BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15481, 12 December 1913, Page 8

BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS.

THE GREY ANNEXE.

OPENING CEREMONY TO-DaY, The ceremony in connection with tfc» opening of the Grey annexe, which h» just been built, will take pLve £ afternoon at three o'clock in 'he refer room of the Public Library. T (Mr. C. J. Parr) will perfurm the J* mg ceremony and addresses will be X™ by the Hon. Seymour Thome GeL? M.L.C., Messrs. T. W. Leys, H. Shi and J. H. Upton. ' ~aw ' In 1887 the late Sir George Orev nr «nted his valuable collection of *£ scripts, books, autograph letters, curio . picture, and works of art to the city Auckland In the p,,t these trea/„ r have not been d.splayed to the fullest ad vantage owing to want of space at th« ibrary, and thus the public have J ull.v reaped what a unque „,„ he city possesses. Another choice col ection of rare book, in possession of th . library authorities is that presented by Mr. li. Shaw, ex-member ~t tlie C ; tv Council. * ' ' In order to display these collections to theJ*« advantage the City Council d* cided when the municipal offices were re moved to the Town Hall to bl]i] j £ present annexe. While the room is n« s'bly not ideal for the purpose, it rli nevertheless serve admirably to dijj to collections. The room is irrcgu £ Jape. At its greatest length ,t n.eSr 31ft and at its greats width 29ft 'designed eves, fitted with gk« fronts have been cc/nstructed. and in these the manuscript? and Lw,b hav. now been suitably arranged and £ played under the direction of the citv librarian, Mr. John Barr. In ail tfJJ are no less than 120 manuscript*. N uracr ous invitations have been estendw! to citizens to attend the opening «„ mony this afternoon. °