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Crowd gathered for parade and welcome for unidentified occasion (Possibly for Prince of Wales visit, 1920)
0 ft MLS crowd watching procession of decorated floats. Brass helmeted fire brigade assembled top right. St George's ensign displayed off back of lead vehicle - three young women in white, full length gowns bottom left foreground
11 ft MLS expectant crowd milling around. Parked 'Official' car top right. Kids in their 'Sunday bests' waiting. Left foreground youngsters up a step ladder improvise grandstand
25 ft MLS more of the crowd drawn up in lines around an open space watching arrival/departure of 'official' car. Large Union Jack unfurled top right. Left foreground small group uniformed soldiers in lemon squeezer hats. Temporarily abandoned perambulators foreground
34 ft Cut back to same crowd scene where kids are grandstanding up the ladder. 'Official' car enters frame top right
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46 ft MLS women performing single short poi. First line dancers in poi-waka formation Second line women in kneeling position. Back line dancers in standing position. Crowd watches from behind . Union Jack displayed for camera. Kaumātua with taiaha dances briefly into shot
67 ft MLS Men's haka. Performers bare-chested with piupiu, undergarments and boots. Unidentified kaiarahi in shirt sleeves and cloak orchestrates action from back row. Three senior women also join in performance of the haka. Appreciative Maori crowd watch from all round
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