H.M.S NEW ZEALAND.
VISIT TO NEW PLYMOUTH. GENERAL INFORMATION. A room for stray children has been provided in the sheds at the foot of the Breakwater, the W.C.T.U. being in charge. An enquiry office will be established at the Breakwater. Admittance through the barrier on the wharf will be by ticket only. Money will not be accepted. Children accompanying their parents on boats other than the Tutanekai will require to pay 6d. Adults will be charged Is 6d. Children under 7 will be carried free. Motor launches will leave the Breakwater steps for the Battleship, the charge being 2s 6d. The country school children and adults must return by the trains in which they arrive. The trains will be marked and numbered. The times of returning trains have been published in the newspapers and the Railway Department's handbills. All school children must bring their lunches and pannikins. Hot water, milk, sugar and tea will be provided free to all at the Breakwater. The public should bring their own lunches. The committee are making arrangements for the sale of buns and biscuits. Fruit stalls and probably other stalls will be on the ground. The Tutanekai will convey the children, teachers, and committeemen, free of charge, to the battleship. Parents will not be allowed on this vessel. They must use the other boatß.
THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME. The following is the official programme agreed to:—S.3o a.m., Mayor, Borough Councillors, members of Harbor Board, M.P.'s, and others leave the Breakwater on official visit to the battleship. 9.45 a.m.—Official party arrive at Breakwater. 10.15 a.m.—Captain Halsey lands at Breakwater. Maori welcome accorded. 10,-30 a.m.—Official welcome. (Speakers: The Mayor, Chairman of Harbor Board, H. Okoy, M.P., and Captain Halsey). 11 a.m.—Visit to oil wells. 12 noon.—Luncheon at White Hart Hotel. 1 p.m.—Visit to St. Mary's Church, Marsland Hill, and Pukekura Park, and motor drive to view the surrounding country. j 5 p.m.—Captain Halsey to leavo Breakwater for warship. L." I ■':',' r '"•' 1' ; ' j li
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 35, 16 June 1913, Page 5
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328H.M.S NEW ZEALAND. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 35, 16 June 1913, Page 5
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