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1937. NEW ZEALAND.

NATIONAL ART GALLERY AND DOMINION MUSEUM. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1937.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 11 (2) of the National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum Amendment Act, 1936.

Wellington, 30th September, 1937. Sir, — I have the honour, by direction of the Board of Trustees, to submit to you herewith, pursuant to section 11 of the National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum Amendment Act, 1936, their report for the year ended 31st March, 1937, together with a copy of their accounts for the year, certified by the Audit Office. I have, &c., The Honourable W. E. Parry, F. H. Bass, Secretary, Minister of Internal Affairs, Wellington.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Chairman — The Prime Minister, the Right Hon. M. J. Savage, P.C., M.P. Deputy Chairmen — The Mayor of' Wellington (T. C. A. Hislop, Esq., C.M.G.). The Minister of Internal Affairs (Hon. W. E. Parry, M.P.). Sir George A. Troup, Kt., C.M.G. (Chairman of Building and Finance Committee). Members — Sir Harold Beauchamp, Kt. Sir George Shirtcliffe, K.B.E. The Under-Secretary of Internal Affairs (J. W. Heenan, Esq., C.8.E., LL.B.). The Royal Society of New Zealand — Dr. P. Marshall, M.A., D.Sc., F.G.S., F.R.G.S., F.R.S.N.Z. Professor W. P. Evans, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S.N.Z. Wellington Harbour Board— D. J. McGowan, Esq. (Chairman). C. M. Turrell, Esq. New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts — D. A. Ewen, Esq., M.B.E. G. G. G. Watson, Esq., M.A., LL.B. Chairman of the Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Institute of Architects (W. Fielding, Esq., L.R.1.8.A., F.N.Z.1.A.). Councillor H. A. R. Huggins, Wellington City Council. Chairman of the Wellington War Memorial Carillon Society (Lieut.-Colonel A. Cowles, V.D.). Secretary. —F. H. Bass, Esq., F.P.A., N.Z., Chartered Secretary (Eng.). Treasurer.—F. B. Dwyer, Esq., A.R.A.N.Z.

COMMITTEES OF MANAGEMENT. National Art Gallery. Sir George A. Troup, Kt„ O.M.G. (Chairman), Messrs. W. Fielding (Acting-Chairman), C. M. Turrell (acting as Deputy for Sir George A. Troup), D. A. Ewen, A. D. Carbery, T. D. H. Hall, Nugent Welch, Mrs. Murray Fuller (Wellington), Messrs. W. H. Gummer (Auckland), and Sydney L. Thompson (Christchurcli). Secretary : E. I). Gore, Esq. Dominion Musetjm. Sir George Shirtcliffe (Chairman), Messrs. D. J. McGowan, J. C. Andersen, B. C. Aston, N. TLambourne, Dr. J. Rankine Brown, Professor H. B. Kirk, Dr. P. Marshall, Right Rev. Bishop Williams (Napier). Director : Dr. W. R. B. Oliver. National War Memorial Carillon. Lieut.-Colonel A. Cowles (Chairman), Councillor H. A. R. Huggins, Messrs. E. E. Muir, E. C. Hale, Robert Johnson, J. H. Hallewell, and J. G. Osborne (Secretary). I—H. 21.