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The speaker who preceded him was the Director of Electronic Programs at the Library of Congress , with an annual budget of US $ 50M ; then Ian got up to describe the New Zealand Digital Library project which he runs on an annual budget of NZ $ 0 or thereabouts ; actually he thought ( and plenty of others agreed ) that we came off rather well in the comparison . All there is is an ancient hall with faded jazz posters on the walls , bench seats for the lucky few at the front , and plenty of standing room behind . This gift , mundane as it sounds , was really wanted , in striking contrast to all those socks , ties , and executive toys in years past ! New Zealand 's South Island would have been French but for the fact that a boatload of French settlers destined for Akaroa tipped off the colonial English when they stopped at Russell in the North Island , whereupon the latter boarded their fastest boat , raced down , and hoisted the Union Jack to welcome the settlers . As well as French she will be taking English , Biology , Maths with Statistics , and - - as a new subject - - Classics . The concert was a huge success .