ROYAL TOUR.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18901, 17 January 1927, Page 10

ROYAL TOUR.

THE RACE MEETING. MCCAftTON OR ALDINGTON? TELEGRAM FROM MINISTER. The following telegram lius been received by Mr W. E. Leadlcy, sdcretary of the Royal Reception Committee, from the Minister for laternat Affairs, the Son. Mr Bollard, Concerning the proposal to hold ft race meeting at Ric-' carton during the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York:—

"With reference to the suggested official frogttinme for the entertainnunt of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess Of York during their coming visit to Christchurch, it is observed that the Canterbury Jockey Club propose to make application to the Racing CJGfif'nrence to have the date of their SUnWiiir Meeting changed from February ißth to March 15th, which would permit of the inclusion of this r&c ing tnoflting in your programme. Tbo NeW Brighton Trotting Club already have their fixture hi Mardh lSth and 16th, find under these circumstances Lhe <3over»m6nt could net agree to the proposed JoCkey Club'B rafte meeting on the latter .date. For your information the New Brighton Trotting Club have asked that they be granted permission to race at Addington, and I propose to agree to this irrespective of Whether his Royal Highness attends the meeting or net, a matter which, it ap« pears to the Government, must' be left to the Duke to decide after his arrival." • . , gome time ago a Ipeolal uioetltig of the executive of the Royal Reception Committee was called to consider two proposals, one from the Canterbury JOCkey Clilb, and the Other from the Metropolitan Trotting Olub. The first was accepted with the proviso tMt'ari rangements were made to include trotting ftettirOs in the entertainment pro* gramme. The oJr.fl. agrted to this inclUAiOrf and also agreed to grant £IOOO to the entertainment*funds from the prooeede of the Meeting, jt became necessary, in order to hold their Meet* iflff during the visit of the Duke and Duchess, that the CJ.C. should alter the date of its Meeting from February 19th to March 12th or 15th, and application for sanction for the changing of dates Was made to th* president of the Baetog Gonferenoer • , From enquiries made by a representative of The Press it was asrertamed that an impression created, that, tne 83.0. hadlppiied to-thi'-¥fljg«2 move the date of the Summer Meeting from February to March was quite p. correct. The C.J.C, had no occasion to approach the Minister at all. in© matter was one entirely for the presid*M *f the Raoiftg Oonterenee. and. if he. consented to the ehwtee in dates it was not, as fa* 811 Was kttOwn,'Within the power of the Minister to object. Th© New Brighton Trotting Club first exchanged dates with TimftfU, and then appHodTto the- Miniate* for jwrmission to change the venue front N«w Bridi" ton to Xddifltttom-That action by the Minister, it & contended, is a straintog- of the taw if not a bmoh of th« law, for such ehangee hm Been geneN ally condemned by,the Government. Mr Leadley Btated on Saturday that it was understood that the Government was cutting down the entertainment pro* gramme, so that their Royal Highnesses Should not be oyerfcurdened.

WAIMATB»6 APPROVAL. j (SMCttfc 10 Mtl Stilus.) , WAIMATE, January, 5. A special meeting of the Committee of the Waimatd &ftaißg.Club on Saturday-to consider the ebange Of date applied fb* by the Canterbury Jockey Cltlb>- Itr their Sttttfme* Meeting. Mr & & d'Auvergnewas in the - chair, and there were also present: Messrs 0. Craighead, S, Wifletts, B. B. Harrison, ft.-A. MeOulloeb, ana J. Deacb. ' Tha secretary road a communication from the Moratory, of the Saoing Conference, Stating tha,ij the Canterbury JffckeV Olttb had allied for a change 6t date of their Summer" Meeting-from tfebruaryldth to March 16th, to coincide vwith the visit f ot tha I Dtlkeand BuOheSS of York, and askinft if tile club had any bbjeotion., ' ' ■ ■-";' ■•. UtM. WillettS Sttift be did not think it interfered- with the!/ Meeting, 1 "to Which all agreed, and it Wais deolded to write to the Itaeing Conference that the Club raised no objection. ■:

- visiT TO NORTH CANXEftBUBV the North canterbury Jtoyal JBeeeptiOtt Committee met at Amberiey reoenily,, Present! Mr £• Mumo) »(in. the chair), Sir Chas. Campbell, Dr. T. T. Thompson, Messrs fliatt, Wilkinson, Hutchinson, Stalker, % Mcintosh, Tyler, Ambrose, <&. N. McLean,; J. D. Wyllie, T. tindsay, & D. Greenwood, W. H Stale, & W. Forbes, M.P., and J. Mtipatriek, • ■ ."•; Arrangements were made for catering, erection, and furnishing of jitage, afternoon tea. for the Koyal Party, sad decorations/ ~ Mr J. Munro reported that flags would be provided for'the children. ■■■ It was'decided to approach the BailDay Department asking that all children of school age be .carried free of charge on the day of the visit. *■■ ■■ ••■■■ Mr J. Munro was appointed to receive the Boyal guests, supported by Mr 0. N. Metean.' , ' , t MrHiatt intimated that the Cheviot County Council was giving the sum of £36 towards expenses. t «. . _ The - secretary was instructed to communicate with the Returned Soldiers' Associations Of North Canterbury, seeking their co-operation in connexion with a guard of honour.

OTAGO ITINERARY. ' (pbbb* ASSMiUWOH Stt.MM.l dUNEdIN, Jumkt }*- t fhe Mayor (Mr H. L. Tatfey) is to rtoatot'of » tbtegram ftofli the Hon. Mr B&wnfe- Stewart 6oato4dietlng -ft message from Wellington published on Saturday-to th* effect that the itinerary of the Duke ana Duchess of York for Otago had been altered and stating that, the original arrangements will Stand.