THE PRINCE’S VISIT.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 24 March 1920, Page 3

THE PRINCE’S VISIT.

levin cut out. r Correspondence read at Monday night’s meeting of the Levin Borough Council showed that Levin had been cut out as a stopping place for the Prince of Wales when passing through this district.

The Minister of Internal Affairs .wrote in reply, stating that he regretted the .Royal train would be unable to stop at Levin. Owing to the stay of ' the Prince in the Dominion being limited to 27 days, considerable travel .would have to be undertaken to carry out the programme decided upon, and as a consequence it had been found necessary to limit the number of stoppages of the train on route. The times of departure and arrival of the trains :In both islands had been definitely ' fixed, ami he regretted that it was not ' possible to lengthen the Journey between terminals by increasing the num- ' ber of stops without seriously inierferinc; with tho tour. Mr IV. H. Field, M.l’., also forwarded a letter from the Minister to the same (effect. Mr Field added that he understood the reason for selecting Otaki as a stopping placo was that it was as nearly as possible midrvay between Palmerston and Wellington. He tad asked that a stoi> bo made at Levin. Would ’ tho Levin people, particularly the solfliers and children, go to Otaki” Is so, It would be well to ask for special trains for getting there and back. He •would be glad to do what he could for the Levin people in the matter. ; The Mayor slated that the reason '■why the Town Clerk had communicated with the Minister was that ho ! had a visit from the 'chairman of tho ' Otaki jluwh Board, who had stated that i arrangements were being made for a ‘ 'ten-minute slop in Otaki, and an ofli- ■ jciai had been there with that object. '' jpixo Mayor said he had since got; a * ling from the Town Board chairman, a wso asked if Levin wished to prrtici'pate by allowing the children to join In the Otaki function, and tho Mayor Said ho had referred tho Otaki inquirer Jto the chairman of the Levin School .Committee. Personally, lire .Mayor said ' (ho favoured the children going to Pal-

, Sncxston North. "i Or. Thomson said, as chairman of the 1 School Committee, he had received no : (communication from Otaki. On the ' ether hand, ho would rather favour the going to Palmerston North, : where there would be more time anti j Letter provision made for the visit, ij Cr. Mackenzie said if they had to'

Vjj'ngago a special train, why not take '."iho children to Wellington.

v Cr. Thomson stated that some of the fWairarapa children were being taken iDyer the hill to Wellington, n Cr. Parker opposed the Olaki idea. £ Cr. Goldsmith said they would all bo pleased if the Prince stopped in Levin tIE only for four minutes, but if he • passe! he? .would be sorry afterwards to 1 Luow he had missed seeing such a nice * place. (Laughter.) b After further discussion it was dc- ; Sided to let matters stand as they were ;5n the meantime. —“Chronicle.”