PROCTOR LIBRARY.
FOR THE SOLAK OBSERVATORY. Sir. A. C. Gilford, honorary, secretary of fho Astronomical Society, .supplies details of Miss Mary Proctor's work far the establishment of a Hilar physics .ibwvntorv in Now Zealand, winch eftort has l)c.c'n crowned with complete siwow. "Thrnngli Mr. Cnwthron's iiin«mficcnt donation of .£12,000. the successful' establishment of llw observatory is assured, states Mr. GitTord. "It is proposed to devote'tlio proceeds of (ho lccturiii? tour (o the foundation of a library in connection with tho obsorvntor.v. to be called 'The Proctor Library.' This silffeeslion moots with Mr. Cnwthron's approval. The proceeds of Miss Proctors lectiiriiijr tour wore ,CI3S lis. 7(1.,■ and tho oxpousos slio incurred while Ixnvcilnig from Sydney to Now Zealand, and over New Zeitlmid, amounted to .€47 Bs. Gd., leaviiw n bnhinco of .fill 3s. Id. Dr. Hector and Mr C. P. Powlos linvo boon appointed trustees of this fund, and thoy.or any members of the Astronomical Society will bo (jliul to receive donations either of money or books in order that tho collection 'of astronomical and astronhysieiil hooks in the Proctor Library niny bo niiulu as complete us possible.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1767, 4 June 1913, Page 6
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187PROCTOR LIBRARY. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1767, 4 June 1913, Page 6
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