MEMORIAL MUSEUM
OPENING CEREMONIES WILL LAST FOUR DAYS PROVISION FOR MAORIS The opening ceremonies of the Auckland War Memorial Museum, three weeks hence, will extend over four days and include four separate functions. This was decided by the council of the Auckland Institute and Museum yesterday, when it was also decided to approve an evening reception for members of the institute on the opening day, despite a protest by the Auckland Returned Soldiers' Association. The following is the list of ceremonies to be observed: Thursday, November 28. —Afternoon: Dedication of Cenotaph by Archbishop Averill; opening of museum building by the Governor-General, Sir Charles Fergusson, and handing over by War Memorial Committee to the Mayor of Auckland and the Auckland Institute; deceased soldiers’ next-of-kin to a maximum number of 5,000. to be admitted after the opening. Evening.—Private view for members of the Auckland Institute, as guests of the president, Mr. H. E. Vaile, and Mrs. Vaile, the GovernorGeneral to be present and speak. Friday, November 29.—Morning: Maori ceremonies outside and inside the museum, including dedication o£ the house I-lotonui, Maoris only to be admitted to the building.
Afternoon.—Private view for subscribers to the war memorial buildiug fund.
Evening.—Museum to be open to the public until about 9 o’clock.
Saturday, November 30.—Museum to be open morning, afternoon and evening.
About SO Maori chiefs and their wives from all parts of the Auckland Province will be the guests of the institute for the Maori ceremonies. They will be given quarters in the racecourse building at Ellerslie, the institute being responsible for the meals. The arrangements for the ceremony were in the hands of the Akarana. Maori Association.
Eighteen hundred tickets will be provided for subscribers to the war memorial fund for the private view on November 29, and subscribers will be asked to apply in writing for tickets. It was also decided to write to the Mayor of Auckland, endorsing the suggestion that citizens should observe the opening day as a half-holiday.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 813, 6 November 1929, Page 7
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