THE GOVERNOR'S CRUISE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 91, 17 April 1894, Page 4

THE GOVERNOR'S CRUISE.

His Excellency the Governor has retarded from' hia wanderings " from island unto island at the gateways of the day," and expresses himself as very much delighted with his excursion. Although no membe r of the fourth estate accompanied Lord and Lady Glasgow and party on their trip we are enabled through the courtesy of Captain Elliot, Private Secretary to His Excellency, to give a complete account of the voyage in to-night's issue. Captain Elliot noted down in his diary an • account of the most Btrikings events of the voyage while they were yet fresh in his mind, and the result is an interesting narrative which our readers will find very vivid and entertaining. Captain Elliot) has a decided talent for description, and has brought very clearly before our mind's eye the gay and often amusing scenes which the Governor and his party were called on to witness and to participate in during the tour. The reception accorded to His Excellency was of the most cordial nature wherever he went, the people of the islands from the highest to the lowest doing all in their power to show honour to Her Majesty's representative and to make his shorb stay in their midji agreeable. His Excellency was presented with,addresses by.Makea, from the Government, from British residents, and alio from the various chiefs. These addresses wore all of the ; mosb cordial character, extending to Lord Glasgow a most enthusiastic welcome and .expreseing thankfulness for the establishment of the British protectorate under which the affairs of the group were found to be administered most satisfactorily. Practically the natives made only, one request, namely, that their children should be taugh* the English language, so that they might be enabled to read English books, and eirtend their knowledge t& thrJK&abitants-of the adjacent islands. An important step in this direction has already beejtf^tf e:Vy._. the. London Missionary Society for whose representatives preparations are now being made an Rarotonga by the erection, of a house and school. His Excellency expresped his great pleasure ab findins Queen Makea and her people co loyal to Queen Victoria, and undertook to convey to Her Imperial Majesty the expressions of devotion on the part^pf her new subjects in the Pacific. The benefits to the islands and to the extension of British influence in the Pacific which are likely to accrue from Lord GJasgow'i visit are bj no meanato be underestimated, and the trip has a much greater importance than, at first sight, people might feel inclined to attach to it.