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COMMITTEES OF MANAGEMENT. National Abt Gallery. Sir George A. Troup, Kt., C.M.G. (Chairman), Mrs. Murray Fuller, Messrs. D. A. Ewen, A. D. Carbery, T. I). H. Hall, Nugent Welch, S. W. Fearn (Wellington), Messrs. W. H. Gummer (Auckland), and Sydney L. Thompson (Ohristchurch). Secretary : E. D. Gore, Esq. Dominion Museum. Sir George Shirtcliffe (Chairman), Messrs. D. J. McGowan, J. C. Andersen, G. V. Hudson, N. T. Lambourne, Dr. J. Rankine Brown, Professor H. B. Kirk, Dr. P. Marshall, and Professor W. P. Evans Director : Dr. W. R. B. Oliver. National War Memorial Carillon. Lieut.-Colonel A. Cowles (Chairman), Messrs. E. E. Muir, E. C. Hale, Robert Johnson, J. H. Hallewell, and J. G. Osborne (Secretary). Sub-committees. Building and Finance. Sir George Troup (Chairman), Sir H. Beauchamp, Sir G. Shirtcliffe, Messrs. D. A. Ewen S. W. Fearn, J. W. Heenan, T. C. A. Hislop, and D. J. McGowan. National Art Gallery. Sculpture.—Messrs. J. M. Ellis, F. H. Shurrock, and Richard Gross. Graphic Arts.—Messrs. L. T. Watkins (Convener), Walter Blundell, and H. H. Tombs. Architectural.—Messrs. W. H. Gummer, S. W. Fearn, and Wm. Page. Educational— Messrs. T. D. H. Hall (Convener), A. D. Carbery, and Sir George Troup. Finance. —Sir George Troup (Convener), Messrs. D. A. Ewen, and T. D. H. Hall. Hanging.—Mrs. Murray Fuller (Convener), Messrs. Nugent Welch, and A. D. Carbery. Purchase of Reproductions—Mrs. Murray Fuller, Messrs. Nugent Welch, A. D Carberv and T. D. H. Hall. J Museum. Advisory. —Professor H. B. Kirk and Mr. J. C. Andersen. Educational. —Mr. N. T. Lambourne, Dr. J. Rankine Brown, and Professor H. B. Kirk. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1938. The Board met on four occasions during the year, and the Building and Finance Committee held six meetings. Changes in Personnel. Board of Trustees.—Mr. William Fielding, representative of the Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Institute of Architects, retired from the Board, his place being taken by Mr. Stanley W. Fearn, who was nominated by the Council of the Institute to represent it for a period of three years. Building and Finance Committee—Mi. T. C. A. Hislop was added to the Committee. Mr. William Fielding retired, and Mr. S. W. Fearn was appointed to the Committee in his place. National Art Gallery : Committee of Management.—Mr. W. Fielding retired, and Mr. S. W. Fearn was appointed to the Committee. Mr. C. M. Turrell acted as a member of the Committee during the absence of Sir George Troup through illness. Mr. A. F. Nicoll was nominated to act as locum tenens for Mr. Sydney Thompson during the latter's absence abroad. Dominion Museum : Committee of Management.—The death is recorded, with great regret, of the Right Rev. Bishop Williams, who had been a member of the Committee since its inception. Mr. B. C. Aston retired from the Committee during the year. The Royal Society of New Zealand nominated Messrs. G. V. Hudson and Professor W. P. Evans to fill the vacancies. The Board gratefully acknowledges the assistance rendered by the gentlemen in question during their period of office. Staff. The Director of the Dominion Museum, Dr. W. R. B. Oliver, was granted leave of absence to visit the United States of America, Great Britain, and Europe, where he will investigate the latest museum methods. The visit was made possible by a grant made by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and is a further example of the valuable assistance rendered to museum work, by that body. The appointment of an educational officer, attached to the Museum staff, has also been rendered possible by a grant from the same Corporation, and the appointment will assist the Museum in its work amongst the schools. All members of the staff have rendered willing and valuable service in their respective departments.

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