PORTRAIT OF THE KING
GIFT TO YACHT SQUADRON HANDED OVErTbY GOVERNOR (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, March o. At the formal handing to the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron of an autographed portrait of the* “King, which was peformed by the GoyernorGeneral, Lord Bledisloe said the portrait was a speaking likeness of His Majesty. They might value it .for many reasons—firstly, it was a portrait not only of a much-loved King but also of a prince of yachtsmen; secondly, for over 30 years they had enjoyed the prefix “Royal” to the title of their squadron (this was not enjoyed by all); thirdly, His Majesty recognised that yachting in New Zealand was a democratic sport in which nearly every young man with a love of the sea could indulge. There was no sport in the Dominion with which His Majesty was more sympathetic. “There is the portrait. God bless you and good luck to you,’’ concluded His Excellency.
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Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 6 March 1935, Page 7
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