NATIONAL ART GALLERY AND DOMINION MUSEUM. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1940.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1940 Session I, H-21

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1940. NEW ZEALAND.

NATIONAL ART GALLERY AND DOMINION MUSEUM. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1940.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly 'pursuant to Section 11 (2) of the National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum Amendment Act, W.W.

Sir,— Wellington, 25th September, 1940. I have the honour, by direction of the Board of Trustees, to submit to you herewith, pursuant to section 11 of the National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum Amendment Act, 193G, their report for the year ended 31st March, 1940, together with a copy of their accounts for the year, certified by the Audit Office. I have, &c, The Hon. W. E. Parry, F. H. Bass, Secretary. Minister of Internal Affairs, Wellington.

BOARD OF TEUBTEES. Chairman —The Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Peter Eraser, P.C., M.P. Deputy Chairmen — The Mayor of Wellington (T. C. A. Hislop, Esq., C.M.G.). The Minister of Internal Affairs (Hon. W. E. Parry, M.P.). Sir George, A. Troup, Kt., C.M.G. Members — Sir George SMrtoliffe, KB.E, The Under-Secretary of [nternal Affairs (J. W. Beenan, Esq., C.8.E., LL.B.). Representative of the Maori Race, Sir Apirana Ngata, Kt. The Royal Society of New Zealand Dr. P. Marshall, M.A, D.Sc, F.G.S., F.R.G.S., F.R.S.N.Z. Professor W. P. Evan*!, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S.N.Z. Wellington Harbour Board — W. L. Fitzherbert, Esq. (Chairman). C. M. Turrell, Esq. New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts — D. A. Ewen, Esq., M.B.E. G. G. Gibbes Watson, Esq., M.A., LL.B. Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Institute of Architects (Stanley W. Fearn, Esq., A.R.LB.A, F.N.Z.1.A.). Councillor Thomas Korsyth, Wellington City Council. Chairman of the Wellington War Memorial Carillon Society (Lieut.-Colonel A. Cowles, V.D.). Local Bodies' Representative : The Mayor of Palmerston North (A. E. Mansford, Esq.). Secretary K. 11. Bass, Esq., F.P.A.N.Z., Chartered Secretary (Eng.). Treasurer- J. R. Deal, Esq. COMMITTEES OF MANAGEMENT. National Art Gallery. D. A. Ewen, Esq., M.B.E. (Chairman) ; Sir George Troup, Kt., O.M.G. ; Mrs. M. Murray Fuller ; Messrs. A. D. Oarbery, C.B.E. ; T. D. 11. Hall, C.M.G. ; Stanley W. Fearn ; Nugent Welcli ; W. S. Wauchop (Wellington) ; and Sydney L. Thompson (Christchurch). Secretary : E. D. (Sore, Esq. Mr. W. Pergusson Hogg deputized for Mrs. M. Murray Fuller during the period of her absence as organizer and manager of the Centennial Art Exhibition. Dominion Museum. Professor H. B. Kirk (Chairman), Messrs. M. A. Eliott, C. M. Turrell, J. C. Andersen, G. V. Hudson, Dr. J. Rankine Brown, Dr. P. Marshall, Professor W. P. Evans, and Mr. T. Forsyth. Director : Dr. W. R. B. Oliver. Wellington War Memorial Carillon. Lieut.-Colonel A. Cowles (Chairman), Messrs. T. Forsyth, E. C. Hale, J. TI. Hallewell, Robert Johnson, and E. E. Muir. Secretary : Mr. J. G. Osborne.

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Sub-committees. Building and Finance. Mr. !.). A. Ewen (Chairman), Sir George Troup, Messrs. M. A. Eliott, Stanley W Fearn J. W. Heenan, T. C. A. Hislop, and C. M. turrell. National Art Gallery. Sculpture.— Messrs. J. M. Ellis, F. H. Shurrock, and Richard Gross, C.M.G. Graphic Arts.— -Messrs. L. T. Watkins (convener), Walter Blundell, and 11. 11. Tombs. Architectural. —Messrs. Stanley W. Fearn and William Page. Educational. —Messrs. T. I). H. Hall (convener), A. I). Carbery, and Sir George Troup. Finance. —Sir George Troup (convener), Messrs. 1). A. Ewen, and T. I). H. Hall. Hanging. —Mrs. Murray Fuller (convener), Messrs. Nugent Welch, and A. D. Carbery. Purchase of Reproductions.—Mm. Murray Fuller, Messrs. Nugent Welch, A. D. Carbery, and T. IX H. Hall, Museum. Advisory. —Professor H. B. Kirk and Mr. J. C. Andersen. Educational. — Dr. .1. Rankine Brown, Professor H. B. Kirk, and Mr. N. T. Lambourne.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAE ENDED 3 Ist MARCH, 1940. The Board met on three occasions during the year, and the Building and Finance Committee held four meetings. Obituary, Death of the Right Hon. M. J. Savage, Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Board from November, 1935, to Date of Death. —The death, of the late Right Hon. M. J. Savage on 27th March, 1940, is recorded with great regret. During his membership of the Board, of which, as Prime Minister, he was ( Ihairman, the late Mr. Savage took a keen interest in the work of the institutions under' the Board's control, and at the meeting held on 27th April, HMO, the following resolution was unanimously passed:— " That the Trustees of the National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum in meeting assembled desire to place on record their sense of the great loss that has been sustained not only by this Board, but by the community generally, in the passing away of the Right Hon. M. J. Savage, Prime Minister of New Zealand, and their appreciation of the services rendered to the Board and the institutions under its control by the late Mr. Savage during his period of office as Chairman of the Board." Changes in Personnel. Chairman. — On his appointment as Prime Minister of New Zealand, the Right Hon. Peter Fraser, M.P., became Chairman of the Board. Mr. A. E. Mansford (Mayor of Palmerston North) was appointed to the Board by the Government on 15th February, 1940, as representing local bodies outside the City of Wellington/ Mr. M. A. Eliott, as Chairman of the Wellington Harbour Board, became a member of the Board in June, 1939, and Mr. C. M. Turrell was appointed as second representative of the Harbour Board on 13th July, 1939. Mr. D. J. McGowan retired from the Board in consequence of the changes in personnel of the Harbour Board representatives. Appreciation was expressed of Mr. McGowan's services whilst serving as a member of the Board and of the Finance and Museum Management Committees. Building and Finance Committee.— Owing to ill-health, Sir George Shirtcliffe resigned from the Building and Finance Committee and from the Museum Management Committee, of which Committees he was Chairman. The Board records its appreciation of bhe valuable services rendered by Sir George Shirtcliffe during his period of chairmanship of the two Committees. Mr. D. A. Ewen has acted as Chairman of the Building and Finance Committee since the resignation of Sir George Shirtcliffe. Mr. C. M. Turrell and Mr. M. A. Eliott were appointed members of the Building and Finance Committee in place of Sir George ShirtclifEe and Mr. 1). .1. McGowan, retired. Dominion, Museum: Committee of Management. Mr. I). ,1. McGowan and Mr. N. T. Lambourne retired, and Mr. M. A. Eliott and Mr. T. Forsyth were appointed members of the Committee. Professor H. B. Kirk was appointed Chairman on the resignation of Sir George ShirtclifEe. Wellington War Memorial Carillon Management Comw ittee. Mr. T. Forsyth was appointed a member of the Committee as second representative of the Board of Trustees. Genkbal. The reports of the Committees of Management attached hereto give an indication of the activities of the institutions under the control of the Board of Trustees during the year. Considerable attention was paid to the educational side of both Art Gallery and Museum work. In the Art Gallery the chief interest centred round the special Centennial Exhibition of Internationa] and New Zealand Art, and considering the circumstances under which the Exhibition was held it can be claimed to have been an outstanding success, both from the standard and scope of the exhibits displayed and the keen interest taken by the public. The financial result should also be satisfactory. As a result of the Exhibition the National Collection will benefit by the. acquisition of several valuable works of art. A number of

