872 



RECOnDS OF THK AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. 



Tlie Sub-Coininittee were also cliarged, it appears, " to direct their 

 attention " in tlie matter of a Seal, and altlions;]i " various devices for 

 Arms " were considered, an exact recommendation conld not be made at 

 the time. It was, however, suggested that the die-sinking had better, be 

 executed in Londoiii^i. At any rate the design was agreed to and 

 approved (the Lyre-bird, Menu ft siiju'rl/K) on 4th February, 18541'*-. Bat 

 as the next meeting reccn-ds the fact that a tender was accepted from Mr. 

 James Allan, £10, the die must have been sunk locally''*^; it is a very 

 beautifnl piece of work and still in use. 



Fig. l:^ 



On August 12th, 1853, Mr. Charles Kemp wrote from the SiiiJ)ieii 

 Morning Hendd Office to Sir Charles Nicholson suggesting that the 

 " tablet to the memory of Gilbert " be removed from the office in question, 

 where it had reposed for some time, and placed iu the Museum. It 

 appears this tablet was provided out of portion of the " Leiclihardt 

 Testimonial Fund." The Trustees after considering tlie matter i-eplied as 

 its unanimous decision, tin-ough Dr. Witt, Honorary Secretary, that"-h — 



" The Australian Museum was not a suitable place for the erection of a tal)lHt 

 which had ])een executed in memory of the late Mr. Gilbert'-*"' " 



The tablet must, however, have remained here for a tinie. foi- Mi\ 

 Calvert, one of Gilbert's companions, asked permission, on 1st April, 

 1854, to deposit it in St. James' Church, King Street. 



Also, in August (80th), I85;i, the first Ci'own Tiustee was appointed 

 by the Governor-General (Sir Charles Fitzroy) in the person of Jleniy 

 Watson Parker, Fsq., afterwards Colonial Seci-etary (185(5-7). 



10.53 



1^' Minutes, 30th July, 1853 ; Document A 



3 

 1^'- Minutes, 4th FeViruary, 1854. 



i« Minutes, 4th March, 1854. 



!■" Minutes, 3rcl September, 1853; Document N 10.50. 



'•••'' John Gilbert was assistant to Charles (lould and aided largely in ci 

 the material for tlio latter's ma<,Miificent work. " 'J'he Birds of Australia" 

 He accompanied licichhaidt in tlie Overlaiul P]xpedition from Moreton \i:\\ 

 Fort Essinjfton in 1S41-5, and was killed l)y natives on the east side of the 

 Carpentaria. 2Htli June, 1845 (See North — Rer. Anstr. Mas., vi.. No. 3, lSt()6, p. 



>llectiui]^ 

 (folio). 



towards 

 (iulf of 

 125). 



