NELSON’S CENTENARY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 56, 3 February 1934, Page 2

NELSON’S CENTENARY.

(To the Editor.) Sir,- —According to a recent Press report, the Mayor of Nelson, Mr Moffatt, at a public meeting sagely reminded his audience that in 1942 the residents of that province would be qualified to celebrate the anniversary of tlieir centenary and expressed a hope to officiate at such a notable event, in order to commemorate the memories of those early pioneers, who arrived by the old typical sailing ships, as they in conjunction with their sister provinces endured -untold hardships and left a glorious heritage to those who followed. Although Nelson lias long been designated “Sleepy Hollow,” where everything is finished, yet it contributed its quota, of eminent persons who assisted to frame and mould our Constitution, hence it is fitting that we recognise their efforts. I am writing as an ex-Nelsonian whose grandparents arrived in 1842. I have listen-ed with inLevest to tlioni relating in detail, the hardships they endured as, for instance, the flour famine, when they had to catch an old sailer from ’Frisco, at times the quality being damaged. There are many ex-Nel-somans distributed throughout the North Island, and it is hoped they rise to the occasion and attend sucli an important event. am^etc^ Palmerston North, February 2, 1934.