The Royal Visit.
THE DUKE AND DUCHESS
AT WELLINGTON
LOCAL FACTORIES INSPECTED.
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)
WELLINGTON, Thursday
Their Royal Highnesses to-day paid a visit to the factories at Petone. They inspected the woollen mills (this bcjng the first time the Duke had seen one), Gear Company's meat works and the railway workshops. At the meat works they not only went through the freezing chambers, but tasted the preserved moats. A number of presentations to officials and others were made. The Woollen Company presented the Duchess with a rug, having her arms worked upon it. The Royal visitors appeared to take great interest in all that they saw.
The residents assembled in great numbers to welcome the party, and received them with hearty' cheers. Great precautions were taken that there should be no accident on the lino, no less than 400 men being employed on special service for the occasion.
The Duchess visited the Wellington Hospital, in company with the Countphh of Uanfiirly and two members of the suiic, and the Duke visited the Ohiro Benevolent Home.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 146, 21 June 1901, Page 5
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