New Zealand Gazette – 1936 – No. 24

Page 529

✨ Opening of Parliament

Numb. 24.

529

THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY.
Published by Authority.
WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1936.

THE First Session of the Twenty-fifth Parliament of New Zealand was on the twenty-fifth day of March opened by Commissioners under the authority of Letters Patent, and His Excellency was this day 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 MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

The death of His late Majesty King George V cast a profound sorrow over the people of this Dominion and evoked in all quarters and from all sections of our people, both pakeha and Maori, heartfelt expressions of the deep affection in which His late Majesty was held and the universal sense of loss, both personal and national, on his passing.

His Majesty King Edward VIII is already personally and most happily known in New Zealand. His Majesty's visit to New Zealand as Prince of Wales, and his lively interest in the well-being of his peoples in the dominions and in the colonies as well as in the United Kingdom have already endeared him to the people of this Dominion.

It was one of the first duties of my Government on assuming office to consider the international situation, which has become difficult and perplexing. My Ministers are firmly attached to the principles of the League of Nations and to the collective system of maintaining the peace of the world, which they are confident is the only rational and effective means of preserving peace and facilitating general disarmament. It is for this reason that they have felt bound to associate themselves with those nations which have united in supporting the machinery for the preservation of peace that has been established at Geneva. It is greatly to their regret that this has necessitated the application of sanctions against a great and powerful nation, and they trust that this position will not long continue. It will be necessary, however, for the measures taken in this connection to be laid before you for confirmation, and legislation to that end has been prepared accordingly.

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🏛️ Opening Statement of the First Session of the Twenty-fifth Parliament

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
KeywordsParliament, Opening, King George V, King Edward VIII, International Relations, League of Nations
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George V (King), Deceased monarch mentioned
Edward VIII (King), Mentioned as new monarch

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