New Zealand Gazette – 1901 – No. 65

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✨ Speech from the Throne

Numb. 65.

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THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1901.

THE Second Session of the Fourteenth Parliament of New Zealand was this day opened by the Governor, when His Excellency was pleased to make the following

SPEECH.

HONOURABLE GENTLEMEN OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, AND GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,—

It is to me a great pleasure to meet you again in Parliament assembled.

Since the last session of Parliament an event of a strikingly sad character has overtaken the nation in the death of Her late Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, who passed away on the 22nd day of January last.

On her demise becoming known one great throb of grief went forth throughout the civilised world. It was our late Sovereign’s constant desire to promote the best interests of her people, and to maintain their liberties and improve their conditions. Her greatness and good works will live for ever, and her reign has added imperishable glories to our Empire. In the death of our late good Queen Victoria the world has suffered an irreparable loss. She was beloved and revered by her subjects, and her memory will ever be enshrined in their hearts, and well may it be fervently said that “Her grave was watered by a nation’s tears.”

Messages of sincere sympathy and condolence were forwarded by me to His Gracious Majesty the King and the Royal Family, to which the following reply was received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies: “His Majesty the King and the Royal Family command me to express their sincere gratitude, in which His Majesty’s Government join, for the sympathy of New Zealand in the lamented death of Her Majesty Queen Victoria.”

On the death of his beloved mother the late Good Queen Victoria, His Majesty assumed the Throne as King Edward VII., and the people of this colony most loyally acclaimed the reign of the new King, and his assumption of the Throne was with fitting ceremony proclaimed at the threshold of our Parliament Buildings. In almost every city, borough, and county throughout the colony similar functions took place, and the people with one voice exclaimed, “Long live the King !”

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1901, No 65

The Old Government Buildings (depicted) were completed in 1876 and initially housed the entire Wellington-based civil service as well as the entire New Zealand Cabinet. The Executive Council met there until 1948.

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🏛️ Speech from the Throne at Opening of Parliament

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated2 July 1901
KeywordsSpeech from the Throne, Parliament Opening, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, Colonial Affairs
👱🏽 Names

Victoria (Her late Gracious Majesty), Death of Queen Victoria
VII Edward (King), Accession to the Throne

👩‍💼 Officials

His Excellency the Governor

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