wo tjvtt BoJlcctwirs availiaHß i'n, Ditnetljn wilj iiis .t\yo veaiidfts for that- chnir RdHg to tlio TOrfvc:r.s%_ of Ots.RO. To lias'o two will be of. ilie (trcjitost vnJue to studoiiUSy aii4 to Pj:o» fcssprs alite. Ik-. W. Dowiiio Stw«rt (Bfayov),. in tho. cowse of his aclvivowiediJiowit on heltaii o:f tte twopfc of Biinedm, said that lie w'isJiwi that' thfii'o AVWO SBJjic- liiet-lioil bv wliisl)' tlio city £6X\N adequately ijpits gratititdo to Mr. S.l.'Nab, niifl otlif.i' bei.Hifortdrs erf the method analogous to tlio s.vste.iii which prevails, iii tlio 'U.iHte4 Kiiiftdojii of pro- j smiting a, man with tlio freedom <j'f a> city. In. the mefln'time; , jilt do "wits to a'ssnri) Mr. M'|?jfb-thstt the.; citizens value Ms ci=eW gift.n.ml e(ui:nt' it a matter of Tionour to cjirofuHy giia-rd and swld t<l it, so ttwfc it fiiiglit- fivlfi.l ; life highest l.ii)pe.s for its nscfulnessj ami ! ta wisli him persoisiilly all saod loftuiio •■ ] in liis future effl-eer. :