MUSEUM VISITED
GOVERNOR-GENERAL AND LADY GALWAY The Governor-General (Viscount Galway) and Lady Galway yesterday afternoon visited the Otago Museum and showed a keen interest in the range and quality of the exhibits, particularly those in the Maori section. Their Excellencies, who were attended by Captain Lord Dormer, spent a considerable time at the Museum, where they also admired the fine collection of Native plants at present on exhibition. The Governor-General and Lady Galway wore received by the Chancellor of the University of Otago (Mr W. J. Morrell) and Mrs Morrell, the mayor (Mr A. H. Allen)' and Mrs Allen, the Curator of the Museum (Dr H. D. Skinner) and Mrs Skinner, and members of the Museum Management Committee and their wives.
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Evening Star, Issue 23725, 5 November 1940, Page 10
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121MUSEUM VISITED Evening Star, Issue 23725, 5 November 1940, Page 10
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