OROUA DOWNS QUEEN CARNIVAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2568, 17 April 1923, Page 1

OROUA DOWNS QUEEN CARNIVAL.

CORONA TION SPEECHES. The following is (he 1 oxl of the speech delivered by the Lord High Chancellor (Mr Bailees) at the above carnival on the .I.lth inst.:— ‘A our Royal Highness, Ministers of Hie Realm, Citizens of the splendid realm of Oroua Downs: By virtue of our high rights of carnival, we are assembled here to honour in joyful gladness the high Lad ; y of our choice. The voices and votes of our people have been heard and counted, and with acclaim we hail the Lady, who shall be crowned as our noble Queen of' (he Realm. As on)' representative of beautiful womanhood, her right of sovereign sway will he recognised hy all her loyal and worthy subjects. To-day we pledge our hearts and minds to assist our noble queen in fulfilling the object which she desires.

‘‘Our citizens have made noble ellorls to carry out llie work of making your palace one which shall be noted for its beauty and solvency and one which shall stand for a lasting memorial to all your subjects who fought in the great War, and a token of thanksgiving for their safe return.

“We look forward with confidence to your coronation to be not the •culmination of our efforts but the starting point of a happy reign rlevoted to the furtherance of these objects. We hope, under the august guidance of our Queen that this palace will ever continue in its prosperous career and become justly renowned as a Hall of High Festivity. “Under favour of our Queen’s glad smile we should rejoice to serve for the higli .rights and privileges of citizenship and to bring confusion to our Queen’s enemies. “We enjoin vour ministers that fhc carcases of your enemies be utilized for the benefit of your citizens for the purpose df making meat-meal for the fowls of the air or top-dressing for the pastures of the Realm. "Most Gracious Lady, bv the right of my High Office I take from >ou the pledge of fealty to your loving subjects and charge you that you keep the only law we know, (he law of Carnival. Do you this favour grant? As representing all in this fair realm, I have now pleasure, Lady, in calling on the Lord of the Realm to place this crown upon thv brow and namV thee ‘Queen of this our Carnival’ ” ''

After the crowning ceremony, performed by Mr J. Linklnter. M.P., the Speech from the Throne was read as follows by the Lord High Chamberlain (Mr G. I‘. Cobhettj:— “My Lord High Chancellor. Min - istei's of the State and must worthy and loving subjects, we are moved with deep thankfulness and gratitude on account of the great honour and high trust that you, my dear people, have placed in us. We ere assembled, (), my people, to perform the last and highest offices of our carnival, and while we are with you all, tilled with the joy of carnival and gladness of the moment, we command you to remember that while this occasion marks the culminating point of your recent splendid achievements, this humble ceremonial will become history in our land and your children's children will bless you for your noble efforts I" creel on this -pot this glorious edifice in which we now stand. "Citizens of our realm, many changes have taken place since the great Te Ennparnhn encamped on the shores of Lake Hunia and skirled the scrub in pursuit of hi-- foes. “The more peaceful times which followed saw this, our realm, under the rule of the while chiefs Campbell and McLennan, who held sway from the eamp of Eoxton to Rongotea.

“To-day (lie wild I rads i> 1" scrub arc replaced by smiling pastures and the suite- homesteads of the humble cockatoo. Less than two years up), we were indebted to Mr Hammond for the use of his spacious buildings in which to hold one revels. For some years. Mrs Allan Scott carried on that good work in our country for which she will always be lovingly cherished in our memory and in the hearts of our subjects. We are now in possession of a building worthy of the object to which it was dedicated and a credit to our Realm and to those, our subjects, who have so ably carried out the project. “It is our Royal Command that these monies, so liberally subscribed, be used for the liquidation of all outstanding debts on this, our Hall. The memory of our soldiers will last for ever; their loyal service is surely worthy of our continued efforts. Let not. your interest waver nor your efforts to assure the success of this building cease. Your Queen places her services at your disposal. Thus do we accept the high honour of this great occasion.”