0 0 ▁films ▁in ▁the ▁library . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁a ▁British ▁Council ▁don ation ▁of ▁almost ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁gram oph one ▁records ▁was ▁also ▁made . ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁NFL ▁held ▁around ▁ 9 0 0 0 ▁ 1 6 ▁mm ▁film ▁titles , ▁tot alling ▁ 3 4 ▁ 0 0 0 ▁prints . ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁NFL ▁also ▁developed ▁a ▁strong ▁supporting ▁role ▁for ▁the ▁Federation ▁of ▁Film ▁Soci eties , ▁with ▁the ▁Education ▁Department ▁pay ing ▁for ▁distribution ▁of ▁Society ▁prints ▁around ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁Return ed ▁prints ▁were ▁also ▁checked ▁for ▁any ▁damage ▁by ▁NFL ▁staff . ▁▁▁ ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Harris ▁also ▁organ ised ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁other ▁government ▁officials ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁setting ▁up ▁of ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁film ▁archive . ▁A ▁wooden ▁shed ▁was ▁constructed ▁to ▁contain ▁potentially ▁infl amm able ▁film ▁stock . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁an ▁A uck land ▁branch ▁of ▁NFL ▁was ▁opened ▁and ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁the ▁Christ ch urch ▁branch ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁cover ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁island . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁the ▁NFL ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Library ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁mer ging ▁with ▁the ▁School ▁Library ▁Service ▁The ▁l ending ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁mm ▁film ▁ceased ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁Link s ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 6 mm ▁Project or ▁: