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New Zealand Flag Institute |
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO ENCOURAGE
THE
USE OF OUR FLAG
Honouring the Flag during World War
Two (1941) In 1941 the Government
promulgated regulations to promote the honouring of the flag in schools. The
preamble to the Regulations read, in part: “…it is desirable
that children should perform together a ceremony in which there shall be
clearly expressed the gratitude of New Zealander’s for the privilege they
enjoy and the principles on which they believe their way of living is based”. The procedures to be
followed were set out in some detail. “Pupils shall be
formed up in an orderly manner facing the flag, which shall be furled at the
masthead. Bags or books shall not be carried. Boys shall remove their caps”. The actual observance of
the Regulations declined post-war. They were repealed in 1984 (see below) |