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valuable pictures wore presented to the Gallery during the year by the Now Zealand Academy of Fine Arts and private persons, and the grateful thanks of the Board an- extended to the donors of the pictures. Monetary grants from the Carnegie Corporation (for the purchase of facsimile reproductions of old and modern masters) and from the T. G. Macarthy Trust also enabled valuable additions to be made to the Art Gallery. The T. G. Maoarthy Trust also made a, welcome donation for educational purposes. The Museum held some interesting exhibitions which were well attended. The tea-rooms were well patronized during the year, and a number of special functions were held in the rooms. A valuable gift, in the form of a, collection of caiillon music, was made by Mi , . E. E. Muir as a, memorial to the late Mrs. Muir {nee Miss Gladys Watkins), who acted as Carilloneuse Cor several years. As will be soon from the Treasurer's report, the revenue of the Board is barely sufficient to meet the expenditure incurred. The Government giant has boon maintained, but the contributions of local bodies show a, small reduction, owing to sonic of the contributions being discontinued. Without the support of local bodies the Board would be unable to continue its activities, and it, is hoped, therefore, that during the present year contributions will be forthcoming from bhose bodies which could not see their way to contribute last, year. The Lecture Hall has been 1 1:;<■<I frequently by societies connected with bhe activities of bhe Museum (such as bhe Royal Society, Philosophical Society, &c), and for the display of educational films, The staffs of the Art Gallery, Museum, and Carillon have rendered satisfactory and willing service, and the work has boon carried out efficiently. Owing to the lack of finance, if has not I a possible to give adequate attention to the care and upkeep of bhe grounds, but, arrangements arc being made for the Wellington City Council to take over the care of the grounds under the supervision of the Director of Parks and Reserves. The Board records its appreciation of the help and. assistance rendered by fh.e Carnegie. Corporation of New York, the T. G. Macarthy Trust, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Toe H, the Royal Society, the Wellington Philosophical Society, and others : also to the press and National Broadcasting Service for valuable publicity. The Board of Trustees gladly welcomes donations or bequests, either in the form of exhibits or money, for the purpose of extending educational work and general activities of the Art Gallery and Museum. P. Fraser, Chairman. F. H. Bass, Secretary.

NATIONAL ART GALLERY COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YlUil ENDED 31st MARCH, 1940. Committee Meetings. Ton meetings of the Committee of Management were held during the year. Exhibitions. The most important event of the year was the Centennial Exhibition of International and New Zealand Art. The Board of Trustees made arrangements with Mrs. Murray Fuller to visit Great Britain and Europe, and in the short time at her disposal she assembled a collection of 560 works of eminent artists of Great Britain, France, and Belgium comprising the finest and most comprehensive collection ever brought to the Dominion. The Exhibition was notable for its very high, standard of quality and for its groat variety not only in the stylos and outlook of the artists, but also in the type of work, which included paintings, drawings, etchings, dry-points, wood-cuts, colour prints, and sculpture. Most of the works by living artists were For sale. In addition, there wore a number of special exhibits obtained on loan, In conjunction with the exhibition of the overseas collection, the organization of a New Zealand section was undertaken by the, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts. The international and New Zealand sections comprised one comprehensive Exhibition occupying the whole of tin; Ait Gallery rooms. The combination of this Exhibition in New Zealand art, numbering 400 works of New Zealand contemporary artists, was recorded as a fitting contribution to the celebration of New Zealand's Centennial year. The Exhibition was opened by His Excellency the Governor-General, Viscount Galway, on the 10th November, 1939, and remained open for six months. It closed on the 12th May, six weeks after the end of the financial year. The attendance and sales figures are taken to the end of the Exhibition period. In the overseas section, 91 pictures of a total value of £4,796 were sold. A total of 57,150 people, including 9,100 children (under sixteen), visited the Exhibition. Five thousand catalogues were sold. An art-union, which was very successful, was organized in connection with the international collection. Tickets worth £230 17s. were sold, and eight prizes to the value of £200 were distributed. The Committee desires to record its thanks to the seven Wellington citizens who advanced a total sum of £1,100 towards the preliminary expenses of the Exhibition and to the Government for a similar guarantee of £900. The.se advances were made entirely free of interest, on condition that they were to bo paid back out of the takings if and after the Exhibition paid expenses. Two of the guarantors very generously allowed their advances of £100 each to be retained by the Committee for the purchase of pictures. Through the good offices of Mrs. Murray Fuller during her visit to Great Britain, the Board of Trustees has received gifts of bhree valuable oil paintings. They are as follows: " 'The Plough is our Hope," by the late Harry Fiddler, R. 0.1, presented by Dr. Mills, Edinburgh; "Resting," by the late Harry Watson, R.W.S., presented by Mrs. Harry Watson, London ; and " Shipping, Venice," by the late Sir David Murray, R.A., presented by Sir Edwin Cooper, R.A., on. behalf of the trustees of the artist's estate. The Trustees extend their sincere thanks to the donors of these pictures.

