NATIONAL GALLERY.
« JCSOOO IX VIEW. Tho exhibition of British pictures will elo-e. in Wellington on Wednesday next, so the public should tal;e full advantage of the pre-ent opportunity io view IMs fine collection. The attendance continues west but a big incicnst is expected during the few remaining days. The picture fund is now well witlun view of ,£SOOO, ami from present indications it is anticipated thai the total returns will easily exceed the limit fixed by the City Council at the commencement of the campaign.
Citizens are reminded of the opportunity afforded them to assist the fund by attending the excellent concc-rt that Miss Beatrice liichmond has arranged to take place in the Town Hall on Saturday evening next. Tho gallery will be open to the public on Sunday afternoon and this is the last occasion ou which citizens who are otherwise engaged during the week will be able to see the pictures. The usual collection will be taken at the door and half the amount so contributed will go directly to the fund.
The fund, which is being raised by the pupil:- of the primary schools of Wellington and immediate suburbs now totals over ,£is, the contributing schools being Brooklyn, Mount Cook Girls', Muritai, Terrace, Clyde Quay, Kaiworra, Wadcstown, Newtown, South Wellington, Normal (Tiiorndon), Island Bay, Karon, and ii 11*t District High School. The donations to dote are:— X s. d. Amount acknowledged ~... 46-11 11 SJ■J. Pi. Palmer 1 1 0 Mrs Victor Dimoc-k 2 2 0 Victor Dimock 2 2 0 •Staff and pupils Hutt District Hish School 5 15 fl Wellington Harbour Board ... 25 D 0 Percentage of admissions SO 0 0 Commission on sales, sth instalment ST fl 0 Mrs. W. ritzherbert 1 1 fl I'. Hoidsworth 1 1 0 Education Department 3 15 fl W.B 0 10 0 C. Smith, Ltd B 5 0 Gallery Subscription boxes ... 1 9 5s •1532 13 8 £54 ¥ROM MASTEHTON. (By Telegraph—Special Correspondent.) Masterton, May 30. The sum of .£sl lias been subscribed in Masterton to dato towards purchasing a Masterton picture for tho Wellington Art Gallery. ________
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1454, 31 May 1912, Page 4
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348NATIONAL GALLERY. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1454, 31 May 1912, Page 4
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