ACTION BY THE MAYOR.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 20, 24 January 1901, Page 5

ACTION BY THE MAYOR.

| The Mayor has sent the two follow-! l; n c- telegrams to the Acting-Premier,! Ithe lion. .1. 0. Ward:—"ltequestedJ icitizens to close yesterday afternoon.?; BThis was done. -Expected 1o have| ■ heard from you last evening that the. | day of burial would he the day of ? j Imourning, but not hearing took no| faction, so to-day have closed municipals loffices and have left citizens to takes jtheir own course." 1 I "Kindly inform me as early as pos-| 1 sihle the time iixed for the burial of! Slier -Majesty Queen Victoria. There! 1 seems to be a general desire not to| fkeep up the 20th as Annivjwsary Dayi aimless the interment takes place pre-1 Ivious to that time, but to take some| lother day a week or two later. I agrees Iwith this and will, if possible, give| I effect to their wishes after I haves jpiearcl from.you." | 1 At the instance of the Mayor thel I statue of Her Majesty the Queen inf Ithe Albert Park wns draped with black! fjthis morning. A loose bunch of white! j|flowers was found at the foot of thel fpedestal with a piece of paper bearingS Ithe words, "Our beloved Queen." This! loitering was evidently that of a child. | 1 The Mayor lias received the follow-! ling telegrams from the Hon. J. Cj aWard: "Re death of her kite Majesty,! jfliave given instructions for Govern-! fitment offices to close to-morrow (Fri-i |day) and Saturday, also for flags iuj |Go'yernment buildings, in addition to! Ifiying half-mast high, shall have a| Ibiack streamer. Hope to be able io l (jjtelegraph you later what farther J Imurk- of sympathy are desirable tos flshow the terrible loss, the nation has} Isustained." "After full consideration] $1 am of the opinion that there can be; mo objection whatever to the citizens. |entertainiii<>. at luncheon the ctepar'Y ling Contingent and their comradea; Iwho proceed to Auckland in the Corn-,! Iwall. I will come to Auckland in any| lease, as I think it is only right to beS fprcsent at the departure of our men.jj l.Except luncheon it is desirable that) Ino public demonstration fake place,'. |beyond what is absolutely necessaryJ lAf'ter the men have had luncheon they) Ishould be quietly marched on board; ithe steamer. I have given instructions If or the N.Z. medallists to travel free! jjjjby train to the send-off. |