DEAN J. EYRE

(1914-2007) He was a New Zealand politician of 

the National Party. He served as a cabinet minister, 

first under Sidney Holland as Minister of Industries and 

Commerce (1954-56), Minister of Customs (1954-56), 

Minister of Social Security (1956-57), Minister of Housing 

(1957), Minister of Police (1956-57), and Minister of 

Tourist and Health Resorts. In Keith Holyoake's first 

ministry in 1957, he carried on as Minister of Housing, 

and became Minister of Defence. In Holyoake's second 

ministry, he was again Minister of Defence (1960-66), and 

Minister of Housing (1960-63), and was Minister of Tourism 

(1963-66). He was then High Commissioner to Canada 

from 1968-73, and 1976-80. He would have gone to 

London instead of Ottawa if he had not made an 

injudicious remark about dropping a basinful of bombs 

on Vietnam during the 1966 election campaign. This 

lot has a typed letter signed and a signature on a 

card, both mounted to a large album page, 1961. 

This was removed from a large album collected by 

a correspondent in New Zealand.

TRUE - AUTHENTIC - HAND-SIGNED 

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