JUST ON £80,000

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 12, 9 October 1928, Page 3

JUST ON £80,000

ART GALLERY & MUSEUM FUND COLLECTORS REPORT GOOD PROGRESS A meeting of collectors in connection with the National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum fund, was held in the Mayor’s room last night, when several reports were handed in, showing satisfactory returns. The list up till yesterday afternoon stands as follows :—

A SPLENDID RESPONSE Following is a letter that was sent through the post to 5000 citizens on Saturday last by the Mayor (Mr. G. A. Troup) : — “I am sure you are us gratified as I am at the splendid response to my appeal for donations to the National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum. _ The spirit of civic pride and citzenship in Wellington has been splendidly exhibited by promises of £75,000 from just over 100 generous citizens. As you know the Government has promised the(magnificent Mount Cook site and £lOO,OOO on condition that £lOO,OOO is contributed by the citizens of Wellington, £25.000 is still required, and as 1 cannot personally call on all Possible donors I am writing you as a ratepayer and good citizen to make a donation to the fund. Donations may be made by immediate payment, or by annual donations up to five years. A reply form and addressed envelope are enclosed for your convenience. “May I again stress the worthiness of the object, and the added value and improvement the complete conception will be to your city. You will, I feel sure, be happy by your donation to add

something to ‘our Art Gallery’ and ‘our museum,’' which, with the campanile and carillon will make the whole of Mount Cook an inspiring national memorial which will live forever. Every donation sent to me will receive my personal acknowledgment.”

TRANSPORTATION PAGEANT

The transportation section of the Carnival Commmittee met yesterday afternoon.

Mr. Barton Ginger was appointed chairman of the Transportation Committee, and Mr. J. J. Curtis was elected as vice-chairman. Mr. H. E. Nicholls was appointed secretary and treasurer, The transportation pageant will start at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday, November 24. The procession will be headed by the transport queen. Mr. Hunt, of Standard Motor Bodies, will provide the chariot, which will be drawn by three horses. WADESTOWN’S EFFORT. The Wadestown and Highland Park Progressive Association have invited the residents of those districts to attend their monthly meeting in St Luke’s schoolroom to-night in order to organise a campaign for funds for the Dominion Art Gallery and National Museum.

Ellis and Manton £ 100 s. d. 0 0 Leyland Motors .......... 100 0 0 J. Chambers and Son 100 0 0 W. G. Rees-Jones 100 0 0 Ferguson and Osborne .... 50 0 0 Rowley, Gill and Hobbs. .. 31 10 0 Westport Coal Co., Ltd. ... 25 0 0 Crawley and Ridley ....... National Electrical and En25 0 0 gineering Co., Ltd 25 0 0 J. A. Plimmer 20 0 0 M. and Mrs. T. narrower .. 15 0 0 J. Marchbanks 10 10 0 B. D. Vial 10 10 0 L. R. Partridge 10 10 0 Mrs. J. M. Richardson .... 10 10 0 C. B. Trlmsett 10 0 0 Dawson and Maudsley, Ltd. 5 5 0 M. 0. Barnett . • 5 5 0 Queree Bros 5 5 0 Aubrey A. Mee 5 5 0 Dr. G. E. Anson 5 5 0 Geo. Russell 5 5 0 W. H. Tisdall 5 5 0 A. Wall, Paremata 5 5 0 Lankshears, Ltd. 5 5 0 T. Waugh and Son 5 0 S. T. Silver 5 5 0 Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stace 5 5 0 E. F. Hadfield 5 5 0 Hamilton and Gillingham .. 5 0 0 D. Somerville 5 O 0 Mrs. F. Lindsay 5 0 0 Thomas Bush 5 0 0 Smiths (Jewellers) 5 0 A Miss A. L. Barnett 3 3 0 G. R. McKay 3 3 0 Higgs and O’Donnell ...... 3 3 0 W. H. Suttor 3 3 0 W. J. Ross 3 3 0 E. Page 2 2 0 W. Spence.......... 2 0 A. H. Barnett Mrs. Charles Carter, Pahau2 2 0 tanui .;. Staff and Pupils, Northland 2 2 0 School 1 10 0 J. E. King 1 1 0 F. W. Onley 1 1 0 J. 0. Smith 1 1 0 Duncan Purchas 1 1 0 W. Gordon '•••• 1 1 0 J. J. Quinn 1 1 0 F. N. G. Makelin 1 1 0 “R.E.M.” 1 1 0 T. W. Ward ... 1 1 0 E. J. Colley 1 1 0 Mr. G. Carwell Cooke 1 1 0 E. Holdsworth 1 1 0 Mrs. E. W. W. Coleridge ... 0 10 6 Anonvmous, Wadestown .... 0 10 6 Eric Bioxham 0 1 0 The total now stands at £79,830 6d. 7s.