LATE MR. P. G. MORGAN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19809, 2 December 1927, Page 12

LATE MR. P. G. MORGAN.

TRIBUTE TO HIS WORK. The wonderful influence exercised by the late Sir.- P. G. Morgan in the sphere of geological survey in the Dominion is given in a sketch of his career by on* 1 who was closely connected with him in his work, as director of New Zealand 1 * Geological Survey. The writer says that during Mr. Morgan's regime as director the members oi his staff were given every encouragement in their scientific work and responded b\ publishing a large number of valuable scientific papers in addition to departmental bulletins. The bulletins published all had the director's caxeful personal supervision and reached a high standard oi excellence unsurpassed by similar publications. The director himself was the author of a large number of articles pub lished in New Zealand and abroad. Mr. Morgan had tremendous energy and never seemed to rest. His memory was remarkable and his mind was stored with an astonishing array of facts. By the men of his field parties he was acclaimed "the whitest of the white." He always shared fully their hardships and their work, while his unfailing supply of quiet humour was an invaluable asset in camp life and routine. Such was Mr. Morgan's enthusiasm t':n; frequently he would be aw?y from cam" at 6 o'clock in the morning and would not be back until late at night. He had wonderful physicuie, which always sfon<? him in good stead