WORK ON MAORI HOUSE
GOOD PROGRESS MADE
PLANS FOR OPENING
The/Exhibition attendances for days in the middle of the week are being ■well .maintained, probably, due to the number of people who are visiting [Wellington, and for whom the day of the week has little significance. Yes- ( terday's total was 10,853. There was,l •the usual morning crowd today, despite showery weather. The grounds were seen at their best , yesterday. The recent rain'and sun- j . "Shine have developed the flower plots i j' : attendance .. ■ 10,853 Total- fdr nineteen: days .. 312,701 .- ,^?''^''':'H*V''*'**^**'*^" j sindgai'densi-which> bring B"bright col^ our'-'relief liito the exterior scene; J ," "': The Maori • carved- Hieeting-house is taking shape rapidly, and promises to be one'of the features of the- Exhibition. Yesterday experts were painting the reproductions of Maori decorations round, the windows and the front! of the building was being thatched in typical Native fashion. The work; was * inspected by the Acting Native Minister (the Hon. F. Langstone), who expressed his pleasure at the progress 'made in so short a time; and with ■ tfie "beautiful and artistic work done by all those concerned; under ; the supervision of Sir Apirana Ngata. ' '.■■ The rwork- will be finished by about the 10th of next month, and the official opening will; be performed by the •Tit. Hon.. Mi J. Savage, who is Minister of Native Affairs, at 3 p.m., on ■:■::Thursday, December 14. The first part of the opening will take place, in "■(■■ the band shefr at southern end ;oof'the Exhibition grounds, where poi ■: and haka items will be given, by Maori "■performers,- and the- actual official opening of the Maori house will be inside. The programme of /. Maori-items for the occasion will-be : .announced by Sir Apirana Ngata I and his; committee of Ngati-Poheke -and others^ :': Lady Galway and her children visited the Port of London Authority ■ Pavilion yesterday afternoon, and were -entertained'by''Mr. T. R. Toovey, the of the.authority in Australia arid New Zealand, who explained the exhibits. Lady Galway expressed keen interest in the display., . Sir; Harry Batterbee will visit the . Exhibition. tomorrow at 3 p.m., and will inspect the Government Court.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19391130.2.130.1
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 131, 30 November 1939, Page 15
Word Count
348WORK ON MAORI HOUSE Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 131, 30 November 1939, Page 15
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.