The Mayor paid tribute to the archbishop and wished him bon voyage on this important occasion on behalf of the city of Cape Town. He asked the archbishop to convey the following message to His Holiness the Pope: “On behalf of the people of all the races and creeds of Cape Town, the cosmopolitan Mother City and Legislative Capital of the Republic of South Africa, I extend greetings to you and express the earnest hope that you may long be spared in health to continue the great spiritual work for mankind to which you have dedicated your life.