The Royal Visit.

The visit to New Zealand of His Royal Highness, the Duke of Gloucester, has now been completed, and the whole of the railway arrangements in that connection have been carried through with credit to the Department and in a manner which has given the utmost satisfaction to our Royal visitor, as indicated in the special message appearing in this issue from the Chairman of the Government Railways Board. The railway operations also gave satisfaction to the public who attended the many functions where punctual train-running was an important aid to their success. I wish to thank all members concerned for their good work (both individually and as a team) which enabled the whole of the railway portion of the programme to be carried through without delay or mishap of any sort.

I feel sure that I express the feeling of every railway employee when I say that His Royal Highness carries with him from these shores the best wishes of a service which, throughout the tour, has been charmed by his personality and delighted by his good fellowship.