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The Committee desires to record its thanks to His Majesty the King for the gracious loan of the painting of the Coronation; to the Trustees of the Tate Gallery, London, for the loan of eight outstanding works ; and to Mrs. V. Ormond, London, for the loan of a group of paintings by the late J. S. Sargent, R.A. It also thanks the Port of London Authority, Shipping Federation, London, arid the Wellington Harbour .Board for generous concessions, and Messrs. Bourlet and Sons, London, for the loan of picture containers. Tin , Committee desires farther fco record its complete satisfaction with the manner in which Mrs. Murray Fuller carried out the difficult task entrusted to her. Her services in securing the collection despite shortage of time and disturbed international conditions, her efficient management of the Exhibition in Wellington, and educational work in the form of talks bo parties of schoolchildren.who were conducted round the Gallery were invaluable. The Committee feels that the purpose of the Exhibition has been well achieved and that it has been of tremendous educational value to adults, school-children, and the public by giving them first-hand knowledge of the best of overseas' contemporary art, without which it is difficult to form independent judgment and a true appreciation ofav). Acquisitions. The Committee has no endowment available at the present for purchasing pictures, The Gallery will benefit later on from the Sir Harold Beauchamp Endowment Fund (now £13,028), the interest on which will be available for the purchase of pictures when it accumulates to £15,000 ; the " Ellen. Eames Collection. Fund," estimated to realize at least £20,000 ; and the Thomas Lindsay Buick Bequest, estimated to realize over £10,000, During the year, chiefly through the generosity of public spirited citizens and through a, grant, from the Thomas George Macarthy Trust,, a number of valuable works were added to the National Collection. The following is a, list of pictures acquired :— " Old Age " (oil painting), by A. Dattilo Eubbo. I , resented by the artist. "Old Stables, Windsor" (etching), by Cedric Emmanuel. Purchased by the Committee of Management. ""The Drawbridge, Bruges" (oil painting), by the late Alexander Jamieson, R. 0.1., bequeathed by Miss Edith Inderwjck, England. " Chrysanthemum Garden " (oil painting), by the late James Nairn, bequeathed by the late Miss 8. Leetham. Five oil paintings, four water-colours, and a, pastel by the late James Nairn were presented by Miss Mary Newton. They are as follows : Oil paintings: ""Harvest"; " Hutt River "; " Evans Bay, 1893"; "Wellington Harbour , ; " Noon." Water-colours: "Summer"; "Winter Morning, Wellington Harbour"; "Landscape — Stream and Willows " ; " Porirua Harbour." Pastel : " Portrait of a Lady." A collection of pictures bequeathed to the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts by the late Mrs. J. P. Firth and presented to the National Collection by the Academy. They are as follows: — " The, Lilac Sun bonnet " (oil painting), by P. Nerli. " Devonshire " (water-colour), by Albert Hanson. " Mount Cook " (water-colour), hy John Gully. " Gorge Scene, New Zealand " (oil painting), by Petrus van der Velden. " On the Arthur River " (water-colour), by W. M. Hodgkins. " Mitre Peak " (water-colour), by W. M. Hodgkins. ■■ Portrait of Sir James Carroll'' (oil painting), by 11. Linley Richardson, H.B.A. Presented by East Coast and Gisborne friends of the late Sir James Carroll: '" The Plough is our Hope" (oil painting), by the late Harry Fiddler, R. 0.1. Presented by Dr. Mills, Edinburgh, " Hosting" (oil painting), by the late Harry Watson, R.W.S., R. 0.1. Presented by Mrs. Harry Watson, London. "'Shipping, Venice " (oil painting), by the late Sir David Murray, R.A. Presented by Sir Edwin Cooper, H.A., on behalf of the artist's estate. " Portrait of William Ferguson, Esq." (oil painting), by Archibald F. Nicoll. Presented by the Wellington Harbour Board. " Almond Tree at Veille " (oil painting), by Sydney L. Thompson, 0.8. E. Presented by the Committee of the Women's Queen Mary Portrait Fund. " Ruins " (water-colour), by Frances Hodgkins. Presented by Mrs. J. Shields, Nelson, in memory of the late Joshua Shields, Esq. "Old Maori Woman with Taiaha " (oil painting), by H. Linley Richardson, R.B.A. Purchased with funds granted by the Thomas George Macarthy Trust from the New Zealand section of the ( lentennial Art Exhibition. Four oil paintings and one pastel purchased by the Committee of Management from the Centennial International Art exhibition, as follows :— •' Fruit " (oil painting), by W. J. Leech, R.H.A. " Los Raisins " (oil painting), by Isidore Opsomer. " Flower Piece " (oil painting), by Margaret Fisher-Prout. " Paysago " (oil painting), by Albert Saverys. " The Baby's Bath " (pastel), by Henry Tonks, N.E.A.C. Purchased with funds granted by the Thomas George Macarthy Trust. Marble bust, " Clytie." Presented by A. J. Bland, Esq., Wellington. Bronze bust, " Homer." Presented by A. J. Bland, Esq., Wellington.

