VICE-REGAL TOUR

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17487, 6 June 1931, Page 5

VICE-REGAL TOUR

VISIT TO GISBORNE ARRIVING ON JUNE 18 Fulfilling their earlier" promise of a visit to Gisborne, which did nut eventuate on account of tin.- Hawke's Bay disaster. Their Excellencies the GovernorGeneral, Lord Bledisloe, and Lady Bledisloe, will arrive in Gisborne from the north .on Thursday, June 18, and will remain here until Saturday morning, when Their Excellencies will depart for vVnjroa, en route to Napier and Wellington. i,ie .May")'. -Mr. D. W. Coleman, has received the following announcement ol the visit from the official secretary to liis Excellency :- - '•\Villi icferenee to previous correspondence regarding the visit width Their Excellencies had arranged to pay to Gis borne in February, but which was j ostponcd owing to'the severe earthquake in hawke's I'.ay. 1 am directed to inform you that unless you can see any reason to advise to the contrary, Their Excellencies propose to arrive at Gisborne by motor from Motu, where tjiev will have remained overnight, at about 12.50 p.m. mi Thursday, June 18, and will leave on Saturday morning for Wairoa and Napier. "Their Excellencies hope that a etmvenicnt opportunity may he found for them to meet as many of the residents of Gisborne as possible, including (he school children, who, it is hoped, may be uS'Snnbled at one special gathering. •TheV would also lik" lo spend an hour at the hospital, and, if convenient to those cone, rued, to visit a factory and any other industrial establishment you may suggest. "Tito (lovei'iior-'Cieneral desires me, however, to mention especially that he is most anxious that at this time of -j-ute economic depression t'hc inhabitants of Gisborne should not be put to any expense in connection with the visit. The wish of Their Excellencicb is just to moot the people of Gisborne, anil to s"0 as much of the varied in tereats and activities of the town as may bo possible in the time net apart. In line with this desire His Excellency hopes that you will not consider it necessary to present a civic illuminated address,"and Her Excellency would like to spare those who may contemplate presenting bouquets the expense involved." , . Tl The party will consist of Their Excellencies and one aide-de-camp.