THE HONOURING OF DR. M'NAB

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2191, 2 July 1914, Page 6

THE HONOURING OF DR. M'NAB

A WORTHY RECOGNITION On l!a\ -2, 1914, wo published in our . columns, a 'paragraph., on tho.authority ■ 01 fljo Press Association,, in which it '. was. stated that-the..new .University honotir had been Conferred upon Mr, 5Jt-Niib by. virtue qj iho thesis •'oll' New : Zealand ' History winch, as author of "Jlu.riliikir' iind as editor■ of the Ne;v .-..0n .June! l;.uV.pu!ilishe<T'..ri leW' ;' tor which- S. Carriek had centlis., eerliiin'statements in.which cseape.d. our attention,. thft principal . one oiie in ivhfch .hc. dented.that Jlr.:sj'Nab : lofical. I!coords," . itiid elaiminj?. that- lie ; alone was the author, afld- compiaininji ! that the-kudos should have been given. ;to Mt, M'Xah. ill .' .Carriek was iucorre.i?t .in 'his 'statDinent.-, 'iiia'stniicli as, thoiiirii Mr. Carriek'was' ihe'author at "Tho Historical' Koconls of New ■ Zr.i- ---: land (Sautli Island)," which, was pub-' : lisheu nia'ny yeats since, MrV-M'Nab was. thn editor of .'/Hie" New-Zealand Ilis- ' ■ (oricaj .Pecoftls .of New 'Zealand," a more .recent publication.. .It-'scenis, Jiij>v;B\?ei:i; t.iiht ; : a : -uiQre : : T ■ wah.ihado.-hy tho. Ashburfon. ■ '.'Giwrr. :i dian,'' from .which tlic Press. Associa- ; 'ioti toidc iis par'apraph, inasmuch as "Tlis. New Zealand- llislorical..neco.ids'" * .was not submitted by. 51'Njb. when -he. a'pplieil.for tlie Dpctoifiliip of TjiU'ia-• ; liiku" and "The Old Whalinp Days.-'; ■ In oitr. issues of June o we; published ;certain letters' and a paracrapl) vii;di-. . bitiiic 'JIK M'Nah's.claim to he editor of - = ''Tlie NewZ<mlao.d IL!storical (>l ' ( i f: •. ,, :-would, have been'justified in snbmitr : tin;; tliiS' v.iijiirii^- ; ;]kv did .submit. ' On. inquiry,: however, ■ at the office of .tb.c .Registrar- of tho. ! New-Zealand;'l : niversity, we found that i . the only volumes subniitted were- Umr.o ■' ue have.. meii't.ioiied ahave. .. \Ve ..'Slave i' already- exjircssed otir apprecialion ofl)r. M'Vab's' efforts f,s an_ author, morn ■■' W'i : historv of .New Zealand, and much re- ' ci-et thrtt. the.errpneons st'ntenien't. quof-:.' ed should have found a place in -ottr toi ; lis to,'repeat;-fc.liis-t- Vt':ii : ..Jv.";^>u.i. 1 i 10h .tltf-' : iiniionr conferred .on. D". M'Nnh was well "v..-'"'i.:-' - - v-'?". S