THE ROYAL VISIT.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 109, 17 May 1901, Page 2

THE ROYAL VISIT.

>y Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Brisbane, May 16.

The contractor for the supply of meat for the Navy has received official instructions to cancel all orders, as the Squadron will not visit Brisbane.

Melbourne, May 16.

The Department of Agriculture have placed nearly one thousand head of poultry aboard the Opliir for the use of the Royal party. The Now Zealand Contingent broke camp this morning, and left at eleven o’clock for Sydney to join tho Monowai. Tne Ministerial party leave this afternoon to join tho same steamer. The Duke returned after a successful day’s shooting. Tho Royal party leave by train on Saturday at midday for Brisbane. They will not call at Sydney on route. The yacht anti warships rendezvous at tho latter port. London, May 15.

Tho English newspapers eulogise the Duke of Cornwall’s admirably - chosen words at the Federal functions.'

NEW ZEALAND STATESMEN TO THE FORE. SPEECH BY MB WARD. NEW ZEALAND AND THE COMMONWEALTH.

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Received May 16, 7.58 p.m. Melbourne, May 16. A large number of Venetian masts, used for decorations, have been purchased for Now Zealand.

The railway journey of thirteen hundred miles to Brisbane will be picketed by men of tlio permanent way, at intervals of a mile. Five thousand two hundred men will bo thus employed during tho passage of the royal train. The journey will occupy fifty hours. Tho Mayor entertained a hundred guests. The Hons. Ward and Walker were present. Tho toast of the visitors was coupled with Mr Ward’s name. He received a splendid reception. He thanked tho Federal State Ministers and citizens for the manner in which they had welcomed the representatives of Now Zealand. His colony, he said, must necessarily take very deep concorn in the affairs of the Australian Continent. At. tho present time they were awaiting facts covered by the Federal Commission, and tlio final decision ot Now Zealand would require to be made after their report has boon submitted to Parliament. It would bo idle to do other than express an opinion that the present indications ill Now'Zealaud were against the probability of their joining tho Australian Commonwealth. They were hand in hand with Australia, and desired to assist in making the great Commonwealth more powerful than ever its most sanguine supporters could conceive. New Zealand would do its best to assist the Commonwealth to build up a great Empire. His colony, with its industrious population, would join most heartily in doing all that was necessary to make ail parts of the Empire greater and more powerful, to make them the fear of their enemies and the pride of their own people. He invited tho Mayor to visit and take part in the New Zealand celebrations. At the farewell luncheon the Hon. E. Barton was present. Mr Ward’s health was proposed. In replying, he expressed the opinion that a meeting of the public men from tho different States was calculated to bring about good feeling between the respective colonies, and that the development of the future would require reciprocal consideration for the purposes of trade. Ho counselled them not to despise or deprecate the value ip this respect of New Zealand. The latter, lie said, was destined to become a powerful country, though isolated. Mr Ward saw the New Zealand troops off. ' THE SNUB TO AUCKLAND. WHO DID IT? j Special to Times. |

Auckland, last night. The news that the Duke of York “'will not recognise the Maori display is a hard snub for Auckland, and there are many surmises as to who pulled the wires. The snub is all the harder from the fact that Auckland was laying itself out for this part of the welcome. It was to be the chief part of the whole reception, mostly on account of its novelty, and for this reason there is no ground at all for advising the Duke to ignore it. On the way out' at every port he called the chief event of the welcome was something new to the Duke, and peculiar to the place. “ Then who is responsible ? ” asks today’s Observer. “ (Jan it be the Hon. James Carroll ? It is an open secret that Mr Carroll has had this part of the reception pretty well in his own hand, and has been up at Eotorua a good deal of late. This, with the way in which the proposal to bring the Natives down at reduced rates was scouted by the Government, points clearly to a ‘ corner.’ “ The fact seems, to be that the Government, at the instance of Mr Carroll, are set upon having the whole display at Eotorua, where the very best the Natives can do will not be a circumstance to what Auckland is offering. It is to be hoped that the Maritime Committee will not back down. The harbor is open, and if the Natives are ready and the Committee determined, there is no reason why the event should not take place. The Governor, who leaves on Saturday for Sydney, may possibly on arrival there explain matters to the Duke, and if he does the tables may be turned.”

By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, last night. The inspectors of police in each of the four centres have been instructed to enrol fifty temporary constables, 200 in all, for services during the Eoyal visit.~ The men arc not to wear a uniform, but to have badges. At a meeting of the women of Wellington, it was resolved to make a presentation to the Duchess. An influential committee has been appointed, and the subscriptions are limited to five shillings each. The form of the gift has yet to 'be decided on.