THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21416, 7 March 1935, Page 12

THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL

0 FAREWELL CEREMONIES AT AUCKLAND (PRESS ASSOCIATION tsLEGRAM.) AUCKLAND, March 6. The Governor-General and Lady Bledisloe, who are paying their farewell visit to Auckland before returning to England, attended the Ash Wednesday service in St. Mary's Cathedral this morning. The sermon was preached by the Primate, the Most Rev. Archbishop Averill. This afternoon Lady Bledisloe was given a farewell by the women of Auckland at a gathering in the Town Hall. The Mayoress (Mrs G. W. Hutchison), on behalf of the Auckland women, presented her Excellerlcy with an illuminated address in a greenstone casket. A civic farewell to their Excellencies was tendered in the Town Hall to-night. On behalf of the people of the metropolitan area, the Mayor presented their Excellencies with a casket containing an illuminated address. A delegation of Arawa Maoris from Rotorua made presentations to Lord and Lady Bledisloe and bade them farewell. To-morrow afternoon a public farewell will be held in the domain, and their Excellencies will leave by train for Wellington in the evening. APPRECIATION OF LORD BLEDISLOE'S WORK (PHESS ASSOCIATION' TELEGRAM.) TAURANGA, March 6. The Tauranga Chamber of Commerce divussed the impending departure of Lord and Lady Bledisloe, members making eulogistic references to the manner in which their duties had been carried out. The following motion was crvied:— "That this chamber deeply regrets the time has come when their Excellencies Lord and Lady Bledisloe will leave the Dominion. It humbly desires to express its appreciation of the manner in which their Excellencies have entered into the life of the people of New Zealand and of the high quality of the service they have rendered. It sincerely trusts they will enjoy long life and health, and will in the Homeland wield an even wider circle of influence."