STEADILY GROWING

Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18339, 27 May 1931, Page 7

STEADILY GROWING

THE CARTER BEQUEST, N.Z. INSTITUTE ACTION. Matters relating to the Carter memorial observatory (for Wellington) Were before the annual meeting of the New Zealand Institute at Wellington. Professor Kirk moved; “That the City Council -be informed that the institute does not regard itself as justified in agreeing to the -proviso that it should, at this time buy a particular mirror and construct and mount a telescope at very great expense to the Garter .fund-; further, that it does not see i’ts. Avay to construct an -observatory primarily to -house a telescope t.*at is- -not, whether -through gift oi purchase, ■ a Carter memorial tele-scope;-that the proviso as to representation of the City Council or the body controlling such an observatory as was -contemplated is one that the institute, would readily have agreed to; that tho City Council be thanked for Its consideration of the proposals submitted to it, which proposals the institute regards as now definitely disposed of." The resolution .was agreed to, and tho Institute committee dealing w.. the matter was diistbanded. The •treasure;,, .ur. M. A. Eliott said that the Carter. bequest was steadily growng/at the rate of nearly £SOO a year, and It would not be long before they would be in a position to erect an observatory worthy of the donor.