✨ Opening of Parliament
Num. 42. 2117
THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY.
Published by Authority.
WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1927.
THE Second Session of the Twenty-second Parliament of New Zealand was
this day opened by the Governor-General, when His Excellency was pleased
to make the following statement of the causes of the calling of this Session of
Parliament together:—
HONOURABLE GENTLEMEN OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, AND GENTLEMEN
OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,—
It is with pleasure that I again meet you in Parliament assembled.
Since your last session I have had further opportunities of visiting various
parts of the Dominion and have been deeply impressed by the spirit of
loyalty which is everywhere in evidence, as well as by the warmth of the
welcome extended to me as His Majesty’s representative.
The visit of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York
aroused great enthusiasm throughout the Dominion, and provided an occasion
for a demonstration of loyalty to the Crown and personal regard for the
Sovereign and the Royal Family. The welcome to our Royal visitors was in
every way as whole-hearted as that which was accorded in previous years to
Their Majesties the King and Queen and to His Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales.
At the Maori gathering at Rotorua our fellow-subjects of the Native race
again strikingly demonstrated their loyalty to the Sovereign in accordance
with their customs and usages.
The visit of Their Royal Highnesses, I am confident, will still further
strengthen the ties which bind the citizens of this Dominion to the Motherland.
The Imperial Conference, at which this Dominion was represented by my
Prime Minister and the Right Honourable Sir Francis Bell, last year was notable
for many important resolutions, some of which affect the Colonial Laws Validity
Act, reserving of Bills, and extra-territorial operation of Dominion legislation.
These subjects have been referred by the Imperial Conference to a committee
which, after consultation with the Dominions, will advise whether special
legislation is necessary to give effect to the resolutions.
Other matters dealt with at the Imperial Conference are defined in a
report of the proceedings which will be laid before you at an early date.
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🏛️ Opening of the Second Session of the Twenty-second Parliament
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration23 June 1927
Parliament, Governor-General, Loyalty, Royal Visit, Imperial Conference
- Duke and Duchess of York (Their Royal Highnesses), Visited New Zealand
- Prince of Wales (His Royal Highness), Previously visited New Zealand
- Francis Bell (Right Honourable Sir), Represented New Zealand at Imperial Conference
- Governor-General