The New Government Buildings.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7989, 28 November 1905, Page 2

The New Government Buildings.

VIMT 01' SIR JOHKI'U WAiil). Sir .iu.sv'pli Ward, Postmaster-* Jciiei'al, iicconipanioil hy his H'lTotjiiiy, Mr Wilson, and (lie secretai v to tho l.\>st (illiee, ,Ur W . (Slav, arrived here hv mail train from on Monday evening ainl Wt;ro met at ilio station hy Mr I). I\:i ry aial same of the lneinhersot tiie eiil'i'tainniout c-'-mnitte'e, ami c>.i-o»«i--: i v iiioin to tho Cnleii>n Hotel win ri'tlii; ?di;iis[(;i a::d his partv will stay deling their vi.-if. At. (».;>) this inoruin.':' Sir .los((ph A\ardui;i to fungalehti in order lolormaliy open ihe new p ; *t oflice there, and on Ids ivturn lie will be entertained ;it the Wiiiie iiait llo!el where every prupafatifjii has li-'en ;i.atle for a luncheon at jj.ni.. in ewi'v way worthy ot ti.e oee;!s;on and of the reputation of tlie o.dai'li.-T.mout. Tickets at eac!i ran bo obtained for this function from thy Mayor, and Messrs Samuel, Aiubitry and Tiseh. Ihe Ntone-iaying ceremony will take place aijout o.UU p.m. The silver t rowel for the occasion will, as previously stated, he provided by the contractors, Messrs Piketl <k V. ilki(\ who will present it to the Minister as a memento of the event. A cordial invitation has been issued hy advei tiseuient to the public to be present, and it is expected there will be :i large concourse of citizens. Arrangements have been made for depositing in tho usual cavity records i elating to the town as weli as copies of to-davs local papers.

Lows on the !a> of the foumia- ' ion si on-' of ihe n.-w I'osi Oilier New l'i\mouth, by Sir Joseph Ward. Wide is Ihe realm of commerce, wi-de t he sphere Of u.sefidness ilia! crnli'ts in this spol ; And man's exchanging thoughts must transit I:, re To e_\ e:s miSieil, blit lie'eJ' lo be forgot. l.'ehold iJie hive lhal iVoni ail lands, T<n thousand niissives. full of life's si ran::.' de-il-. in varying (inures and in diiTeriiiy hands. St ill iiaii'e diverse i.h<> travel!, d matii.idid.dii's h..ur U ' 1 JW " ' Ua,i. w.ili I .'ail 1.-d paii.-a.-e. here lo iu. i h t hi- wires cenve.M-1- voca! power. \-:d. local 111 -us, ue uia\ ik.i lonI i,«. ii ; !-«•; i :acre.,,-i■ ,|.-.iil»ix it-..,(i loIT! ; his fair 'T v has a far !*. aov,n. And spi'eaiU where'er \ our thin.es u.a,\ sll ay. I ."m: uay Sir J os, ph live. aia. happ\ be. i : oi:*s ia . :Is. 'v h ' (i; [ o-,i , aroiiraiv-.. and t.-lv-■.r.dh;,: I'KNLVUIA.