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In addition, the following works have been purchased by the New Zealand Academy of Fino Arts and will be presented to the Trustees for the National Collection :— Purchased with funds of the Academy— " Fruit and Flowers " (oil painting), by John Weeks. Purchased by the Academy with funds granted by the Thomas George Macarthy Trust— " Stormy Evening " (water-colour), by Nugent Welch. '• Darning" (oil painting), by Sydney L. Thompson, 0.8. E. "Sardine Fishers, Afternoon, Conoarneau" (oil painting), by Sydney L. Thompson, (). R. V]. '■ A Norwegian Ship at Billingsgate " (tempera), by Sydney L. Thompson, 0.8. E. " Head of a, Boy" (bronze), by Margaret Butler. "• Loch Nell " (oil painting), by Sir D. Y. Cameron. ■■ Harry MacGregor, Esq." (oil painting), by E. 8. Lumsden, U.S.A. " Boating at Maiden, Essex" (water-colour), by P. Wilson Steer, Q.M. A number of pictures offered as gifts were declined an not reaching the standard required for a National ( lollection. The thanks of the Trustees and of the public are due to bhe donor;; for their generous and public-spirited gifts. Local Loans. During July a collect] >f pottery and a number of pictures kindly lent by Mr. and Mrs. E. Mayer, Wellington, were exhibited m the Gallery. The pottery consisted of about.sixty pieces of European peasant work and products of bhe modern European pottery workshops. The pictures were by Renoir, Multcher, Thomas Phillips, It.A., Scheibe, and Truebner. A splendid portrait of Edward Gibbon Wakefield by E. J. Collins was lent by the Canterbury Museum and was shown at the Centennial Art Exhibition. The Committee wishes to record its thanks to the lenders of these works. Educational Work. On two days of the week during school terms the Director of the Wellington Technical College has made available for educational work in the Art Gallery a muster From the Art School. Pupils from the Wellington secondary schools and the Fifth and Sixth Standards of the primary schools are conducted around the Art Gallery and are given talks on art appreciation. Owing to the large number of schools to be accommodated, only one visit a year by each class is possible under the scheme. The talks are necessarily of a general nature. The Committee of Management aims at extending its educational work, but is handicapped by lack of funds. The Educational Sub-committee has drawn up a scheme under which as a preliminary step it is intended to send out collections of reproductions and originals to towns and country centres in. the Wellington Province. Each collection will be in the charge of a competent person, who will arrange the exhibition and give talks for children and adults. Expenses and a fee will be paid to the organizers. The Committee feels that the Gallery cannot properly fulfil its educational function without an educational officer being attached to the staff. There is a certain amount of money in hand from the Macarthy Trust for this purpose, and it is hoped that further funds will be available in the near future to enable such an appointment to be made. Reproductions : Carnegie Grant. Out of the generous grant of £2,000 made available by the Carnegie Corporation of New York to be expended for the benefit of art education, the Committee of Management has purchased a collection of facsimile reproductions of paintings and drawings of all schools of art from the earliest primitives to the present time. The number of these prints now in the possession of the Gallery is 238. These have been exhibited in Wellington and some of them in other centres throughout New Zealand. A further collection of 157 has been shipped from London and will be available soon, making the total collection 395. The balance of the fund is to be used to complete the collection and to provide suitable eases for sending selections of the reproductions on loan to other centres. It is proposed also that £100 each shall be made available to approved bodies in Auckland, Christchurch, and. Dunedin For the purchase of reproductions for educational work in these centres. These would be supplemented by loans from the main collection from time to time. The whole collection of reproductions will be held in trust by the National Art Gallery and is to be made avialable for educational work throughout New Zealand. People in New Zealand have no opportunity of seeing tin; original works of old masters. The collection, therefore, will lie of great interest and. educational value,. National Collection. The National Collection pictures w.ere stored in the Art Gallery building during the Centennial Art Exhibition. After the close of the Academy of Fine Arts Exhibition on the 31st January an interesting selection of the New Zealand works was hung in the Academy Gallery. Co-OI'ERATION WITH CITY LIBRARY. Arrangements have been made with the City Library whereby, when exhibitions are being held in the Gallery, lists of all relevant art books available at the library will be supplied. Poster Competition. A competition open to all New Zealand artists for a poster advertising the Centennial International and New Zealand Art Exhibition was conducted by the Committee of Management. The response to the competition was very good and some excellent designs were submitted. In all, forty-eight entries were received. The first prize of £15 15s. was awarded to Mr. E. 0. Chapman,' Wellington

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and the second of £5 ss. to Mr. IT. Maude, Jun., Petone. Our thanks are dm to the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts for a donation of £10 IDs. towards the prizes. The winning design was reproduced in three colours and was used for advertising the Centennial Exhibition. National Portrait Gallery. The Board of Trustees of the National Art Gallery receives from time to lime offers <>! portrait paintings for inclusion in the National Portrait Gallery. Such portraits arc; considered from two angles—the artistic merit of the picture, and whether the subject can be considered of sufficient national importance to merit inclusion in the National Portrait Gallery. Special advisory committees consider the qualifications and make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees. Each is carefully considered on its merits. The, following rules, based on those followed by the. National Portrait Gallery, London, have been adopted by the. Board of Trustees, and it has been deemed desirable to make them public as a guide to any persons who may contemplate making a, gift of portraits to the Gallery : " The rule which the Trustees will follow in making purchases or receiving presents is to look to the celebrity of the person represented rather than the merit of the artist. They will attempt to estimate that celebrity without any bias to any political or religious party. Nor will I.hey consider great, faults and errors, even though admitted on all sides, as any sufficient ground for excluding any portrait which may be valuable as illustrating the history of the country. Except by the unanimous approval of the board, no portrait of any person still living, except only of the reigning soverign and of his or her consort, shall be admitted* This rule, however, is not. to be considered as applying to portraits of persons, some living and some deceased, in a group or series comprised in the same picture, and combined for one common object. " Expept by the unanimous approval of the Board, no portrait of any person deceased less than ten years shall be admitted. " No portrait shall be admitted by donation unless three-quarters at least of the trustees present at a meeting shall approve it. " liven though a portrait may not be considered eligible for inclusion in the National Portrait Gallery, it may still be quite acceptable for inclusion as a work of art in the general section of the National Art Gallery. On the other hand, a, painting considered to be of insufficient artistic merit to be hung in a national gallery may still be accepted for the National Portrait Gallery if it is the only portrait available of a person who has taken a prominent part in the national life of the Dominion." Press. The Committee desires to record its thanks and appreciation to the press for the support and publicity given through its columns in connection with the exhibitions and other activities. E. I). Gore, Secretary to the Committee. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DOMINION MUSEUM MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOE THE YUAR ENDED 31st MARCH, L 940. Committee Meetings. Five meetings of the Committee were held during the year. Educational Work. The Educational Officer, Mr. D. W. McKenzie, reports as follows: — ''School Lectures. —The lectures to schools for 1939 followed the scheme described fully in the annual report for L 938—39. The groups taken by students continued the same throughout the year and proved very successful. From one hundred and fifty to two hundred children attended daily. At the beginning of 1940 a new set of student section:; was prepared, comprising ' A .Day in the Life of a Maori,' ' Animals of the Past.' ' The World of Insects,' ' The World of Plants,' and ' A Trip to the Stars.' The lectures by the Education Officer in 1940 were arranged into a series called ' How Animals live.' "School Cases. —At the beginning of 1940 the sixty cases of specimens which in ]939 had been on circuit to country schools were collected and looked over. Many of these cases were changed in mounting and setting out and were sent out on different circuits. In addition, a new circuit of schools was started with the Hawke's Bay Education Board. The Wellington headmasters are very keen that such cases should be available for local as well as country schools. " Each of the schools included in a circuit receives a school case every fortnight, so that, during the year, it lias eighteen exhibits. The circuits included four areas, Manawatu, Wairarapa, Maryborough and Nelson, and Hawke's Bay, and comprised a total of sixty-six schools. " Museum Clubs. —The club work was continued with three clubs —Wellington Boys' College, Eongotai College, and Wellington East Girls' College. The pupils came to the Museum one day a week and studied various aspects of the Museum and saw scientific films. " Student Training. —The students who come to the Museum during a year number about fifty, and during the time they attend they have various lectures and demonstrations from members of the staff. The Director, Dr. W. B. R. Oliver, takes a series of lectures on the fauna of New Zealand, Mr. W. J. Pliillipps a long series of lectures on Maori life and culture and aquarium-keeping, Mr. J. T. Salmon a set in insect-life, and Mr. C. J. Lindsay a series on modelling and casting."

