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"The Manager laid before the Board a letter froni Mr. C. 

 R. Carter, dated the 22nd January, 1890, in which he pro- 

 poses to make a donation to the New Zealand Institute and 

 Colonial Museum of a collection of published works relating to 

 New Zealand. 



" Besolved, That Mr. Carter's letter be entered- in the 

 minutes for permanent record. That the offer of Mr. Carter 

 be accepted on the conditions imposed, and that the Board, on 

 behalf of the New Zealand Institute, desires to record its 

 thanks and its high appreciation of the value of the gift which 

 he thus makes, and of the great ability and industry which the 

 acquisition and collation of such a complete collection of special 

 literature must have entailed. The Board thoroughly recog- 

 nizes that the liberal action of the donor, and the nature of the 

 conditions he has imposed with the gift, prove that the motive 

 which led Mr. Carter to accumulate this unique collection of 

 rare works was pui'ely the desire to secure a sound basis for 

 the future study of the early history of this colony — a motive 

 which is alike worthy of the donor's intelligence and 

 generosity. That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to 

 Mr. Cai'ter." I have, &c., 



J. Hectoe, 



Manager. 



C. E. Carter, Esq., Wellington. 



