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the present war it is quite impossible to house them in the National Art Gallery. Furthermore, in the opinion of the Committee, these pictures should form part of the War Museum Collection. Most countries have a war museum apart from an Art Gallery, and the Committee suggests that such a museum would form a suitable memorial for the present war. It was suggested further that consideration might be given to the question of whether the present Art Gallery and War Memorial Carillon would not make an excellent war museum. This would necessitate the provision of an Art Gallery elsewhere in the City. Library Forty-one books were added to the reference library during the year. Press The Committee desires to record its thanks and appreciation for the valuable support and publicity given by the press in connection with exhibitions and other activities. G. Gibbes Watson, Chairman. E. D. Gore, Secretary.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DOMINION MUSEUM MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1945 Committee Meetings The Committee met five times during the year. Staff The arrangement by which half of Mr. Phillipps' time is given to Health Department work has been continued throughout the year. Miss P. Wilton was reappointed to the Museum in July, 1944. Miss F. M. Sadler resigned in April, 1944, and Miss M. E. Fougere in February, 1945. Military Occupation of Museum No change has been made in the occupation of the Museum by the Air Department, which continues to occupy the greater portion of the building. Education Services The Education services of the Museum have been continued as far as the reduced staff and transport facilities would allow. School classes visited the Museum, but, owing to the lack of a lecture hall, the number of children that could be dealt with at a time had to be reduced. Furthermore, on account of the collections that are stored between the showcases, it is difficult now to find space for the children in the Museum. About one hundred children, however, could be accommodated at one time. The scheme for decentralization of school teaching material has been put into operation by permanently locating at Palmerston North a series of school cases, pictures, &c. Next it is proposed to make arrangements in Nelson and Napier for subsidiary centres for school museum work. During the year the Education Department appointed a school teacher, Miss J. Luke (now Mrs. Todd), to assist with the teaching of school-children in the Museum. Museum Publications Part 2 of Volume 1 of the Records of the Dominion Museum was published on 31st October, 1944. It contained the following articles : — Carved Maori Houses of the Eastern Districts of the North Island. By W. J. Phillipps. An Immature Trachipterus from French Pass. By W. J. Phillipps. New Genera, Species, and Records of New Zealand Collembola and a Discussion of Entomobrya atrocincta Schott. By J. T. Salmon. The Genus Megalopsalis Roewer in New Zealand, with Keys to the New Zealand Genera of Opiliones. By R. R. Forster. The Vegetation and Flora of D'Urville and Stephen Islands. By W. R. B. Oliver. The Veronica-like Species of New Zealand. By W. R. B. Oliver. A separate publication, " New Zealand Museums : Present Establishment and Future Policy," by W. R. B. Oliver, was issued in December, 1944. Maori Collections Very few additions have been made to the collections during the year under review. Among articles presented were a ko with step, grinding stone, fourteen adze heads, and a Chatham Island club from Mrs. J. H. Flockton, a puriri fern beater and akeake netting hook from Mr. J. Fife, three stone adze heads from Mr. W. H. Andersen, and a canoe anchor from Mr. F. R. Shirtliff. Mr. Phillipps has continued his study of Maori house carving. Field-work was carried out at Rotorua, Taupo, Taihape, Whakatane, Matata, and the Urewera country. In the investigations at Rotorua valuable assistance was received from the late Mr. Tai Mitchell, Chairman of the Arawa District Trust Board. The Internal Affairs Department also kindly granted facilities for enabling Mr. Phillipps to carry out his work. The visit to the north of Auckland and the other North Island localities was made possible by the Health Department, under whose instructions Mr. Phillipps made the trip on Health Department work. Special attention was given by Mr. Phillipps to the carved houses Tama-te-kapua, at Ohinemutu, and Nuku te Apiapi, at Whakarewarewa. The latter house has been purchased by the Government as a national historical monument. It is a fine example of the work produced by Arawa carvers. Mr. Phillipps prepared the manuscript of an account of this house for the Internal Affairs Department. In connection with his work on Maori carving, Mr. Phillipps visited the Museums at Christchurch and Dunedin. A comprehensive paper on the Carved Maori Houses of the Eastern Districts of the North Island, written by Mr. Phillipps, was published in the Records of the Dominion Museum.

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