LORD BLEDISLOE

Evening Star, Issue 26042, 5 March 1947, Page 6

LORD BLEDISLOE

REACHES WELLINGTON ON TUESDAY BUSY PROGRAMME ARRANGED (P.A.) WELLINGTON, March 5. It is officially announced that Lord and Lady Bledisloe will arrive at Wellington by the Wahine on Tuesday, March 11. Owing to the absence from Wellington of the Governor-General, Lord and Lady Bledisloe, while in Wellington, will stay with Sir Patrick Duff, but while they are in Auckland they will stay with their Excellencies at Government House, Auckland. A' comprehensive itinerary has been arranged. This includes: —

March 11: Call on the Prime Minister. Visit to the Disabled Servicemen’s Training Centre. March 12: Government luncheon and luncheon for Lady Bledisloe. March 13: Meeting with members of the Royal Agricultural Society. Lady Bledisloe will be entertained by the Victoria League. ' March 14: Call on the winner of the Bledisloe Cup, and be the guests of the Royal Empire Society; meet Early Settlers’ Association.

March 15: Leave for Palmerston North. Afternoon visit to the plant research station. March 16: Tour of pig production units in Palmerston North area. March 17: Visits to Seed Testing Station, Massey Agricultural College, and Dairy Research Institute. March 18: Leave for New Plymouth," visitjng en route the Disabled. Servicemen’s Training Farm and Feilding Agricultural High School. Lunch privately at Wanganui. March 19: At New Plymouth. March 20: Leave for Hamilton, lunching at Waitohio. March 21: Visit Ruakura Animal Research Station. Address meeting of farmers in Hamilton. March 22: Visits to Pukekura Cheese Factory, Karapiro Hydro-electric Power Works, and farm of Mr R. A. Candy, at Ngarua. March 23: Free. 1 March 24: Visit to New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company’s pig farm at Te Awamutu, and pig farm of Mr T. A. (Rogers at Ngaruawahia. March 25: Leave for Auckland. Meeting and luncheon at Ngaruawahia with King Koroki, Princess Te Puea, and elders and people of Waikato. Presentation at Clevedon to Henare Paraone .of Ahuwhenua Trophy. Stay the night at Government House at Auckland. " March 26: Leave for Paihia (private visit).

March 31: (Return to Auckland and stay at Government House. April Ito 7: At Auckland. , April 8: .Installation of GovernorGeneral as Prior of Order of St. John in New Zealand by His Royal Highness the Prior’s Envoy, Lord Bledisloe. April 9: Leave by plane for Christchurch. While in Christchurch Lord Bledisloe will visit Lincoln College.

April 11 or 12: Return to Wellington, ' and on, the same day, fly to Nelson and visit Cawthron Institute. (Return to Wellington, and proceed overland to Auckland via Napier and Rotorua, v

April 16: Depart by Rimutaka