THE CAMPBELL STATUE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13148, 10 April 1906, Page 5

THE CAMPBELL STATUE.

TO ARRIVE IN AUCKLAND SHORTLY.

The secretary of the Sir John Logan Campbell Statue Committee, Mr. W. R. Holmes, received a letter from the. sculptor, Mr. H. Pegram, of London, yesterday, advising him that the statue and pedestal had been delivered lor shipment, by the s.s. Rakaia at the end of February. The sculptor asked Mr. Holmes to convey to the committee his extreme regret at the delay in delivery, which, he said, had caused him much trouble and annoyance. The statue was cast in bronze at the end of December, and the pedestal should have been ready by then, but the masons, being very busy, were unable to keep their agreement. He had had the inscription gilded, and hoped that the committee would be pleased with the general effect. He regretted that he could not see the work placed in its position. The sculptor went on to say that he had kept the bronze its natural colour, which would harmonise better with the red granite than the artificial green patiena. In the beautiful climate of New Zealand, with the proximity of the sea, it would gradually develop a very fine colour, such as these natural conditions would alone produce. Mr. Pegram concluded by asking Mr. Holmes to convey to the committee his appreciation of the honour they had conferred on him in entrusting him with the commission.

The Rakaia is expected to arrive in Auckland about the beginning of next month.