VICE-REGAL VISIT

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 98, 16 December 1931, Page 5

VICE-REGAL VISIT

development areas * governor general and j native minister in rotorua ' ■» * RAROTONGAN CHIEF IN PARTY " * In response to His Excelleney's e?cpressed wish to inspect the. Maoriland T development schemes in progress In •; this district, the Governor-General, „ . Lord Bledisloe, with Lady Bledisloe**; will inspect a ntimber of the' Blocks -; and in company with the Minister ; ■ for Native Affairs, Sir Apirana N^ata, •- will inspect a number of the blocks - which are being brought into culti- • vation by the Crown and native interests. . Their Exeellencies will arrive ih * Rotorua by tlie afternoon express to- • day. The Minister's party arrived yesterday. Aceompaning SiT Apirana •_ are Dr. Wirepa, Mr. E. G. Loten, headmaster of Te Aute Maori College, ". Mr. W. C. Morris, principal of St.., . Stephens Maori College, and the 'Min- , ister's private secretary, Mr. H. R. N. Balneavis. Chief Tinirau" of Raro- . tonga accompanied by Mr S. J. Smith*; secretary for the Cook Jslands, will , also arrive in Rotorua to-day andwill accompany the Vice-regal and-* Ministerial party. ' v Leaving "Rotorua tomorrow morn- - j Ing, the party will visit the Peka and Parekarangi development schemes on- 4 the Atiamuri road, and will proceed from there to Ngakuru and Horo- ' horo. At Horohoro, a Maori recept- . ion will he accorded Their Exeellencies and his Exeellen cy will offieially* " open the new Horohoro school. In „ the afternoon, His Excellency will go ; 1 sver the whole of the Horohoro I scheme, which is the foundation bloclc of the many development areas 'n the district. On Friday morning the party will ; 'eave Rotorua at 8.30 a.m. and -will v proceed to Ruatoki where a reception will be accorded by the Tuhoe nat- ; ives. Later in the day the party". will inspect the Ohope, Huani Taheke, and Mourea schemes. , On Saturday, Their Exeellencies will visit Galatea settlement where, . after the estate has been inspected, ' % native reception will be accorded at the Rangitaiki .native village. From Galatea the party will return by**" way of Rerewhakaitu where an. area _ of native lands will be inspected. Their Exeellencies will probably at'.end divine service at Ohinemutu na- t five church on Sunday, where, it is aossible that Bishop Bennett will he • the preacher. On Sunday afternoon - .he Vice-regal party will leave fbr buckland where Their Exeellencies J will spend Christmas. The Minister, accompanied by Chief Tinirau, will* 1 eave for Gisborne the same . after- . noon.