Our Royal Visitors (Auckland’s Splendid Reception.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVI, Issue XXIV, 15 June 1901, Page 53 (Supplement)

Our Royal Visitors (Auckland’s Splendid Reception.

BRILLIANT SERIES OF SOCIAL AND MILITARY FUNCTIONS.

MAGNIFICENT FIREWORK AND WARSHIPS DISPLAY.

On Tuesday Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York set foot on New Zealand’s shores for the first time, and were accorded a loyal reception quite equal in heartiness to any they have received in the course of their memorable tour through the possessions of the British Crown, Auckland was appropriately chosen as the first land-ing-place of Royalty in this colony, and the people rose splendidly to the occasion, and paid such a tribute of loyal respect to the heir-apparent and his consort as Their Royal Highnesses should never forget. The powers of the elements smiled on Auckland for the grejaoccasion. -Never have'Auckland’s streets - held such dense throngs of people as packed the matin thoroughfares-to-day. E - The'suburbs and residential" quarters of : the’ city* were quite deserted when the time came for the reception function, and in addition to the townspeople some thousands of country dwellers swelled the immense crowds, who had turned out to gaze upon the long-ex-pected members of the Royal family. The eity was splendidly 7 decorated. and the whole effect of Queenstreet. -the wharf and the rest of the line of. route was exceedingly fine. Flags fluttered singly, in strings and in festoons at hundreds of points, and the beautiful green foliage which met the eye everywhere g-ave.a delightful . freshness to the general scheme of the city’s festive garb.