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Public Lectures and Ftlm Evenings. Public lectures were given in the Museum Lecture Hall on 24th May, 1939, by Dr. W. R. B. Oliver on " Museums Around the World," and on 15th June by Mi , . W. ,J. Phillipps on " Maori Days." Owing to the comparatively small attendance at these lectures it was decided to experiment with a session of evening meetings for the screening of educational films. The first of these film evenings was held on 29th August, 1939, and was an outstanding success. Further film evenings were held on ]9th September, 17th October, and 21st November. On all occasions the hall was full, and on two.the doors had to he closed at 7/15 p.m., many people being turned away. Loan Exhibitions. Five exhibitions, for which the Museum borrowed the exhibits from private individuals and from institutions, were held during the year. Native-bibd Paintings. A series of about fifty original water-colour paintings of New Zealand birds by Miss L. A. Daft was lent by the Forest and Bird Protection Society, and was exhibited from August to November, 1 , .);'. 1 ,). Bronze and Silver Ware : Ironwork. A collection comprising Italian bronzes and reproductions, English gold- and silver-smiths' work, and English ironwork lent by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, through the Empire Art Loan Collections Society, was exhibited from December, 1939 until February, 1910. Nature Photographs. In December, 1939, and January, 1940, one hundred photographs of wild. 1 ife loaned by the American Federation of Arts were placed on view in the Museum vestibule. The photographs depicted mammals, birds, and reptiles in their natural haunts. They formed part of an exhibition organized by Country Life and held in the British Museum (Natural History). Native-flowee Paintings. About two hundred and fifty water-colour drawings of New Zealand plants by Miss Christine Watkins were shown in the Botanical department of the Museum from January to March, 1940. They were placed on view just before the opening of the Native Plant Exhibition arranged by the Museum. Kn (; lis if China war u. An exhibition of English, chinaware of the period 1750-1850, comprising about six hundred articles, was opened in the Museum by His Excellency the Governor-General on 13th March, 1910. Lady (lalway also was present at the opening ceremony. The articles were borrowed from about fifty residents of Wellington, Featherston, and Timaru, from the Cawthron Institute, Nelson, and from the Canterbury Museum, Christchurch. The Committee desires to place on record its appreciation of the very generous assistance given by Mr. S. Northcote Bade in the selection of the articles for exhibition and in providing the information required for the labels and guide-book. This publication contains an article on the evolution of English ohinaware and a catalogue of the exhibits. Bledisloe Cup Photograph Competition. The seventy-two exhibits of the photographic societies of New Zealand for the Bledisloe Cup were shown in the Dominion Museum from 6th November to 20th November, 1939. Native-plant Exhibition. The Third Annual Native Plant Exhibition to be held in the Museum was opened by Mrs. Kuox Gilmer on 17th January, 1940. About three hundred kinds of living and cut plants were exhibited. As before, the Museum management was indebted to many institutions and. friends for specimens, which were received from as far north as Waipoua and Whangarei and as far south as Stewart Island. The municipal Botanical Gardens at Wellington, Christchurch, and [nvercargill were particularly helpful. Maoki Collection. During the year special attention has been given to the Maori Gallery of the Museum. Using material collected by the late Captain Bollons, a special case illustrating by objects the Maori method of making a fish-hook has been placed on exhibition. Maori meeting-houses at Levin, Aotearoa, and Te Kuiti were visited by the Director and Mr. Phillipps. Near Te Kuiti a Maori carving was collected on the site of an old pa. A visit by Mr. Phillipps was made to Namu Pa, Opunake, and some eight stone implements collected. Photographs were taken of an old carved altar stone. Other interesting articles added to the collections were as follows : Several taiaha, pouwhonua, and tewhatewha, presented by Mrs. L. Kronfeld ; a canoe bailer and adzes, presented by Mr. E. 11. Schnackenberg during the visit to Kawhia of the Director and Mr. Phillipps ; a greenstone bird pendant and a greenstone kaka poria, presented by Mrs. .1. C. Nicholls ; a stone pounder, presented by Mr. P. Brophy ; and a, photograph of a maihi, presented by Mr. W. C. Davies. Mr. Phillipps published the, follow ing papers on Maori subjects : " The Te Ore Ore Maori House " (Art in New Zealand, 1939) ; "An introduction to Maori Pounding Implements " (Journal of the Polynesian Society, 1939). The Te Ore Ore House recently has been destroyed by fire, and the series of photographs obtained by Mr. Salmon for the Museum are to be used by the Maoris to guide them hi building a new house,

