COLLECTION OF BIG FISH.
PROPOSAL FOR AUCKLAND.
" ACQUISITION TO MUSEUM."
Among the collections the Auckland Museum has added to its possessions is a gift from Mr. C. F. Miller, a Kawakawa resident, of a record hammer-headed shark caught by him at Cape Brett. This, and the fact that arrangements are being made to send a record marlin specimen to the Wanganui Museum, led Mr. A. G. Lunn to suggest at yesterday's meeting of the council of the Auckland Institute that a start should be made as soon as possible to provide a collection of notable species erf the big fish caught in northern waters.
Professor Worley remarked that such a collection would be of the greatest value and, apart from other grounds of interest, would attract the atttention of tourists.
It was generally agreed that a collection of this kind would be an acquisition to the museum, and it was decided to keep the question in view, pending the transfer to the .War Memorial Museum.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19270409.2.125
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19608, 9 April 1927, Page 13
Word Count
165COLLECTION OF BIG FISH. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19608, 9 April 1927, Page 13
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in