SIGNATURES ON ROLL

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 141, 1 April 1940, Page 8

SIGNATURES ON ROLL

representative collections VISITORS TO EXHIBITION Wellington, March 29. The National Centennial Roll sit the Centennial Exhibition has talcen on the proportions of a representation of New Zealand. It is in novel form. Never before have the people of the Dominion had an opportunity to take part in iorininjfan historical document Iry registering their signatures. Young anrt ; old from all' pails of New Zealand have recorded the fact of their visit t-i the Exhibition and many thousands have obtained the only oflfi--cial souvenh ol their visil, ihebeautifully designed and executed'' certificate of allerulaiu'c that is is-~ sued to each signatory. Small children, their hands guided by their parents,' have writtenin faltering letters in r the pages of ' this massive hook and, at the otherend of the scale, are the equally' faltering characters written by thevery old people who have signed.. From childish printed names to thespidery scrawl of old men and women the signatures in the Centennial Roll testify to the wide--spread interest in the Centennial in New Ze&land. Those From Whakatane. Young children who have si'gned ' will be able to inspect their signa- - tures many years hence with inter--est and pride for they wili be ft part of the only record of the participation of New Zealanders in the - Dominion's greatest celebrations. Older people who sign the roll record for all time their part in the celebrations. The signatures include those of the highest officials.: and dignitaries in the Dominion alongside those of every man and every woman. Each visitor to the - Exhibition has the right and opportunity to inscribe his name on > a roll that will live for all ffle. The collection of signatories will make one of the most original and' interesting documents in the world. The following is the latest list of ~ Whakatane .residents- who have sign ed the roll:— C. H. Christensen, Moira Mexted,.. C. L. Hansen, S. C. Dent,, L. K,_. Cannell, W. O. Bodthby, DoraBoothby, M. B. Boothby, F. Boothby, R. Boothby, J. and M. Wilson, - Ivy Bryant, Dorothy Avered, Rose Shaw, E. Montgomery.