Public Ceremony to Commemorate the Retirement of Sir Tangaroa Tangaroa as Queen's Representative and to commemorate the Commissioning of the new Queen's Representative, 24 December 1990 at Te Atukura Parade Grounds.
Title
Public Ceremony to Commemorate the Retirement of Sir Tangaroa Tangaroa as Queen's Representative and to commemorate the Commissioning of the new Queen's Representative, 24 December 1990 at Te Atukura Parade Grounds.
Subject
Public officers
Government
Description
Programme for the ceremony marking Sir Tangaroa Tangaroa's retirement as Queen's Representative and his replacement by Sir Apenera Pera Short. The latter's name does not appear in the programme. Handwritten marginal notes presumed to be in Ron Crocombe's hand identify aspects of the ceremony which he found amusing or annoying, such as its cost, which he estimates at $3000, the vacuity of the retiring QR's speech, and the irony of his 'main achievement' being the allowing of sandals to be worn at Queen's Birthday celebrations when everyone present at this event was 'in black suits and sweltering'.
Date
1990
Contributor
Ron Crocombe
Language
English
Identifier
Box 1, folder 1, item 4
Coverage
Cook Islands
Files
Collection
Citation
“Public Ceremony to Commemorate the Retirement of Sir Tangaroa Tangaroa as Queen's Representative and to commemorate the Commissioning of the new Queen's Representative, 24 December 1990 at Te Atukura Parade Grounds.,” The Papers of Professor Ron Crocombe, accessed November 30, 2023, https://cicr.omeka.net/items/show/149.
Item Relations
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