MAORI WELCOME
DUKE'S VISIT TO ROTORUA. ».' LARGE GATHERING EXPECTED. FULLEST CO-OPERATION ASSURED. (Per Press Association). ROTORUA, This* Day. A gathering of between 4000 and 5000 Maoris is expected at Rotorua in the middle of December in preparation for the reception to the Duke of Gloucester on December 22. Half of them will be'visitors from outside tribes in various parts of the North Island. Concern has been felt among the subtribes of Te Arawa as a result of the resignation of Sir Apirana Ngata as • Native Minister, and it is understood that the suggestion has been made in some quarters that the Natives should .- withdraw from the welcome extended to the Duke. However, on a recent £ visit to the district Sir Apirana Ngata appealed to the Natives to co-operate in giving a fitting welcome to the son of the Sovereign and on the assurance of Sir Apirana Ngata that he would personally act as master of ceremonies this will unquestionably be given. The •welcome will be similar to that accorded the Duke of York in 1927, but it is anticipated that a larger gathering of Maoris will be present. Parties from visiting tribes will be accommodated in special encampments at Whakarewarewa and Ohinemutu and arrangements in connection with these are already well in hand. SAFETY ON RAILWAYS. PRECAUTIONS IN DOMINION. ( (Special to the " Guardian.") ' ■■: WELLINGTON, November 20. . Elaborate precautions will be taken .. to ensure the safety of! the Duke of Gloucester when travelling in New Zealand by train. In the main they will conform to the precautions observed the world oyer for railway travel by 'Royalty. •. ;-- ' _ The Royal train will be preceded by a,pilot train and followed by an emer-gency-train. Fifteen minute intervals will• separate the three trains,' except in those cases where the control, of the tablet necessitates a greater interval of time. At all crossings there will be crossing-keepers, and no vehicle or animal will be allowed to cross over the line from five minutes before the pilot train is due until after the Royal train has gone by. Five minutes before the arrival of the emergency train traffic, will again be held up until that "train is clear of the crossing. * The public will not be allowed to crowd on to station platforms to see the Royal train pass through. All mam line points are to be securely locked and spiked IS minutes before the pilot train is scheduled to arrive, and staf ,tionmasters or officers in charge of tablet stations must personally examine them to see that this has been done. 'All truck's'standing) in sidings adjacent to the main line must be well within stop blocks at all safety points and securelv braked. . Special patrol arrangements will be made at bridges, tunnels, cuttings and at places where slips might occur. All trains, both passenger and goods, which will cross the Royal train are to be specially examined for any projections. Trains going in the opposite direction are to be side-tracked at stations preceding the arrival of the pilot train and will not move until the emergency train has passed. The timetable has ; ; so as to interrupt generat-railway trafljc as little as possible.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 35, 21 November 1934, Page 6
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