THE CITY COUNCIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16007, 27 August 1915, Page 5

THE CITY COUNCIL.

OLD COLONISTS' MUSEUM. j Thb Auckland City Council met last evenj ing. Present: The Mayor. Mr. J. H. I Gunson. Miss E. Melville, and Messrs. P. ! M Mackay. H. N. Bagnall. E. J. Carr, | J A Warnock. R T. Michaels, J. i Trevethick, P J. Nerheny, G. Baildon. E. ! Davis. J. Dempsey, F. J. Brinsden. W. J. Holdsworth, J. Buxton, H. D. Heather, : and G. Knight. J The proposal to establish an old colonists' I museum was discussed, a series of recomi mendations being made by the chief I librarian. He "suggested that a coli lection of memorials of the early | colonisation of the Auckland provincial j district should be undertaken. He ' j asked that he be authorised to engape a temporary assistant, "whose duty it would be to communicate with old colonists and other persons and to promote in such I manner as the council mieht direct the collection of suitable pictures, photographs. I and other exhibits '.■■? t'.:-- museum. The ! Hon. E. Mitctxiscn and -\ir. T. W. Leys. i he suggested, should be anointed a subi committee to select exhibits from the j works now? in the Auckland Public Library, I and from other available sources, and thai t the room opposite the Lrndmer collection :•■■!- i be set apart for the museum.' ■" : ">-""".c;j=."«'- _■ ' The recommendations were adopted. i The council discussed in committee its : policy in regard to the purchase of drain*, age pipes. Upon open council being re- ; snmed. it was renorted that the Public : Services Committee had been authorised . to ca4l for tenders when it considered the time opportune.