THE ROYAL PROGRESS THROUGH THE CITY.

Evening Post, Volume LXI, Issue 85, 12 April 1901, Page 4

THE ROYAL PROGRESS THROUGH THE CITY.

At the jneeling of citizens held at the Council Chambers yesterday, reported elsewhere in this issue, some .facts transpired relating to the proposed route through the city of the Royal visitors that will be cause of great disappointment to all loyal citizens, if not- of positive discontent. According to the j Mayor, Lord Kanfurly will have the solo

control of arrangements for the Royal visitors, and lo him u r us submitted the desire of the Citizens' Committee as to the line of progress of the Royal guests through the city. In our view, the pro- i posal was a very reasonable one, since I it cannot be considered a serious tax in I point of either time or effort on the part of our visitors, while it would minimise risk of accident through overcrowding, would induce larger individual display in the way of decorative ornamentation of the city, and permit of the many thousands of people — including a multitude of children — who desire to take part in the celebration to witness it in safety and comfort. The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall come to the colonies as the representatives of Royalty for reasons of State,, and we have no doubt fully appreciate their responsibility, and we refuse | to believe that in order to save themselves a little exertion they would willingly curtail the loyal demonstration of the capital of the colony. When we rc'call the patient endurance of the late Queen both in England and Ireland in the last years of her long life, in order that she might give pleasure to her subjects, it is hard to suppose that her grandchildren will consider it aught but a labour of love to bring themselves as near as may be possible to the people of the colonies, who are so desirous to welcome them. As for the proposed routes, it seems clear that if the shortest of the three be adopted it will detract from, if it does jeopardise the whole demonstration, and we trust that upon reconsideration Lord Ranfurly may be able to see his way to concur in the desire of the citizens, and adopt the route proposed by their committee.