EMPIRE COMMERCE
ARRIVAL OF DELEGATES RECEPTION AT AUCKLAND PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE (Per Press Association.) . AUCKLAND, this day. After greetings had been extended aboard the Aorangi last evening by the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, the Hon. H. G- R. Mason, and officials of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce and representatives of the Government departments to 59 overseas delegates to the Empire congress of chambers of commerce and their relatives, Viscountess Elibank received the New Zealand party in the lounge on behalf of Viscount Elibank, the president of the congress, who was confined to his cabin with a slight attack of bronchitis. Lady Elibank later was presented with a bouquet of yellow and red kowhai, nuuiuka, and native foliage by a delegation of the wives of members of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. L©r4-EMb»nk issued «;, -statement • for publication "in" which he 'stated that this was tlie: first "time the" Empire congress had. been held in New Zealand. All were looking i forward to studying the prob"New Zealand, making personal and -seeing something of New •Zealand's beautiful, scenery. PLEASED WITH WELCOME
;"We are much gratified by the welcome we are. receiving," he said, "as evidenced in the radio messages, especially one from the Prim© Minister." The 'delegates are being taken on sightseeing trips to-day by the Chamber of Commerce. About two-thirds of them are leaving by this afternoon's express for National Park t and the remainder for Waitomo Caves to-morrow morning. The two parties will meet at National Park • on Wednesday morning and proceed to Wellington by special train. The Auckland branch of the Royal Empire Society will hold a reception in the university Ball this evening in- honour of Lord and Lady Elibank and the following fellows of the society: Sir Albert and Lady Atkey, Sir Montagu and Lady Burton," Mr. Robert L. Barclay and Mr. W. M. Birks, of Montreal, and the Hon. J. ■ W. Downie and Mrs. Downie, of Southern Rhodesia.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19131, 28 September 1936, Page 5
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