THE ROYAL VISIT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 114, 4 June 1901, Page 3

THE ROYAL VISIT.

ROYAL OON'miTHTTMN TO Kit LIEF FUND. "-"v PE« PRESS ASSOCIATION. .Keceive-j 3, 10 38 am. Sydney, 3. T he Duke ard Duchess of ,Yo k Vave g'von ,£25 'o tha fund for the relief of nljt v.s tf tha Broken Hill -victim 3 , Melbourne, June 3. Mr. M(G--wr, a member of the Cabinet, le-'V s to day to represent Victoria during Ibe Rojal visit to Now Zialatd. THE DUKE'S BIRTHDAY. Wellington, Jure 3. The Premier, en btha'f of the M n sters and p v pl i tfNmv Z?aland, to d\ eibled birthday cougntula' ions tu-th • Duke of Cornwall, wishing him many happy returns nf the day. The public building* in all <he chief ce'ihvs ar.d in fome of tin other le ding town* will be illuminated on tho evening ''f the ll'h inst., the da f e of the Duke's smival at Auckland. THE HOLIDAY QUESTION. PUBLIC MtKTIKG AT NSW PLYMOUIH.

There was a fair attendance of tradesmen at the public meeting convanod for Monday morning at; the Town Hal!. Tbe Mayor (Mr. E. Dockrill)! occupied the chair, and briefly explained the business to be considered. Three days hid been declared Governmer.t hoHd iyß in the district in connection wi'h tbe Royal v : k : c to Willingtoe, and it was necessary that the pe jle thould decide what would bp dmi in Ni>w Plymoith. He pointed out that in Wellington a representative me-liug of tr.uh speop'e decided to observe on" whole day acd one half ho'iday. It was now for New Plymouth bi's : n'ss people to siy how far they will fell iu with tho 'jovernmant proposes. .Mr T. Veile moved that busino?s pfoplb in New Plymouth carry on as u ui', observing "on'y the Thursday half-holiday. Mr. J. H. Parker .seconded, He thought thee wan too great a multiple t.y of holidays already. Mr S. W. Shaw thought that scmeLi"g ought to bo dono to mark: an fvonfc of snob which would bo renieinb-.-rtJ by rh« chiidivi.. He; moved ns au amtr-jj- oj.\ That Thurs- j be.cbssi'ved tI < ,■ . '...1e ' oliduy. I Mr Wlii'aker OJs, unci} fished if the Ik'iJay o morn iug Wtjurtl jo fMii.irJfoiy. *'!o : siid it was. a pr.vciir-e .*v»r.nfj cor!tor j people *o keep opi'u iivespt- tivec.i' what th" majority of the did. Mr Carter thought it would be bM.ter to c'osc on the Tuedfijy--the day of (he Koyal landing in Wellington. Mr I>. Ock also spoke strongly con- J demning the action ofs-omo people .viio; were constantly evading cosupulsoiv j holidays. * . f Mes-rs S. B. Wi::toand G.-.ukrcdgtri favoured the ohbei'vai.tv .-if Tuerid.-.y—----j the day of the lioystf iu Wel-j :lingtoa. | I Captain Taunton (Turanftki Guards)! ' supported Tuesday bojris: 'veJ, no

that would mean one day less to concede to volunteers who wished to get as-ny to the ce'ebiM.tion« at "Wo'lingThe ame?do39iit was then put and carried.

Mr Gauioodger moved ft further amendment, That TVslay. 18 H June, be observed us a whol* hol'day in New Plymouth, - Secon.'od by Captain Taunton, atd carried by one vote. Mr Cart°r suggested the forma'ion of a small committee to interview tradespecp'e and gtt all to fall in with the Tue day holiday. The Thu sday half-holiday would .be observed s-s utu-1, and it was durable that thfra should bi unsrr'mit.y on ths question. Mr Pat ker supported the suggestion.

Mr D. Berry thought it was uodesirable to lose a day and a half in the week. He tlnnphfc a whole day on Thursday would rn. eb the cue,

Tbe s-'cond amendment wes then put as the substantive motion and >ej cted by a Invg'i raajorisy. The meiting then, ty a large majority, resolved that a who'e hold-)' should bs ob.se: ml on Thursday. Mr. Berry then usked what. wabeirg d'.-i e iu rcf rerca 'o the prep. ntatio • of »ic addtm from the p-.ople to the Duke aril Duchs:-s, of Cornwall nnd YO:k. '

The C'imi man replied ttut the Council was wa : t!ng to see wl-at was beiug done by otht.r botougVs in the (list- ict.

Mr. B try . piintel out; that New Piymeu'h -had s. en a btrge shard of th* fighting and general diffi-.ulti.s of the ear'ydays, and he thought an add ess from the pe p!e would be interest:ng.

Mr. S'-'aw agreed. He said we should not wai l ; to see what other boioughsdo. If it vntj to bo hfr, f one boioujh in NVw Z 'aland to present an add e?s, we should be that (xrough. A resolution was then carri'd that tie Borough Council to requ stod to arrioge for presenting an addivsa to the Duke ar.d Ducba s.

Before dispersing Mr. Carte." referred "gain to tho ob?> rvar.ce of statutory holidays, and thou-.ht it d sit able th.it a committoo of i-hopktepers should be appointel to see that no infringements of the law occurred. Those present gen- rally agreed with this suggestion, though nothing wasduno.—Mr. Whitt.ker interjee ed ti at he und< rstoo'l the local p ilici cooi-trued the Act to mean that shopk'epely who lived on the premises and empi.-.yed no labour could Hupp'y custom ess even on ntatu'o'y holidays. He thought that; was a mis taken idea. The subject was thui d'.opped, and the meeting adjourned.