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eventual presentation of it to the Dominion. Not only did he at all times 

 place the library at the disposal of students and researchers, but by his 

 knowledge of the contents of the books lie was able to render them valuable 

 assistance, and never refused to do so. Whilst, therefore, he did no 

 original creative work, he did what was even more important — gathered a 

 wealth of material that will give inspiration for original work for many 

 vears to come. This wealth he bequeathed to His Majesty the King in 

 trust as a reference library to be housed in Wellington. The bequest is 

 the most valuable by which the city of Wellington has ever benefited, and 

 one of the most valuable ever made in the Dominion. 



Mr. TurnbuU possessed an extensive collection of Maori carvings, 

 weapons, im])lements, articles of clothing, and other objects of ethnological 

 value, and this collection he presented to the Dominion Museum in 

 January, 1913. His desire for anonymity was respected, but it is due to 

 his memory that this shoidd now be known. 



He was also a prominent member of the New Zealand Academy of Fine 

 Arts, and had gathered a valuable collection of pictures by New Zealand 

 and other artists. Many of these pictures, which deal with matters of 

 historic interest to New Zealand and Australia, passed with his bequest 

 and are now housed in the library which is known after the donor as the 

 Turnbull liibrary 



Mr. Turnbull died in Wellington on the 28th June, 1918. He was a 

 Fellow of the Linnean Society and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical 

 Society ; and, whilst his name does not appear among the illustrious in 

 the world of science, the original work that will result from his labours 

 and pleasures of collecting will certainly enrich the world of science no 

 less than its sister world of literature. 



Johannes C. Andersen. 



