THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL
FAREWELL AT NELSON LORD RUTHERFORD'S FRIEND SECRET ABOUT A PORTRAIT [by telegraph—PßESS association] NELSON, Monday The Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, and Lady Bledisloo were accorded a civic farewell at Nelson this afternoon. There whs a large gathering and glowing tributes to Their Excellencies were paid by the Mayor, Mr. W. J. Moffatt, and Mr. H. At more, INI.P.
During the day visits were paid to various institutions.
His Excellency said that <»s an old friend of Lord Rutherford he had been particularly interested in Rutherford House at Nelson College. An impression ho gained as he walked through that delightful * edifice was how very different were conditions from those Lord Rutherford must have experienced many years ago when ho was a pupil of Nelson College. "I shall tell him all about it when I return," said Lord Bledisloo.
Speaking at the civic farewell, Lord Blodisloo said he had often wondered why there was no portrait of Lord Rutherford in New Zealand by an eminent British artist. Ho was going to let them into a secret. It might interest his hearers to know ho anticipated that before he left for England ho would see such a portrait executed by a British artist hung in the National Art Gallery at Wellington. Possibly Nelson College might secure a replica.
His Excellency said he looked upon Nelson as a centre of science, art and education richly endowed with floral beauty, which had been to Lady Bledisloe and himself, while in New Zealand, a happy resort for rest and recreation. He looked upon the Cawthron Institute of Scientific Research as one of the most enlightened enterprises ever established. He appealed to Nelsonians to preserve the beauty of their lovely territory from vandals of commercialism.
Their Excellencies returned to Wellington this evening.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21962, 20 November 1934, Page 10
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