GIFT FROM QUEEN
WELLINGTON LIBRARY BENEFITS.
AUCKLAND, May II
The Governor-General has recently received from tier Majesty the Queen for presentation on Tier Majesty's behalf to a. library -at a capital city to be selected by his Excellency a copy of a book on the Queen’s doll’s house \P'iic!i is generally acknowledged to be the .most remarkable doll’s house in the world. The book is in two volumes-; —Volume 1 by A. C. Benson itind Sir Lawrence Weaver, Volume 2 by E. V. Lucas, . and contains Her Majesty’s autograph. Ln a letter accompanying this book it is stated 5 “The Queen cannot help ‘.Junking that this illustrated record of tlio building and furnishing- of the doll’s house will he of interest. Her Majesty hopes that the story told in its pages may give pleasure to young and old of the present and future generations.” After consulting representative authorities his Excellency decided to give effect to Her Majesty’s gracious and kindly thought by depositing the book at the Alexander Turnbull library, Bowen street, Wellington. Two voluriies . are now ,on the shelves of that library
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Hokitika Guardian, 13 May 1930, Page 2
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183GIFT FROM QUEEN Hokitika Guardian, 13 May 1930, Page 2
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