Funeral of the Late Mr. Bollard

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 133, 26 August 1927, Page 13

Funeral of the Late Mr. Bollard

burial at karori national expression of ' SORROW (Special to THE SUN.) WELLINGTON, To-day. rpjjE death of the Hon. R. F. 80lL lard has caused deep regret in Parliamentary lobbies, and members of all parties have expressed their sincere regard for the late Minister, whose presence in the buildings to and from the Cabinet room was accepted as part of the daily routine. yormal expressions of regret at Mr. Bollard’s passing will be made in the Bouse to-day. when a short sitting “ii! be held for this purpose. The House will then adjourn till Tuesday a mark of respect to his memory. Messages of sympathy with relatives have arrived from every part of the Dominion, while the personal friends . jj r . Bollard himself pay generous tribute to his attributes as a friend." The funeral is to take place at Karori Cemetery here at 10.30 a.m. tomorrow, leaving the late Minister’s house in Tinakori Road for St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral for a short service. The pall-bearers will be representative of every party in the House and 0 f the William Ferguson Massey Masonic Lodge, of which Mr. Bollard tvas Worshipful Master. The order of the official cortege is ■s follows: Car with wreaths, the hearse, members of Mr. Bollard’s family, the Governor -General’s representatives, the Prime Minister and other Ministers of the Crown, the Chief Justice and other judges, the Speaker of the Legslative Council, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, ex-Prime Ministers, General Officer Commanding New Zealand Forces. Commodore of the New Zealand Naval Division, Legislative Councillors, members of the House of Representatives, heads of Government Departments, private secretaries.