THE GOVERNOR

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 81, 7 April 1902, Page 4

THE GOVERNOR

His Excellency the Governor was officially visited by His Excellency.;.-! Rear-Admiral Beaumont at Gov_m*J|| ment House to-day, and Mr Alfred Kidd, the Mayor, visited the Governor at the same time. . Acting on the : . advice of the Admiißl, Lord Ranfurly_.; did not return-the visit to-day, ow- -, ■ ing to v tne high sea running in the harbour. Captain F. St. George '; Rich, of the Ringarooma, was to have visited the Gavernor to-day, but was prevented from coming ashore by the - state of the w-eather. Yesterday morning His Excellency, accompanied by Captain Alexander, A.D.C., and the" Hon. Chas. Mll-T..- J vor, attended service in St. Paul's, Symonds-street. Lac^r Ranfurly and Ladies Constance and Eileen Knox, who are at present at " Overton," Marton, the residence of the Hon. F. Arkwrlght, M.L.C, are due at Government House on Wednesday. On the 23rd instant, St. George's, Day, Lord Ranfurly lays the founda-. tion stone of St- Matthew's stone ' church, and next evening he pre- ' sents the certificates at the meeting . of St. John iVmbulance Association. On the following day he lays ;.; the foundation stone of the Takapuna Presbyterian Church. His Ex-> cellency leaves Auckland about the end of next month.