HIS MAJESTY’S REPRESENT WE WELCOMED AT WELLINGTON-THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY.
A'.’re m.'d by'the Hr" miei-'aud nivi'ii b’.”r s *<If e‘ l \lin'|xtrv. lW tbe ,< .M*. , VAr ’Al r'*I*' MH IJvi ' l '"" ,1 ' s in-rival in Wellington but before they relehed the City the we.itlier cleired :iud the sun shone from a eloudh ss sky. At Thorndoii stati heir Exeelleneles place at the Government Building** in the presence of i hireoiiml brilliant unthoriiur «• ■■■. • . ... . , r M-ivor briefly wemommg them to the City. Tin* ceremony of swearing in Lord Liverpool as Governor took the pat form. The panoramic view at the bottom of tlm*-ihtiv.. ?• . 4 i " ‘>l nnlil.iry. naval ami otlicial functional ies. besides <i crowd of some thousands of citizens. A squad of bluejackets from IL.M.s. Cambrian was drawn up in front of 1 ~ „nts an idea of the ceremony. After the commission by widen his Exco tmmy was appointed was read, Sir Kobert Stout administered the oaths of office, I/ord Liverpool’s signature ueing witnessed oy the Premier and Sir Robert Stout.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVIII, Issue 26, 25 December 1912, Page 19
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169HIS MAJESTY’S REPRESENT WE WELCOMED AT WELLINGTON-THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVIII, Issue 26, 25 December 1912, Page 19
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