ðə flˈæɡz wɜː sˈɛnt ˈaʊt tə ðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz fɔːɹ dɪsplˈeɪ ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ, ðɪ ˌænɪvˈɜːsɚɹi ʌv njˈuːfəndlɐnd dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ kənfˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən ðə tˈaɪm wʌz wˈʌn sˈɛkənd bᵻfˌoːɹ mˈɪdnaɪt sˌoʊ æz nˌɑːt təbi ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn.
The flags were sent out to the communities for display on March 31, 1974, the anniversary of Newfoundland joining confederation (the time was one second before midnight so as not to be on April 1).