COMING OF THE GOVERNOR.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 161, 9 July 1910, Page 7

COMING OF THE GOVERNOR.

WATTREMAI |TSOM AtTCELA^O).Preparationa 'are Bearing completion for the reception of his Excellency Lord Islington upon the occasion of-his visit to .- Auckland ■on ■Tuesday next The Governor will arrive by the Main Trunk train in the morning, and durin* his two days' visit will stay at the . Grand Hotel.: The Minister in attendance will be the Hon. Geo. Fowlds, who was to leave Wellington for Auckland oj to-day's train; ■. ■ -.'■•■ - .-:.," .:.■;.■ The public address of welcome to -be presented to his .Excellency -by the Mayor JMr L, J. Bagnall) at Victoria 3 o clock on Tuesday afternoon, ■has been handsomely designed for illumination by Mr. C. Pahner.- the text oeing as follows:— T ° John E^ ellenc 3 , * he ßfelt Honourable New Zealand ana :its dependencies. ATni ay " p t? a * c ' Tonr " Excellency,—The Mayor, councillors and citizens of the city IL^ C^ d ? es t0 exten(l *» «« Excellency a hearty welcome to , onr city. "We Oraire to assure you, as'the representative of His Most Gracious 'Majesty the King, oz our continued loyalty, and attachment to +£ a f'°? e - We remember with pleasure the visit of His Most- Gracious Majesty I King George to this Dominion in 1901. That event has given His Majesty's subjects in £ew, Zealand a. personal Interest in their Sovereign, and has Inspired In us a fervent hope that his. reign may be a happy era, blessed - with the victories of peace and industrial achievement. We still mourn the loss of the great peacemaker. King Edward devoted his life to Ms people, and ais death has left every part of the Empire with a sense of;common loss and bereavement, which will knit us even more closely m loving bonds of sympathy and devotion to the Homeland. The career of Tour Excellency in Great Britain, the knowledge sained by your travels in various parts of the (Empire, and your practical acquaintance with public affairs, are all matters which we take leave to say inspire the community over which you come-to rule with deep satisfaction. We hi>pe Your Excellency will find much to interest you in this young land, in its natural scenery, and in its public Institutions. We desire that youx stay in New Zealand may in every way be pleasant to yourself and Her Excellency L/ady Islington. Your distinguished predecessors ihave all been pleased to spend some portion of their time in each year in residence in the North, and we would venture .to.espress the hope that the citizens of Auckland'may be privileged to have Your Excellency and your family with us as often as may be possible. —We are, Xoui , Excellency's most humble and obedient servants, L. J. 'Basnall,. 'Mayor; H. W. Wilson, Town 'Cleric. _ It is anticipated tha>i> the territorials and cadets of all arms will turn out in force on Tuesday in honour of the occasion, in addition to the Permanent Force detachment,, and that the military part of the programme will be participated in by over 3,000 troops. Although the remnant of furniture that was in Government House on the occasion oi the final levee held by Lord Plimket last month lias been removed, carpets are now being put dawn, in readiness foi the levee! iiert Tuesday, so thai; the nakedness of the building shall be softened eomewhatThe new Governor is interested in educational' matters, and- the .Hon. George Fowlds (Minister for Education) telegraphed to Mr. C. J. Parr (chairman of the Auckland Education Bo>aTd> this morning relative to visiting certain schools. Mr. Parr hae arranged for his Excellency and the Minister for Education to visit the Technical College- or Wednesday at 11 a.m. It is- probable some of "the public schools- win also Iμ visited.