Friends of the Turnbull Library

Turnbull Library Record, Volume 15, Issue 2, 1 October 1982, Page 139

Friends of the Turnbull Library

J. R. Tye, President

Annual Report 1981182

membership The number of financial members was 913, plus 38 Life Members, as at 31 March 1982. meetings The Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday 1 July 1981, and followed by a talk by Miss Mary Ronnie, then National Librarian, talking on New Zealand reference services, especially in Dunedin where the New Zealand collections in the Dunedin Public Library and its McNab Collection act as a buffer to use of the research collections in the Hocken Library. It was a fighting speech in defence of the National Library and a worthy record of the National Librarian in the year of her retirement. 18 August 1981: Professor Howard Mayer Brown, a leading American musicologist from the University of Chicago’s Department of Music, who specialises in Renaissance music, spoke on symbolism in the chansonnier contained in Banco Raro 229 in the Florence Library. His talk was illustrated with slides of the illuminations, and he played taped examples of some of the more important themes played by a viol consort.

16 September 1981: Dr Peter Whitehead, Head of the Department of Fishes in the British Museum. His lecture entitled: ‘The Piquitinga Trail: Marcgraf, Music and Manuscripts’, demonstrated how the search for a lost collection of Dutch 17th century natural history drawings from Brazil soon led to a search for much more spectacular material, the lost music scores of Beethoven, Mozart and others, dispersed during World War 11, and finally discovered in the Jagiellonian Library in Cracow. Dr Whitehead’s talk was most interesting and entertaining, with a masterly sense of timing, and the best use of slides for heightening suspense that many in the audience had ever seen. 2 November 1981: Dr Robin Alston, Director of the British Library’s 18th Century Short Title Catalogue Project, and well known as editor of a very extensive bibliography of the English Language, spoke on ‘The implications of the 18th Century Short Title Catalogue’: a lively treatment of a formidable topic. 25 November 1981: Mrs Janet Paul, publisher, artist, art historian and former Art Librarian at the Alexander Turnbull Library, spoke on ‘New Zealand landscape into painting’. She gave a virtuoso commentary on hundreds of slides on two projectors to a packed and appreciative audience.

17 March 1982: DrJ. O. C. Phillips, Senior Lecturer in History at Victoria University, and Chris Maclean, artist, spoke on ‘Domestic stained glass windows in New Zealand’. Dr Phillips and Mr Maclean are writing a book on this subject and showed a capacity audience a very beautiful and fascinating collection of slides from the length and breadth of New Zealand. How little we are aware of our own riches!

turnbull winter lectures Following the proposal of the 1980 Annual General Meeting to hold an annual series of lunchtime lectures in mid-winter, the inaugural series was held from 25 May to 15 June 1981. The lectures were on the theme: ‘New Zealand through the Arts, Past and Future’ as follows: Sir Tosswill Woollaston on Painting (25 May), Jack Body on Music (2 June), Allen Curnow on Poetry (8 June), and Witi Ihimaera on Literature and Maori Life (15 June). Three of the lectures are to be published in the May 1982 issue of the Turnbull Library Record and there will also be an offprint ofsoo copies. In spite of a capacity audience at Turnbull House and a grant from Internal Affairs, the enterprise made a slight loss. The new series ‘Towards Maturity’ is to be held in St Andrew’s Church, The Terrace, in the expectation of a larger audience, on the first four Tuesdays in June at 12.45 p.m.

turnbull library record The publication of the Record continues to be the single most important responsibility of the Friends; changes in line with the recommendations of 1980-81 are still under review. national library building The Cabinet has still to decide whether the National Archives is to be included in the new National Library Building. Special thanks must as always go to the Chief Librarian, to our Secretary, Janet Horncy, and to our Treasurer, Janet Meikle, for their continuing support. Mrs Franfoise Norrish has brought abundant energy and expertise to the promotion of the Turnbull Winter Lectures 1982, and Mrs Janet Paul has again designed a tasteful poster to the same end.

FRIENDS OF THE TURNBULL LIBRARY

Balance Sheet as at 31 March 1982 1982 1981 ACCUMULATED FUNDS $ $ Balance at Beginning of Year 9,371.72 6,426.27 Add Income for the year 942.29 2,945.49 $10,314.05 $9,371.76 Represented by: ASSETS Cash at Bank 1,756.78 1,058.43 Stock on Hand 1,281.07 1,713.33 Debtors 236.20 3,274.05 2,771.76 INVESTMENTS Bank of New Zealand (Note 5) 2,800.00 2,300.00 United Dominions Corp.—Registered Secured Debenture Stock (Note 4) 4,300.00 4,300.00 10,374.05 9,371.76 LESS LIABILITIES Subscriptions received in advance 60.00 $10,314.05 $9,371.76

AUDITORS’ REPORT We have examined the books and records of the Friends of the Turnbull Library for the year ended 31 March 1982 and have obtained all the information and explanations we have required. Our examination has not disclosed any unrecorded income but, as common with other organisations of this nature, we are unable to confirm that all income has been recorded. In our opinion the attached Statement of Income and Expenditure gives a true and fair view of the Society’s financial transactions for the year ended 31 March 1982 and of its funds at that date. We have accepted the Secretary’s certificate as to the quantities and values of stock at each balance date. GILFILLAN MORRIS & CO. Wellington, 17 May 1982 Chartered Accountants

Statement of Income & Expenditure for the year ended 31 March 1982

1982 1981 INCOME $ $ Subscriptions—General 9,719.33 9,622.37 —Life members Profit on sale of publications 2,518.10 1,939.64 Interest 1,161.48 945.20 Donations 319.43 52.50 Lectures 1,275.00 14,993.34 12,899.71 EXPENSES Printing and stationery 327.42 141.46 General expenses 114.13 143.36 Audit fee 253.98 193.54 Library Record printing 10,163.70 7,764.00 Postages 1,236.25 1,110.55 Lecture fees 1,619.05 43.80 Clerical wages 280.00 278.25 Magazine subscriptions 56.52 82.64 Advertising Meeting expenses 14,051.05 9,954.22 EXCESS OF INCOME OVER EXPENSES $942.29 $2,945.49

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS Statement of Accounting Policies ! ' ' ’ ' " 'TV • • - : 1. The General Accounting Principles as required by the New Zealand Society of Accountants for the measurement and reporting of the results and financial position under the historical cost method have been observed in the preparation of these accounts. 2. Stock has been valued at cost. 3. Subscriptions for both Life and General members are recorded only when received. > 4. Deposits with UDC Group Holdings Ltd: $1,300 at 14.50% maturing 11/9/82; $2,000 at 15.00% maturing 21/3/83; SI,OOO at 15.00% maturing 22/12/83. 5. Term Deposits with BNZ SI,OOO at 9.5% maturing on 26/5/82; SBOO at 9.5% maturing on 26/5/82; SSOO at 9.5% maturing on 23/5/82. Investments with BNZ SSOO at 12.00% maturing on 21/8/82.