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Foreign Ethnological Collections. An extensive and valuable collection of ethnological articles from Melanesia and Polynesia was presented by Mrs. (J. Kronfeld. It consisted mainly of weapons from New Britain, New Guinea, Fiji, New Hebrides, Samoa, and other Pacific islands, collected by the late Mr. Gustav Kronfeld. A small series of weapons from North China, collected at the time of the Boxer Rebellion, was donated by Dr. C. K. Adams. Other presentations include Australian flaked implements from Dr. R. M. Wishart, Melbourne, and Mr. M. 8. Stanley, Sydney ; a Fijian bamboo pillow from Mr. R. F. Eagar ; and a Japanese sword from Mr. W. 11. Atack. Bird Collection. Rearrangement of the bird collection in the public galleries was begun during the year, the New Zealand birds being segregated and provided with distinctive labels, and the whole of the New Zealand reference collection has been classified. Donations during the year include a number of storm-killed New Zealand birds and many foreign cage birds from various donors. Also, there were received moa bones from Seatoun, collected by Mr. N. W. Thomas, and from Doubtless Bay, collected by Mr. E. T. Frost. Fishes. Important additions to the collections have been : Three scales of a Coelaoanth fish from East London, South Africa ; a yellow eel, Anguilla dieffenbacJdi, from Ohariu ; and a number of interesting rare species presented by the following, to whom our best thanks are due : Mr. A. 11. Perano, Mr. A. S. Wilkinson, Mr. A. C. Kaberry, Mr. Pawley, and Mr. G. Stokell. During the year Mr. Phillipps published the following book : " The Fishes of New Zealand," Vol. I, Entomological Department. Many students and visitors have been shown the reference collections and the new storage cabinet,; and a large number of inquiries from the general public and Government .Departments have been answered during the year under review. During January and February of this year Mr. Salmon paid visits to the Ilaast, 1 lollylord, and Eglinton Valleys and to the Chasslands and west coast districts of the South Island, obtaining extensive collections of Apterygota, Lepidoptora, and other insects. Accessions during the year were as follows —By gift: A collection of insects from Ceylon from Mr. P. N. Tasker ; two termite nests, one of Galolermes brouni and one of Coptotermes lacteus, from Mr. Wilson ; a collection of twenty-six New Zealand beetles named by the British Museum from Mr. G. V. Hudson ; two Tarantula spiders from Brazil from Mr. G. S. Watts, Hawera ; a collection of fifty-six African beetles from Mr. H. W. Siminonds ; and a specimen of the recently introduced grape-vine pest, Phalaenoides glycine, from Mr. D. Spiller. By exchange: A collection of L 69 English Noctuidss from Mr. R. J. Collins, England; and a collection of Australian mosquitoes from Mr. A. L. Tonnoir. During the year many specimens have been reared from plants, larvee, pupa, &c, sent to the Museum for identification. The following paper was published by Mr. Salmon : " A Remarkable Fly from an Ants' Nest in New Zealand " (Dip. Chloropidae), in the " Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society," Vol. 8, June, 1939. Botanical Department. During the year the Charles Knight collection of lichens was transferred from Victoria College to the Museum. From the Bay of Islands, Mr. V. Lindauer sent in two small sots of marine algee, well mounted, and prepared for the herbarium. A handsome cabinet and a box made from New Zealand woods were presented by Miss Grace Drake During visits by Miss Pickmere to flic Dim Mountain and Mount Arthur districts in May, L 939, and by Miss Pickmere and Miss Self to M if Egmont in March, L 940, a, series of both herbarium specimens and living plants was collected. Geological Department. The two principal accessions for the year are a collection of volcanic specimens from Mount Pelee and some samples of mica and rock from the Charleston district of the west coast of the South Island. Photographic Department. Negatives numbering IMS) have; been printed and classified, and a further 227 new negatives have been added to the permanent collection. The lantern-slide collection has been increased to 1,754 slides. Many of those added during the year are natural-colour slides of native flowers made by the Dufay colour process. Press, Radio, and Trams, The thanks of the Museum Management Committee are tendered to the press, the National Broadcasting Service, the National Commercial Broadcasting Service, and the City Tramways Department for assistance in directing attention to the Museum and its activities. W. R. B. Oliver, Director.

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Exhibit illustrating the "Kauri Tree" prepared in the Dominion Museum for circulating to other New Zealand Museums under the Carnegie Exchange Scheme.

[./. T. Sainton, -photo.

Exhibit Prepared in the Dominion Museum for circulating to other New Zealand Museums under the Carnegie Exchange System.

[J. T. Salmon, photo.

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Primary-school Children arriving at the Dominion Museum.

[J. T. Salmon, photo.

Secondary-school Children filling the Museum Lecture Hall for a Lecture by one of the Members of this Museum Staff.

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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL CARILLON MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1940. The Carillon Committee has met from time to time as required. Programmes on the Carillon have been played on war anniversaries and other special occasions by means of the automatic player. The repertoire has been further added to by the addition of twelve rolls, the gift of Mr. E. E. Muir. As previously stated, the mechanism has been kept in working-order, but a complete overhaul is now due, and this will entail the provision of springs and other working parts. The receipts for the Carillon lift were £76 55., an increase of £27 19s. 6d. The entrance hall has been decorated, and further improvements to the interior of the tower are contemplated. Alfrkd Cowles, Chairman, Carillon Management Committee.

