NEW ZEALAND OBSERVANCES.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVI, Issue 144, 23 June 1902, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND OBSERVANCES.

THE PALMERSTON MEMORIAL.

Palmerston North, June 21.

The Borough Council recently invited competitive designs for an ornamental fountain to be erected in the Square in commemoration of the Coronation. At a meeting to-day the design forwarded by Mr C. A. Vautici, of Napier, was accepted.

At a meeting of the Onehunga Borough Council, a telegram from Sir J. Ward was read stating that he did not think the Coronation subsidy could be utilised to purchase a stone-crusher. The Government did not contemplate that the subsidies would be used in this way. It was resolved to drop the stone-crusher scheme and to celebrate the event by entertaining all the children of Onehunga.

Replying to a query by Mr Bollard, M.H.R., why divine service was not to be held in prison on Coronation Day, Sir J. Ward telegraphed:—"Because we have made arrangements for granting indulgences to prisoners which they will very much prefer to the programme suggested by you for that particular day." Mr Bollard understands that the indulgences referred to are roast beef and plum pudding.

The Pahiatua Celebration Committee has resolved to commemorate the coronation by erecting a tower and purchasing a clock for the town. The money required, £300, will be raised by special order, and will be secured by a rate struck over a period of six years.

The natives in the Waikato are desirous of holding a coronation demonstration, bub as they are for the most part under the mana of Mahuta, there is likely to be opposition to the proposal.