MCKENZIE MEMORIAL.
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) Wellington, last night. The McKenzie Memorial Committee met to-day and decided to erect a cairn on Puketoitoi, a high hill on the late Sir John McKenzie’s estate at Heathfieji, and to place the procuring of a marble" bust for Ihe Parliamentary Library in the hands of the Agent-General in London. The treasurer reported that the subscriptions to date totalled £540, and that there were twenty-three subscription lists outstanding. The Hons. Lee-Smith and Bigg and Messrs Thomas McKenzie and E. G. Allen were appointed a sub-committee to carry out the works proposed. It was explained that- the proposal to erect a cairn on Pukctapu was abandoned owing to prohibitive terms and conditions being asked for by the owner of the land.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GIST19011107.2.34
Bibliographic details
Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 257, 7 November 1901, Page 2
Word Count
125MCKENZIE MEMORIAL. Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 257, 7 November 1901, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in