WELLINGTON RECEPTION.
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED.
[BY TELEGRAPH.SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, Friday. The Second Maori Contingent is expected to arrive here at ten o'clock to-morrow morning. In the afternoon it will engage in a route-march through the city. The Maoris will be accompanied by the remaining 6th reinforcements and the advance party of the Trentham Regiment, making about 500 men on parade. The Maoris will enter the Town Hall, where a public reception will be extended them. Short addresses will be given by the Governor, the Prime Minister, Sir Joseph Ward, the Hon. James Allen, the Hon. Dr. Pomare, and Sir James Carroll. Afterwards, the Maoris will hold a private ceremony, to which no' Europeans will be admitted.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19150918.2.57
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16026, 18 September 1915, Page 9
Word Count
115WELLINGTON RECEPTION. New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16026, 18 September 1915, Page 9
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in