COMING OF THE PRINCE.
AN" ADDRESS FROM FEILDING AND DISTRICT. Advantage svas taken of the representative, gathering of local and conntry tic-legates at the Borough Council Chambers yesterday afternoon by Mayor Harford to ask for suggestions regarding the part to be taken by Feilding during the visit of the Prince oi W;iles in April next. After a general discussion, Messrs Geo. Bartholomew and O. McElroy moved: That on the day the Prince) passes through Feilding it- be declared a school holiday, that all the children in tiie district be brought into tosvn, that rcit'eslimeiits be provided for the children, and that the Schools Sports Association be asked to arrange a sports programme to entertain the children. Carried,
Mr S. Andrew suggested that a ioitit loyal address be presented to the Prince ' from the Foil-ling Borough Council and the adjacent County Councils.
On the motion of Messrs McElroy and Pearce. it was resolved that the Chairmen of the Feilding. Oroiia. Kiwitea. and Manasvatu Councils be associated in framing the addtuss ro j be presented te the Prince ai Fed 1- ;
in-. , , ~ The Mavoi intimated ibat be would call a meeting of the parlies interested io !'o ill!-) the details. Il was intimated thai the Prince svould stop only 10 minutes at Mie Fcildiiig station, and that pruhah y a platform would be erected from sv Inch" the address „| welcome would be presented and the Prince would make Ins. reply.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 3938, 21 February 1920, Page 4
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