IMK AISIRAMAN MI'SKl'M EAKI.V IIISKtRV Kill Kl; I In ; i:. ;',S3 



'I'iiis Wiiiil (if spact' was hroiiLrlil liciiic in t lie 'I'luslccs in all 

 piTibahility l)v tlic iiivi-sl iijaHdiis of a ('(Hiimit tec aii|iiiiiil('(l to " Kt'iiort. 

 on tlie appropriatif)!! of tlu' dilTi'i-ciit rooms in the M iisi'Uiii," butwut'ii Mm 

 various oflirials-"-'. Aiiioii<;st other iiiLroiipniit ii-s iittticud was tlie occnpa- 

 tion of tlif "Board Room" or " C/oiiiicil ('liamhor" by Kuvei'al oF tbe 

 busts prose 11 tod by Sir C'liarles Nic.liols()ii, wliieli the Committee repjarded 

 as "incompatible" witli its proper occupation. 1 1 is prolialile t liat t lie 

 t'ollowiii<^ extracit from tlii' Comiiiit Ici'V Keporf was I lie ^'erin idi'a lor tlic 

 erection of tlie West Winpf : — 



" Wmr CmiiiinUi'c arc cif tipinioii thai ilic mily iniidc cit' iiroxiiliii;^' prniicrly lor 

 the Statuary and otiier specimens deposittMl in the Miiscuiii will he hy 

 iiiakiiii;' aihlitioiis to the ]>resent Imihlin^ on a scale which may lie 



siiiliciciil tor the wants of (he [nstilutioii for sonu! years to come." 



Nothing eventuating from the Trustees' application, tlie Ciovernor- 

 Geiieral took the matter in hand and addressed the following letter-^'^'* to 

 his Ct)-Trustees : — 



Govt. House, 



2 October, '58. 



Will you, if it })e in accordance with the rules of the Museum, j^ive 

 notice to the Trustees that I propose to brin^- under their consideration at 

 the iK^xt meetinj^ the propriety of drawin<^ up a petition to the Govt, 

 prayiii";' that a sum may be placed en the Estimates of 1859 for the 

 erection of additional biuldin<^s in accordance with a plan forinerly 

 submitted to the Govt.'-"'', the object of siich addition heinjjj to enable the 

 Trustees to classify and arrange the rapidly increasin<:f number of 

 specimens in the different departments of Natural History, to keep each 

 Department separate and distinct so as to enable the public to visit some 

 pictures at all events of the Museum on every day of the week exceptiu'^j 

 Sunday ; to provide a room for the books which the liberality of the 

 Legislature has enabled the Trustees to purchase ; and generally to give 

 to the building a character and appearance which its importance as a 

 branch of the Educational Institutions of the Colony calls for. 



Yours, 



(Sgd.) W. Denison. 



Needless to say this was adopted, and a request sent accord iugly^^a 

 Even this intervention of His Excellency does not appear to have proved 

 effectual for we find him in August, 1859^'^'', proposing a fourth attempt. 

 This brought forth the pleasing reply from the Colonial Secretary-"*' tliat 

 it was proposed by the Government to place on the Estimates tlie sum of 

 £5,000 for the ensuing five years, in addition to a further similar sum 

 included on the 1859 Estimates for a like purpose. 



Sir, 



10.57 



2U3 Document A 



6 



10.58 



-'>■* Minutes, 4th November, 1858 ; Document A 



7 

 -'JO These were approved by the Trustees on 8th August, 1857. 



20.58 



•JU6 Minutes, 2nd December, 1858 ; Document A 



31 

 2«7 ,, 4th August, 1859. 



2»« Document A 20.18(31. 



