SEVEN NEW CITIZENS

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30469, 17 June 1964, Page 11

SEVEN NEW CITIZENS

Ceremony At Paparua

In the first citizenship ceremony conducted by the Paparua County Council, seven persons from the district took the oath of allegiance and were presented with their certificates of naturalisation by the county chairman (Mr R. J. Roberts) on Monday evening. Mr Roberts welcomed as fellow citizens the newcomers to New Zealand. He congratulated ■ them on their choice of country and spoke of the privileges and responsibilities they were receiving. Also present at the meeting were' Mr M. A, Connelly, M.P., and Mrs Connelly, county councillors and their wives, guests of the candidates, and a representative of the Internal Affairs Department (Mr W. F. de Malmanche. The Minister of Internal Affairs (Mr. Seath) sent a telegram of congratulation. Those who took the oath of allegience were:— Mr Engel Oorthuis, Mrs Hendrikje Oorthuias, Mr Bartholomeus Joseph Jan Krom (Dutch), Mrs Noreen Zillah Banks (South African), Mr William Kristian WohlertJensen (Danish), Mrs Bertha Wohlert-Jensen, Claus Hans Henrich ■ Wohlert-Jensen (Swiss).

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