H.M.S. NEW ZEALAND.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1733, 25 April 1913, Page 4

H.M.S. NEW ZEALAND.

CAPT. lIALSEY APPRECIATIVE,

H.M.S. Now Zealand, which has been visited by so many adults ami children during the past ten days, left Wellington lor tlio Napier roadstead at 7.45 a.m. yesterday. Captain Halsoy has addressed tho fo lowing letter to the Hon. 11. D. Bell, Acting-Minister for Marine:— jV,ew at Wellington, -.3rd April, H)UI. Sir,—l have {lie honour to request, on behalf of my officers and men, that you will be kind enough to convey to his Worship the Mayor, the chairman of the Harbour Board, and, if possible, to all concerned, my sincere thanks tor the way in which wo have been received and looked after whilst in Wellington by all sections of the community, and also to express my thanks for tho systematic and thorough manner in which everything has been organised for our benefit. I should also like to say how much we are indebted to tho general public for their patient and courteous behaviour on hoard this ship, and 1 am fully aware, and I realise it with regret, that tlicro must be many who visited tho ship, but, owing to the crowd on board, did not see all that I should havo liked them to havo done."

While that letter was on its way, the Hon. 11. D. Bell sent the following letter to Captain Halsoy:— "Sir,—l desire, on behalf of the Government of New Zealand, to express to the ship's company of H.M.S. New Zealand our thanks to the men for the example they have alforded tlio people of tho Dominion, by their conduct' during the stay of the battle-cruiser in Wellington, of tlio effect of training and discipline in his Majesty's service. Your men must have found themselves to be welcome guests wherever they havo bfcen on shore, and temptation of every kind cannot have been wanting. That "there has been no breach of order, und no trouble to mar the pleasure with which tho citizens of AVellingtoii havo greeted, and will remember, the visit of tho New Zealand, is duo to the restraint which your men have imposed ,on themselves. If they carry from this port as pleasant and friendly regard for tlio people hero as tho latter will always bear to them, much good will result from tho visit of tho ship, and your liieri, and ours, will havo more strongly impressed tho feeling that we are all ono people, and.that the strongest bond of our union is tho King whom you serve and whose subjects wo are." _ Captain Halsey sent the following letter in reply:— "Sir,—l havo tho honour to acknowledge' the receipt ot your letter of tho 23rd hist., which is deeply, appreciated, the contents of which will bo communicated to the Bhip's company." A NEW ZEALAND SOUVENIR, \ (By Telegraph.—Press Associations Christchurch; April 24. A suggestion contained-in a recent article in the "Press" that the various centres of New Zealand should combine together to raise a substantial sum to provide a worthy and permanent presentation from tho people of the Dominion to their battleship, such; for example, as a complete set of plate or a gunnery shield, wa3 brought under tho notice o£ tho Mayor of Cliii'stGhiircli to-dap- • Mbu Ealiamdi aaplieiL tihab sfcmftr ton offibrit wiaa; llsiinm ma do toi ladse firom i ttiu! ai&mn> iim anxilii o£ fihie four pminiaipal aimftias, ffin' (Cliv puonose! ofi maKing; ai jriuit , ipresentntio n. 'That -would gre» a iutal j iof JCBOO, and with tho contribittrams smaller centres a sum of JBIOOO at Jkait (should be rawed. Tho movement hnu Itij icntiro t-ympatlry, and «s it was cesonfcsilly a citizens' affair,, She would bo onlfl 1100 glad to do what 'he could to fortius (the scheme. As far as 'Chrifliakurcli wjh aimnEimodl ihc £kru(Bht iSlnira wwuftll Ik 1 no ill'fflhu'liliy ati all iioj raising' tiUe' aoninilluili'bn roqmiiißdl. 'Mb piresnnttrfliair proposed nrauffl iiiran ai wery ti'uo naniinder to tlio present' crew of tho New. Zealand of their visit' to tho Dominion, mid as far as subsequent crews were concerned would keep before them the uamo of the country which gavo the ship.