TREASURER'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1940. To the Chairman, — I beg to submit the following financial statements relating to the year ended 31st March, 1940: — (1) Tea-rooms Income and Expenditure Account. (2) Main Income and Expenditure Account. (3) Receipts and Payments Account. (4) Balance-sheet. The following matters in connection with these statements and the general operations during the past year are of interest: — Tea-rooms Income and Expenditure Account. The year has been a very successful one for the tea-rooms, and has resulted in a surplus of £124 17a., as compared with the previous year's deficiency of £3 11s. 10d. The support of visitors to the Centennial Art Exhibition contributed in a large measure to this satisfactory position. Main Income and Expenditure Account. The surplus for the year, £1,008 10s. Bd., together with accumulated surplus from previous years, £504 13s. 7d., and interest on investment with Public Trustee, £128 ss. 6d., total £1,641 9s. 9d.[ has been appropriated as follows : — £ a. d. Repairs, Renewals, and Extensions Reserve .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Picture Purchase Reserve .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Museum Exhibits Reserve .. 150 0 0 Educational Purposes Reserve — Art Gallery .. .... .. .. .. 100 0 0 Museum .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Balance forward to next period .. .. .. .. 141 9 9 £1,641 9 9 The main items of expenditure, compared with the corresponding items last year, are as follows : 1939-40. 1938-39. £ £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,850 7,227 Repairs and maintenance —: Buildings and equipment .. .. .. .. 664 151 Fuel, light, power, water .. .. .. 638 561 Of the revenue of £11,693, £11,234 was contributed by the New Zealand Government and local bodies. For the previous year the corrsponding figures were £11,722 and £11,301, respectively. T. G. Macarthy Trust. Last year the T. G. Macarthy Trust's grant of £400 was allocated by the Board as follows : — £ Picture Purchase Reserve .. .. .. .. .. ~ 200 Educational Purposes Reserve— Art Gallery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 Museum .. . . .. .. .. .. ~ . _ 100 Centennial Art Exhibition. For the period ended 31st March last the debit balance in connection with the above Exhibition was £576 ss. 6d. At that time the Exhibition had approximately six weeks to run, and the uniformly splendid attendances during those weeks has ensured that the final accounts to be presented next year will disclose that the undertaking has been self-supporting. Sir Harold Beauchamp Trust. The purpose of a trust provided by Sir Harold Beauchamp was to build up a capital fund of £15,000, the income from which was to be used for the purchase of" pictures. This trust is administered by the Public Trustee, and the Board's interest is a contingent one until the corpus reaches £15,000. Thereafter the income will be paid to the board and will be expended as indicated above. The balance of the fund at 31st March, 1940, was £13,028 7s. 3d. J. R. Deal, Treasurer

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Receipts and Payments Account for the Vkah bnded 31st March, li»40. Receipts. Payments. Balance in bank at beginning of £ s. d. £ p. (i. Recurring— £ g, J. period — _ ■ . ■ Advertising .. •• .. .. .. 24 17 3 In hand .. .. .. 9 1 5 Audit fees.. .. .. .. ~ 17 0 t> In bank .. .. .. 6,r>98 14 10 Cleaning .. .. .. .. „ ' 14 (i 5 ■;. i. ~ —~ ; f),(io7 1 1> 3 Compensation: Accident to employee ~•„• .. 161 0 1 Carillon lift takings ..' .. .. ".. 7ti S 0 Educational services .. ... .. 226 4 11 Cloak-room receipts .. ... .. ~ 44 Hi 5 Exhibition in Art Gallery (excluding Centennial Collection boxes reoeipts .. .. .. 17 12 8 Art Exhibition) .. ..'''' .. 68 4 4 Film-lecture receipts .. .. .. .. 31 5 0 Exhibitions in .Museum ..■. • .. ... 86 1 8 Government grants for maintenance .. .. 8,000 0 0 Freight and cartage ..' -~.. .. .. t>3 13 4 Hire of Lecture Hall .. .. .. .. 24 2 II Fuel, light, power, and water. ...',.. «11 9 r> Local bodies' contributions for maintenance .. 3.010 0 0 Insurances .. .. .. (13 13 4 Macarthy Trust, grant... .... .. 400 O 0 .Miscellaneous .. .. '■''.:'"'"'■■ "'■.'. 7 9 4 Miscellaneous receipts.. .. .. .. 12 4 S Office expenses .. .. .... 32 18 4 New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts : Contribution Photographic supplies .. .. 107 if> 1, towards salary, Stc. .. .. .. 225 0 0 Postages, telegrams, and toll calls .. 73 18 9 Pioture Purchase Fund .. .. .. 87 0 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. ioh l 4 Rent of cottage ~ ..,,..,-■ .. .. ,20 17 1 Repairs and maintenance of buildings and equipSubseriptions towards Building Fund .. ...... 104 13 4 ment .. . 077 4 <j Tea-rooms taking's ".. .': 1 .. : ' ' ",, .. 1,097 15 2 Salaries .. .. '''~' ~ 7.H53 4 r> Centennial Art Exhibition-^ , ' ':'■' Specimens and pictures, preparation of .. 222 i> 4 Admissions .. .. .. .. 1,713 11 0 Tea-rooms— Art-union.. .. .. .. .. • 149 5.0 Fiioilstuft's ..,-,> .. .. .. 384 7 8 Catalogues .. .. .. .. 224 4 0 Sundry .. ~ .. .. .. 90 8 0 Picture sales ... '. , ~. .. .. 1,536 13 IS Wages .'. .. .. ~ .. 503 9 7 Tate Gallery publications .. ,'.'., ... 17 5 Oj Telephones and lire-alarms ;'.-.! ;. .-, ... 88 7 7 Loan from New Zealand Government .. t>s4 12 6 Travelling-expenses,. ... .. 114 l> 0 Loan from private lender ... .. .. 100 0 0| Uniforms .. .. .. .. l(» 18 8 Centennial Art Exhibition— Miscellaneous .. .. .. ".. 2.38!) 9 2 Artists, disposal of pictures for .. .. 1.197 15 4 Capital— Art Gallery exhibits .. P| ~ .. 433 2 0 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 234 15 0 Cinematograph equipment .. ... .. 12 0 3 Floodlights .. .. .. .. 481 18 9 Furnishings .. .. .. .. 2t>B 15 9 Ground improvements .. .. .. 1 00 0 0 Imprest advances .. .. .. .. t;(> 0 0 Library— Art Gallery .. .. .. .. 28 19 7 Museum .. .. .. .. 123 l> I Miscellaneous equipment .. .. .. 04 910 .Museum exhibits .. .. .. .. 334 J 8 8 Phar Lap Fund .. .. .. .. 31 17 1 Photographic apparatus .. .. .. 203 Hi 2 Publications (stock) .. . .. .. 1>176 Picture Purohftse fieaerve .. .. .. k>7 0 0 Scientific! apparatus .. .. .. 40 9 1 Tea-rooms equipment .. .. .. 32 15 4 Tools .. .. .. .. .. 4120 Investment with Public Trustee .. .. 4,000 0 0 Balance at end of period— £ s. d. In bank .. .. .. 2,037 15 (i In hand .; .. .. 192 12 3 2,230 7 » 124,154 IS 7 £24,154 18 7

