A BUSY DAY
GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN DUNEDIN £y Teiegroph Press Association DUNEDIN, November 26. The Governor-General and Lady Galway spent the busiest day of toeir Dunedin visit to-day. In the morning they visited the Otago Early Settlers Association’s museum and lated visited the Otago University, where Professor Strong was invested with the Order of the British Empire. His Excellency then attended a Rotary Club luncheon, and afterwards he and Lady Galway spent an hour at the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting, the Governor-General presenting the James Buchanan Merrorial Trophy to the winning owner, Mr D. Windle. Accompanied by Lady Galway, he later performed the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the Queen Mary Maternity Hospital, and afterwards their Excellencies visited Littlebourne House. The Governor-General then made a tour round the Botanic Gardens while Lady Galway, accompanied by Lady Ferguson, inspected private gardens. This evening their Excellencies attended the Masonic ball.
Lord Galway will leave for Invercargill to-morrow morning. Lady Galway will travel north by car, staying with friends until she rejoins the Governor-General at Blenheim.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20586, 27 November 1936, Page 8
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175A BUSY DAY Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20586, 27 November 1936, Page 8
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