WESTLAND JUBILEE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1952, 8 January 1914, Page 5

WESTLAND JUBILEE.

A GIIEAT'GATHERING. " ' (By Telesraph.—Pross Association;.) .'..'; Hokitlka-, January' 7.' The Westlaiid goldfi.eMs cetebration! : to-day wei'o attended by tho' largest gathering which has .assembled" in Mokitika for nto-re thai) tiiirty years past. Over 3000 carno by rail from north and south. These, with tho pioneers to the number of, approximately, • 800, besides residents of Bokitika ami ■outlying districts wero estimated"to swell the total attendance to about 8000, His Exeellciicy the GoS'cinor {Lord Liverpool) (ind the Co\intess of Livei' pool received an official weleome in tin, woniuig, and the former was prosoivtud with an iHwiitniited address. hinno (liatety ofterffanl.s the procession start-, ed for CaRS Square, the order nfc ioHows:—M.i.taicipal iiawl, Territorial*, His Excellency's carriagp, Senior Cadets, pioneers (ISfJ4"G9). Ministerial parriajie, membors of Parlinmeiit, visit tors, Kokatalii Baaid, school children, i'n'eiidiy sßcietics, local bddios, and tlio IHiblie. In the procession were nearly "(JQ pioneers. Many were miabk io undortakn tho waft, and were eonvoifefl in vehicles, while otWrs, iiieludilig . women, did not join tlip throng. On iirrivni at the Square s})ecftlies Were dfc*' livered hy -Vfr. J. {ariinnioiul, eliAirniau of tho CelcTiratioiis Ciiminittee, who, in . tlio course of his rwtrarks, extr-iule.d a, ■l'ttrtho-r welcome to the viceregal j>nfj'ty > and referred at some length ■to i the imjjortaiieft of the gathering oi' \V-pst, Const pionopi's'wlw had opened up. Hie district for those who camo ai'ter them.

His Excellency tlio Governor expressed pleasure at Wivs present at .sncli . a iiotabfc gathering, ami remarked iipoi? tlw large assemblage of pionpws who had braved the clement* in <j|>mn{; up tho West Coast. ]{? also referred \6 the advancement in science, aerial .navigation., and oilier matters uiitliii; the Isst half century. Other speakers'wl-re tlio Hon. *V. Fra.for, MiniMer of I'nMiir Works,. Sir J. G. Ward, Mr. Wphpvtson (Slayer of Lawrence), Mr. .UVik'oJMi, M.P., Mr. G, W. Ifvjssell, Jtl.P,, Mr. S. G. Ferguson. AYesthnd County olnrirma», anrl.Mr. Perry, tlie Mrtyor ot Holdtika. During tiro covjfsi> of tJ).( proceedings the wiitod choir sniifj the Naticmal Anthew aiiti » Jiitmbe.t of hymns. Tho gnUicruig aajonrijed t<i wituess tho lffyi'iiff <if tho foumbtioi" stono of the to ttin West i Coast pionee.i's. Tho stono was laid by His EfcceUeney tlio GoveriWi 1 , tlio *»ecclips Jifitife' l)ri< v f ).)irt nppwpriirtip to tho oeciisioii. 'V\\6 piosteors m* eiitWtaincd at huic*t> aiul aflwjrards tlie .. eontre of attraction iv;vs Cas?,.Square, where a pionoiM' sports progrniiuno w.ir inchUged in.-.- Tim attendance-., at this.-. staRQ reached its Jargcst, end tlio Svftvrnooii being Uenutifully fine, the proem!ings passed off very crtjtsyabl.V. Tho pioneers appear to. lie rcvt'lJiiiif; iu tlvo amusements pmvideil Tp-ttislit. tlipy aro being! specially oiiteltai.iiecl at n <-oncert. To-morrow they nxo lioiiig takpn to La)a> -MaWnapua* where they -will 'bu tho giiests of the- Cfkbi'atiows Ceiiiiiiitte<j. In the. evtfluiig.tlioy will be present at tJip o.porati(> purfni'iiianee of "Le-s Cloclics do Co.vne.vil.le'' hy tlw local nwatours. On Wuhy t ; ii© pfoiu-erfl will bo eanvoywl to iit<> mitlyiiifi minins distriots, a tut ihirine tlio ufteriiocn n gM-dwi party wiii iw gi.\-ejii in their honour. Oh Snkird.ay tho tV'.stivities nio to he contiiniwl at Ttes, and a special . railway time-tali.lo will bo arivinged, ivhiltj ofi Sfoinhiy a visit to "(untara,.. ■lias boe.n organised. Tho visitors' .in- - etudfl pioneers from afnwst plL"parts!ol'.''■» tho Doimtiion, uvaiiy (if thorn .haviisji.. '* been in Holcitikb 'district fifty years ftgo. Ths vico-.rcgnd p»Tt,v*ill in tho district until Saturday, when .. thoy proceed iq Gi*ymout : li via Kuniara^