IR GEORGE GREY'S GIFTS TO AUCKLAND.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 11339, 4 October 1898, Page 2

IR GEORGE GREY'S GIFTS TO AUCKLAND.

The Grey collection in the Auckland Free Lil.rary (says the New Zea'Wrid Herald) contains about 10,600 Volumes and pamphlets ; about 7000; autograph letters,-' 200 manuscript documents (especial ;y; y valuable, as some of 'them cannot be duplicated) ; 300 map's, charts; and plans, relating to early surveys of lands' and harbours of the colony ; nearly 400 addresses received hy Si? George in bis public career, in Australia, Africa^ and New Zealand ; and about 300 arrows, rare and beautiful, gathered in alt lands, including those of Maori origin. The autograph letters (unpublished principally relate to the history of the present century, and are from Her Majesty Queeit Victoria, Lady Franklin, Florence Nightingale, Drs. Meffatand Livingstone, Ceneral Cathuart, Captains Speke and C. Sturt, Bfehops Whateley, Crowther, Colent-o, and Sel wyn. Ihe collection is specially rich in philological and theological sections. Since the presentation Sir George Grey enriched and enlarged his collection by further gifts through purchase, and then started a Students' Library, which he ultimately contemplated making up to 10U0 volumes. Among Sir George Grey's art collection (some 50 pictures) are works by Raphael, Cuyp, Velasquez, Muiillo, Ouercino, Chalon, Marorino d'Alba, Laoino, Ponssin, Linoret, Faed, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Sir David Wilkie, Blake, &c.