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Westland District Library
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The Westland District Library is the public library in Hokitika, on the West Coast of New Zealand. Beginning as the Hokitika Literary Society in 1866, it occupied a Carnegie library building from 1908
Hokitika Library MRD
Hokitika Library MRD
Hokitika Town Hall, c. 1900; the right-hand door leads to the Reading Room
Hokitika Town Hall, c. 1900; the right-hand door leads to the Reading Room
The Carnegie library building that housed Hokitika's public library 1908–1975
The Carnegie library building that housed Hokitika's public library 1908–1975
The rules for the Hokitika Free Public Library required gentleman to remove their hats and not spit on the floor
The rules for the Hokitika Free Public Library required gentleman to remove their hats and not spit on the floor
Henry Michel
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Henry Leslie Michel was Mayor of Hokitika for several years, and served on the New Zealand Legislative Council from 1918 until his death. He had stood for the New Zealand Parliament on four occasions,
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…limited rates to support library buildings to one penny in the pound. Thus, it was difficult to fund new library buildings. In 1903 the mayor of Hokitika Henry Michel wrote to philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and requested £4000 to build a public library for the town. Carnegie was an industrialist with a belief in the…
Michel in 1913
Michel in 1913
Plaque on the Hokitika Clock Tower
Plaque on the Hokitika Clock Tower
Michel's grave in Hokitika Cemetery
Michel's grave in Hokitika Cemetery