ARRIVAL OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3703, 29 May 1883, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

His Excellency the Governor arrived this morning, the landing taking place on the west quay at 10.30 o'clock. At a little after nine o'clock the tender Boojuin steamed from the wharf for the C.G. s.s. Hinemoa, conveying tho Hon. Colonel Sir George Whitmore, Mr F. Sutton, M.H.R., Mr J. Buchanan, M.H.R., and Mr T. Tanner. At the qua j* were drawn up the two volunteer companies of Artillery and Rifles, acting as a guard of honor. The lauding place had been decorated with an archway of evergreens aud flags, while a white banner having the word "Welcomo" embroidered upon it was stretched beneath it. On the breastwork were gathered a considerable concourse of spectators the ground being kept by constables. His Worship the Mayor, accompanied by his two little daughters each bearing a bouquet, and the members of the Borough Council awaited the arrival of the tender from tho Hinemoa, which, in a bitterly cold wind, seemed unaccountably delayed. At last the ensign was seen to be hauled down from the mainmast of the Hinemoa, and the Boojuin gaily decorated steamed rapidly towards the harbor, the vice-regal salute the while being fired from the quay. On arriving at the lauding place His Excellency was received by His Worship tho Mayor, and Or. Lee, in the unavoidable absence of the Town Clerk, read the following address : — To His Excellenev Major-General Sir F. D. Jervois, 'G.C.M.G , C.8., R.E., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and ViceAdmiral of the Same. May it please Your Excellency,

We the Mayor, Councillors and Burgesses of tho Borough of Napier beg to offer to your Excellency a very cordial and respectful welcome, on this your first visit to our town and district.

We welcomo yoiu- Excellency as the Representative of Our Most Gracious Sovereign the Queen, and we take this opportunity to convey to your Excellency our profound feeling of loyalty and devotion to the Person and Throne of Her Majesty.

We also tender to your Excellency and Lady Jervois, our sentiments of personal regard and esteem, and our deep sense of grateful obligation for the great interest shewn during your Excellency's recent tour through the colony, on all subjects bearing upon the material iuterosis and well being of this young country the land of our adoption. Looking forward as iv common with our fellow colonists, we do, to the steady and sure advancement in solid and material growth of the colony, we hail the appointment of your Excellency as Governor, as a sign of tho interest felt by Her Majesty in our welfare, and as a token that under your Excellency's administration, the colony will derive the great benefits which your Excellency is so able to confer upon it from your long and able official connection with Her Majesty's Government in England, in the capacity of confidential adviser to the Crown on questions of both engineering and defence.

We most respectfully solicit your Excellency'skindconsideration and approval of extensive works which it is proposed to undertake for the improvement of harbor accommodation at this port, which we believe will prove of great practical benefit to tho town and district generally. With every sentiment of loyalty and respect, we have the honor to subscribe ourselves, Your Excellency's most Obedient Servants. Napier, May 29, 1883. On tho conclusion of the address which was very tastefully illuminated, His Excellency read tho following reply : — To the Mayor, Councillors, and Burgesses of the Borough of Napier. Gentlemen, —I hear with great pleasure the testimony contained in tho address you have just now presented to me, to your feelings of loyalty and devotion to our boloved Sovereign, and I thank you most sincerely for the cordial manner in which you have welcomed me to the Borough of Napier and the district of Hawke's Bay. I am specially glad of this opportunity of visiting the harbor here, and not only of seeing what has already been done, but also of examining- the plans of works proposed to be undertaken. I fully realise the importance of the harbor, as an outlet for the produce of this rich and fertile district. I can assure you that any experience or special knowledge I may possess iv works of engineering and defence I shall always be ready to place at the disposal of the people of New Zealand. I bey also to thank you for the very kind wishes you have expressed concerning Lady Jervois and myself. William F. Drujiuond Jervois. Napier, 29th May, 1883. Lady and Miss Jervois then lauded and were presented with bouquets by the two Misses Spencers. His Worship the Mayor then called for three cheers for the Governor which were heartily given, and three cheers more for Lady and Miss Jervois. A carriage drawn by four grey horses then drew up and the Gubernational party were rapidly driven into town, a long procession of carriages following. On arriving at tho junction of Hastings and Tennyson streets, the Governor's carnage was stopped that a fire brigade demonstration might be wit- | nessed. This consisted of an archway of water thrown from opposite sides of the street from ten jets, and was a very pretty sight besides exhibiting the pressure of our water supply. His Excellency was driven round to the residence of His Worship the Mayor where the party alighted. Shortly afterwards the Governor accompanied by the Mayor was driven to the district school. Here His Excellency alighted from his carriage, and remained standing while some four hundred children who were drawn up in columns inside the school ground sang the National Anthem under the direction of Mr Murray. At the conclusion His Excellency complimented the children upon their singing, and, escorted by His Worship tho Mayor, Mr F. Sutton, M.H.R., Mr 11. Tomoana, M.H.R., tho district committee and the head master, went over the school premises. Afterwards His Excellency again briefly addressed tho children assembled. He said he had been over tho school and was much pleased with what he saw. He hoped the children would take every advantage of the excellent provision made for their educatiou. It was his intention to have asked that the girls and boys attending the school should be allowed a holiday, but on enquiry ho learned that that had already been arranged. Three hearty cheers were then given by the children, aud His Excellency took bis sent iv liis caiiiag-o and drove off amidst much enthusiasm towards the water supply pumping station. Here he inspected the works, and was thence driven to tho high level reservoir where much time

was spent. Tho Gubernatorial party had luncheon at Dr. Spencer's and at 2 p.m. His Excellency held nn undress levee in the Supreme Court building.