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Te Aroha News, Volume XLI, Issue 6600, 16 May 1925, Page 5

Despite the rain, many hundreds passed by the catafalque this morning to pay their last respect fo the dead. All shops and business places are closed, only necessary work being carried on. It is estimated that 20,000 persons visited Parliament House yesterday. The funeral arrangements were carefully planned by a committee of Ministers, whose active executive has been Mr James Hislop (Under-Secre-tary of Internal Affairs), assisted by the, police, military, and city traffic force. ORDER OF THE PROCESSION The order of the procession shows a strict regard for precedence, and indicates that the cortege must contain at least six hundred cars. It was as follows: — Hearse and coffin. Cars containing wreaths. Family car. The King’s car, - containing the King’s representative and representative from Government House. Minister’s cars, ex-Prime Ministers, Leader of the Opposition, of the Labour Party. Naval commodore and military commandant. Judges and ex-Judges of the Supreme Court. The Speaker and members of the Legislative Council. The Speaker and members of the House of Representatives. Ex-members-of Parliament. Freemasons. Foreign Consuls. The Mayor of Wellington. Naval and military officers. Representatives of the Franklin electorate. Magistrates. Heads of Departments of the Public Sesvice. Private secsetaries of Ministers. Representatives of Maori Chiefs. Justices of the Peace Associatiin. Mayors, chairmen and representatives of counties, municipalities, hospitals, and Harbour Boards and local authorities. Representatives of the clergy of the various denominations. Salvation Army.

Representatives of the Reform Party. Executive of tne veterans. Returned soldiers. Trades and industrial unions. The Navy League. Representatives of the Press. Graduates and professors of Universities. K Boards of education. The Educational Institute. The Law Society. The medical profession. Chambers of Commerce. Representatives of banks. Friendly Societies. Sailors’ Friendly Society. Rotary and kindred clubs.

Young Men’s Christian Association. Representatives of the racing and trotting conferences, and racing representatives, etc. Veterans’ Guard of Honour.