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Main Incomk and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1940. Expenditure. C s..d. Income. Advertising .. ..''.. .. .. 25 03 Contributions— ' fi' s . ,\. Audit fees .. .. .. .. .. 17 6 6 \ New Zealand Government .. .. .. 8.&J0 Q 0 Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. 69 811 Looal bodies —. £ ' s. d. ' Compensation : Accident to employee .. .. 161 0 1 Wellington City Council .. 2,000 0 0 Education services ..'■'■" .. .. .. 235 19 4 Wellington Harbour Board .. 500 0 0 Exhibitions in Art Gallery (excluding Centennial Lower Hutt Borough Council .. 239 7 (i Ait Exhibition) .. .. .. .. 28 22 Palmerston North City Council 190 0 0 . Exhibitions in Museum .. .. .. 75 !l 4 Petone Borough Council .. 140 0 0 Freight and cartage .. .. .. .. 77 0,2; Hutt County Council .. 40 0 0 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. .. <>37 Iβ' 3 Eastbourne Borough Council .. 30 0 0 Insurances .. .. .. .. .. f>B 13 ' 4 Horowhenua County Council .. 30 0 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 6 17 10"- Levin Borough Council .. 25 0 0 Office expenses .. .. .. .. 32 i) 10 Wairarapa South County Council 15 0 0 Photographic supplies . . .. .. 102 5 0 Mneterton County Council .. 15 0 0 Postages, telegrams, and toll calls .. .. 74 15 I Featherston Borough Council .. 10 0 0 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 95 9 9 — 3,234 7 tj Repairs and maintenance of buildings and equip- Carillion lift receipts .. .. .. 76 5 0 'ment .. .. .. .. .. 664 4 11 Cloak-room receipts .. .. .. 44 16 5 Salaries .. .. .. ;. . .. 7,850 1 5 Collection boxes receipts .. .. .. 17 12 8 Specimens and pictures, preparation of .. .. 216 4 7 Filmlccture receipts .. .. .. 3] 5 0 Telephones and fire-alarms .. .. .. 88 7 7 Hire of Lecture Mall .. .. .. .. 35 2 6 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. 121 8 3 Miscellaneous receipts.. .. 7 12 9 Uniforms .. .. .. .. .. • 10 18 8 Rent of cottage .. .. .. .. 20 17 I Balance carried down.. .. .. .. 1,008 10 8 Salaries: Contribution by -New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts .. .. .. .. 225 0 0 ti1,692 IS II £11,692 18 11 Appropriations— £ s. d. £ s. d. Repairs, Renewals, and Extensions Reserve .. 1,000 0 0 Balance brought down .. .. 1,008 10 8 Picture Purchase Reserve .. .. .. 150 0 0 Accumulated surplus (general) .. 504 13 7 Museum Exhibits Purchase Reserve .. .. 150 0 0 Interest on investments .. .. .. 128 5 6 Educational Purposes Reserve — Art Gallery .. .. .. .. : 100 0 0 Museum .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 141 9 9 £1,641 9 9 £1,641 9 9 Tea-rooms Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1940. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. Foodstuffs .. .. .. .. .. 424 18 5 Receipts: Afternoon teas and functions .. .. 1,130 411 Wages of manageress and service staff .. .. 517 11 7 Stock of consumable stores on hand, 31st March, 1940 31 18 11 General expenses : Laundering, flowers, &e. .. 94 16 10 Balance forward .. .. .. .. 124 17 0 £1,1*3-' :< 10 £1,162 3 10

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Balance-sheet as at the 31st March, 1940. Liabilities. Assets. Capital— £ H . d. £ b. d. Land, buildings, and improve- £ s. d. £ s d Funds provided by public sub- meats— Bcription and accumulated in- LaaA 30 000 0 0 terest 100,513 610 Buildings !! " !'. lw'.SM II 10 Funds provided by New Zealand Approach steps and terraces . .' 4 800 0 0 Government ..127,650 0 0 Ground improvements .. 6 184 13 4 Value of land, exhibits, furnish- Floodlights .. 48118 0 ings, and equipment taken over 108,011 12 <> oafl ~„, ~ ~ 336,174 I!) 4 Exhibits- 2 '* M ° J 3 " Centennial Art Exhibition Loan Museum 50 454 A 11 Account— rt (j a ii orv 27 ' las 9 o New Zealand Government 900 0 0 " ' 77 a«7 «11 Private lenders .. .. 1,100 0 0 Furnishings and equipment— o , ~, 2,000 0 0 Cinematograph equipment .. 691 I 9 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 231 11 1 Furnishings . 18 482 4 '> Special reserves— Library '788 14 <"• Centennial Art Exhibition Re- Mechanical appliances'' '.'. 173 188 serve . .. 6io 5 0 Miscellaneous equipment .. 94 9 10 Educational Purposes Reserve- Photographic apparatus .. 496 5 0 Art Gallery .. .. 900 0 0 Scientific apparatus .. 40 q 1 Museum . . .. 200 0 0 Tea-rooms equipment.. 695 9 1 Picture Purchase Keserve .. 432 11 3 Tools id-i 9 7 Museum Exhibits Purchase Re- " ' . u • t> '" 1 "', ~ '■ ° Consumable stores in tea-rooms .. 31 18 11 Repairs, Renewals, and Exten- Publications (stock) .. 10 8 4 sions Reserve .. .. 2,750 0 0 Sundry debtors .. 314 [9 % . , . , . 5,042 16 3 Investment with Public Trustee .. 4 697 5 5 Accumulated surplus- Centennial Art Exhibition Suepense G , eneral •• 141 9 9 Account .. .. 576 5 6 Tea-rooms .. 124 17 0 Imprest advances .. .. \\ GO 0 0' Cash in hand .. .. .. 192 12 3 Cash at bank, less unpresentod cheques .. .. .. 2,037 15 6 2,230 7 » £3*3,710 13 5 £343,715 13 6J. R. Deal, Treasurer. The Audit Office, having examined the Balance-sheet and accompanying Accounts required by law to be audited, hereby certifies them to be correct.-CYRiL G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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