SIR PETER BUCK MEMORIAL SCHEME FUNDS

Te Ao Hou, April 1958, Page 18

SIR PETER BUCK MEMORIAL SCHEME FUNDS Nearly three years ago a Committee was formed to raise funds for perpetuating the memory of the late Sir Peter Buck. With the help of many Maori Organisations a tomb was erected near Urenui where Sir Peter's ashes were placed. A sum of money was set aside to maintain the Memorial for all time. In addition the Committee intended to create a further Memorial in the form of educational grants to be made from year to year. The aim was to raise £2000, but so far only £1126 has come to hand. It is hoped to put the Buck memorial scheme into operation next year. The income from £2000 will be applied as follows: The purchase of books annually for Te Aute College at a cost of £25/10/-, the collection to be known as the Sir Peter Buck Memorial Library; a gold medal to be presented each year to the dux of Te Aute, and similar medals to be awarded annually to the dux of the Urenui Primary School and the dux of the Waitara District High School. In addition the sum of £33 will be set aside annually for a bursary in Sir Peter's name for a student enrolled in the class of anthropology III, at any New Zealand university where the subject is taught.