LINING THE ROUTE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12535, 24 June 1901, Page 8

LINING THE ROUTE.

The whole of the route, traversed by the Royal procession, from the railway station, w.as lined by Volunteers and Cadets. The services of the Canterbury corps -were availed of chiefly, but they-were insufficient for the whole of the route, and a numb a - of. the visiting men were also on duty. The arrangements for this portion of the day’s proceedings were supervised by a large staff of officers, headed by Colonel Pole-Penton, Lieutecant-Oolonel Gordon, Lieutenant-Colonel Robin, C. 8., Lieutenant-Colonel Jowsey, C. 8., Lieuten-ant-Colonel Moore, Lieutenant-Colonel Slater, Major Wright, Major Day, Major Drummond, Captain J. Hughes and Captain Lewin. At the Christchurch Railway Station, the guard of honour was drawn up, comprising men from the City Guards and Imperial Rifles, under command of Captain Charlewood. 1 Along the’ South Belt the Auckland Nava!«Artillery lined the way.' ■ The Nelson, Marlborough and West' Coast Battalion had charge of Manchester Street, the corps represented being the Nelson, Stoke, Denniston, Westport, Waitohi, Reefton, Greymonth, Waimea and Blenheim Rifles. Coming on to High and Colombo Streets, the Canterbury Engineers, First North Canterbury Infantry Battalion, and South- Canterbury Infantry Battalion were to be seen, th© companies represented including the Canterbury Engineers, Ashburton Guards. Waimate Rifles, Timaru Rifles, Timaru Port Guards. Ashburton Rifles, Temuka Rifles and Geraldine Rifles, ; Christchurch Cycle Corps, Linwood Rifles and Sydenham Rifles, aa well as- a large detachment of Cadets. The North Island troops followed, along Worcester- Street and round to the Provincial Council Chambers, included in the corps being the Dannevirke, Normanville, Pahiatna and Ma-sterton Rifles, Napier Guards, Gisborne, Ranfiirly, Woodville and Waipawa Rifles, Alexandra, Wairoa, Marlborough, Wahabi, Nelson, Eketahuna and Motueka Mounted 'Rifles. .Leaving the Council Chambers, and on the road •round to Victoria Square, were the Wanganui ‘Highland Rifles, Rangitikei, Wanganui, Palmerston, Manchester and 1 Foxton Rifles, and Wanganui and Palmerston North Guards. From Victoria. Square to the Royal Residence the street was lined by cadets. ; The -guard of honour at the Provincial Council Chambers was provided by the Oivil Semce Rifles? and Highland Rifles, under Captain Fisher. At Victoria Square Captain Harper commanded the, guard, which- was composed of members, of the Christ’s College and Imperial Rifles, and at Te Koraha the guard of honour was the same as that which did duty at the railway station. The arrival of the Royal party in Christchurch was , heralded by a Royal salute, fired by the E, Battery, under the command 'of Captain' Donald. The-mounted corps provided the Royal escort, mustering as follows:—Staff, Lieutenant-Colonel-Rob-in., Lieutenant-Colonel Slater, Captain Buckley, Captain Snow, Captain Irewm, Captain Paiairet. Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry, Captain, Lindsay, 86 ; Canterbury Mounted Rifles, Lieutenant Peacock, 65 ; Ellesmere Mounted Rifles,.Captain Boag, 55; Malvern Mounted Rifles, Captain M’Millan, 53; Waamakariri Mounted (Rifles, 67,; Ashburton Mounted Rifles, Captain Buckley, 84; Geraldine Mounted Rifles, 65; South Canterbury Mounted Rifles, 51; Studholme Mounted Rifles, Captain Garland, 58; Mackenzie Mounted Rifles, 49;- Kaikoura Mounted Rifles, 48 ; Amuri Mounted Rifles, 65; North Canterbury Mounted Rifles, Lieutenant Urn, 70; Oust Mounted Rifles,. 52; Cheviot Moused Rifles, 42; total 915. Among; the, other corps which paraded were:—Ne.son Rifles, 42 ; Stoke Rifles, 42 ; Denniston Rifles, 49 ; Westport Rifles, 51; Wait-obi Rifles, 25; Reefton Rifles, 47 ; Greymonth Rifles, 56; Waimea Rifles, 50; Blenheim Rifles, 43; Canterbury Engineers, Captain Dougall, 78 ; Ashburton Guards, Captain Sparrow, 40 ; Waimate Rifles, Captain Barclay,. 46; Timaru Rifles, Lieutenant Wood, 47; Timaru Port Guards, Captain Raymond, 46; Ashburton Rifles, Captain Dolman, 40; Temuka Rifles, Captain Richardson, 45; Timaru City Rifles, Captain Gillies; Geraldine Rifles, Captain M’Kenzie,; 40; Christcburch Cycle Corps,; Lieutenant Finnis, 24; Linwood Rifles, Captain Drayton, 50; Native Rifles, Captain Oakes, 63 ; Ellesmere Guards, Captain Burns, 45; Sydenham Rifles,-Captain Smith, 42 ; Dannevirke Rifles, 46; Normanville Rifles, 40; Pabiatua Rifles, .50; Masterton Rifles, 42; Napier Rifles, Captain Halpin, 58 ; Napier Guards, Captain - Kettle, 45; Hastings Rifles, Lieutenant Loring, 30; Gis-borna Rifles, Captain Warren, 37;; . Ranfuriy Rifles, Captain, Dodd?s, 45 ; Woodville Rifles, 35 ; Waipawa Rifles, 33 ; Alexandra and Wairoa Mounted Rifles, 72; Marlborough Mounted Rifles, 35; Wakatu Mounted Rifles, 36; Nelson Mounted Rifles, 30; Eketahuna Mounted Rifles, 56;. Motueka Mounted Rifles, 55; 'Wanganui Highland Rifles, 48 ; Rangitikei Rifles, 36; Wanganui Rifles, 42; Palmerston Rifles, 44 ; Manchester Rifles, 40; Foxton Rifles, 41; Wanganui Guards, 41; Palmerston North Guards, 47. The parade of the cadets was as follows —Napier High School, 48; Hastings School, 62 ; Waipawa. 39 ; Napier, 115 ; Port Ahuriri, 45 ; Taradale, 31; Boys’ Church Brigade (Napier), 79; Nelson College, 54 ; Greymouth, 73 ; Hokitika, 46 ; Central Boys’ (West Coast), 45; Reefton High, 34; West-port District, 68; Kumar a, 51; Blenheim Borough, 46; Wanganui Public, 68; New Plymouth High, 45; EDawera, 62; Terrace End (New Plymouth), 62; Feilding, 30; Patea, 19; Campbell District, 49; Hunterville, 59; Wanganui College, 45; Mount Cook, 82; Te Are, 52; Masterton, 43; Wellington Boys’ Institute, 55; Greytown, 39; Clyde Quay, 47 ; Pet-one, 42 ; South Wellington, 48; Fern Ridge, 10; Terrace, 47; Carterton, 39 ; Brooklyn, 28; Fcatherston, 36; Newtown, 40 ; Thomdon,. 28 ; Johnsonvil’e, 30; Kilbimie, 25; Karori, 23; Christ’s College, 55; Boys’ High (Christchurch), 63; Queen’s Cadets, 39; Timaru High, 49 j Timaru, 46; Oamaru North, 28; Oamaru South, 39; Oamaru Middle, 36; North East Valley, 46; Albany

Street, 40; Tokomairiro, 29; , George Street (Dunedin), 45; High Street, 63; Union Street, 43; Cavershom,. 37.