BUNTING AND LIGHTS

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 58, 1 December 1934, Page 8

BUNTING AND LIGHTS

Decorations For Duke’s Visit WELLINGTON PLANS Whatever (may be decided by other Government departments, ithe various local authorities, and the public generally in the way of decorations on the occasion of the (visit to Wellington of the Duke of Gloucester a tm'tmgl t hence, the Post and Telegraph Depaitment will do its part. The department has issued an OUI- - order for the decoration of post offices in jail the cities ami towns to be visited by the Duke. According to this order the decoration is to take-the following form: (1) Flags to be flown from all flag-poles; (2) lines of streamers to be draped from the main (flagpole to the top corner on either side of the front of the building (the streamers—3ft. widebeing about two or three ‘feet apart on the rope): (3) a flag to be draped on each side of each public 'entrance. (4) a flag to be hung on a pole Py°’ trading from the centre ‘of each win-dow-sill on the front of the In fixing the latter, the outward end of the poles 1 will be raised slightly above the horizonal. Regarding the first and second orders it is intended that where an office building has two frontages to important streets, both are to be draped. Some design ■is (being followed in regard to the flags to be flown from windows. The idea is that poles will project horizontally from leach window. Poles projecting from groundfloor windows are to be 9ft. in length; from first floor windows, lift.; (and from second floor windows. 13ft in length. In the cose of the General Post Office, Wellington, streamers of flags will be suspended from the tower to each corner of the building. There are (to be no after-dark illuminations or decorations as far as the post offices are concerned. ( Mr. W. Davey, of the headquarters staff, has been placed in charge of the decorations at places to be visited (by the Duke. Electric Illuminations. The Dominion Farmers' Institute, in conjunction with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, intends making a striking lighting display of the institute building in Featherston Street, during the visit of the Duke. The tower, as well as the ornamental features along the parapet of the building, will be picked out in electric lights. This lofty building, owing to the ornate character of its architecture, lends itself splendidly to this form of decoration, and no doubt it will form a feature of the night Illuminations.

Flags Only for Government Buildings.

The Government is exercising due economy in regard to decorations. Only the Government Buildings and Houses of Parliament are to be decorated, and that with bunting only. The roadmen of the electric light department of the Wellington City Corporation will be busy during the next fortnight. They will in that time Interlace the main streets of Wellington with streamers of coloured electric lights, festoon the whole of Oriental Parade in a similar manner, and arrange for the special illumination of the exterior of the Town Hall. As the Duke of Gloucester is to stay at 'Government House while in Wellington, improvements are to be made in the lighting of Dufferin Street —between the gates of Government House grounds and the southern end of Kent Terrace. As time is drawing short those people who are contemplating lighting decorations of any kind should communicate with the electric lighting department at once. On past occasions business people have been inclined to leave everything until the last moment. In the belief that they are the onlyones to be served. All such applications for extra lighting illuminations for December 15 should be sent in during the next few days.