GREY DISTRICT JUBILEE.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19217, 25 January 1928, Page 13

GREY DISTRICT JUBILEE.

PROGRESS OF ARRANGE PBO MBNTS.

CBN BBAL COMMITTEE MEETS

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6BEYMOUTH, January 24. i Itreelyaltended meeting uf the /«, Committee of the Grey District nlond JbWlcp. which included several \T. w« held at the Municipal Chamthe Mayor (Mr J. W. fl-wikde) presiding. 1. Mavor announced that the mcct- . JlaTcalled to discuss the reports of committees, whom he com,lie Z» /in the cood results achieved. ■f£L Spotted to the celebrations S a success Letters MMliringin from ex-residents and Pf" t V„ their intention of partiei"r! n the jubilee celebrations. Good •?»K beesf accomplished, but as the • of the jubilee drew nearer the tlß l If the committees was increasing Am and bounds He invited sug-br»-«Tthat might furtner assist to6tSX "Lstot the jubilee. *Y,, j B Kent asked what arrunge- ' ZL were being made with regard to SSsSaiion for visitors to the town .*glgsZ% * J- Lord) said t/Mdmsde enquiries regarding hotel Nidation, and a complete list was \- Titod The trouble was that be ' ffl D fro« persons had written regard-, ■"« Samofation without specifying ! ■ftla of accommodation required. ' i£l3 known whether they requ>. % JLdation at 18s per day or 12s j... -rforder to cope with the big in■SS'rffWtors during Jubilee Week, jt ■ fnH also be necessary to make arSUis for accommodation in p„- > T Vw™'sM that the organiser 'ili list of individual residents who «m willing to accommodate visitors. Tjel that advertisements be placed 'iE papers inviting residents to ac-rl-amodate visitors. "Vm. motion was earned. 'tiiPtter was received from Commoi Swabey of the New Zealand SLmT with reference to the visit of EK to Greymouth. The letter Kfthit H.M. ships Dunedin and jS, would arrive off Greymouth Ifi permitting) on the afternoon /{&** Fobmary 27th, and remain 'JJTiSaateaa until Friday, March 'U With regard to the vxsits of school ma to the cruisers, not more than ff tfdren could visit each ship at Zm » d the cruisers would ho Citato provide transport. The ships 3d* open for inspection by visit!st no preparations had been made Sfutal display. The letter also ittst provision be made for the Sttßodation of members of the crew 2f the town during shore leave. nftfters would he lying about threeami of a mile from the broakwater SSThe Commodore requested that mHL Veronica, which would be Jjj!r»to«Bsiaft - the wharf, be conWSmyiiih the Greymouth telephone jK M yut eonununication could be the cruisers. done everything Muftle to meek the requests of the that arrangemnti 1» mads with the Greymouth Harbcn B*«ra%that children, esDtdajr/ ttwa freni the country distrWfc»old is provided with trans«od Tie Wole programme outlined SwdadufflJhebstate of -!the. weather. , •fijwwd'-tait'a letter of thanks be i ntf to, ttfr Commodore for the pronoae outlined, which meets with the f»*ppreral of the executive. _ \ n» motion was earried unanimously, kflfflokitika School Committee wrote .Isujrrangements were complete for Jwhlnntd schools' picnic. scffloL J. Williams, chairman of the I'jpuument Committee, intimated children attending the schools $i&M& Kumata and Harihari would 'ijitGraymouth during jubilee week, tbl Mayor eulogised the Hokitika letUenta for their co-operation. They U nan gone so far as to promise iintdai sapport; Hi P, A> Kitohingham, chairman of bi Muieum Committee, reported that imagementH were well forward. The Board of Trade had promised to lend etrtain goods for the displays. Ihi secretary of the Board of Trade W nggeated that the committee seek tt» eo-operation of '•. the Canterbury JfaMfactureTs' Association, with a view to giving prizes for the best displays if goods manufactured in the Dominion. It wu resolved that it be a recomW»datioii.to the executive to provide pnjjwjjffr the three best window disPayifaaauggegte'd. Mr"J, B. Kent's suggestion that he Dttoratiotis Committee arrange with lit Borough Council to provide .300 flags jad tea chains ofc electric coloured fesagreed to. • 7s was decided that the names of the. ttpeera to the Power Board and BorWgi Council he added to the executive. The organiser reported the arrangetote made with Mr A. Dawson, of Jwliagton, with regard to side-shows. * Dawaon had promised to give a Mp valued at £7 7s, to be used as a v Oop«y for any competition desired. , l Tm prices of admission to the naval «M military hall were fixed at 10s 6d and ss. . Arrangements were finalised for W*l facilities for afternoon tea for "toly people attending the jubilee. we priee of admission to the EeturnJJI Soldiers' reunion banquet was fixed j«G.E. Perkins,,chairman of the T*w Committee, said that great inJW was being taken by athletes in 2J Parts of the Dominion in the Sg* programme, which, he predicted, gM be a great success. He would gvMee the names of the guarantors a tWi " 3uoilee celebrations published 2f ? »«t issue of the Jubilee JourS. , ™ s . would show who were the oitizens and who were not. gaia the reta iier 3 had g™« » eloss for the whole day on also for.half the day on WedSbUv? 4 The business Had also agreed to decorate their jT"«, but protested against the use palms on the groimd that tho or using palms was doing harm "»u.^? 7e bush - ne P rotest a S ainst hdZ. * ative »hrubs for decorative a»«i motion of Mr Kent a sub-com-jj|3 consisting of Messrs J. W. K J ' Lord (or « ai " (secretary), and G. E. Bet U P t0 interview the Ifg Club with regard SSHS. 1 *? 1 anangements for | ■ afflS &. i na Park - » l §m^ lw that onlv P ers <>»s who ! fWsfa,Jr *«° of years be I «'# the iubilec reunion s aid it was necestro*4rs. atJ k ßße . bmi t to prevent over- ! /* V toe function. I } * ' *. ;