THE GOVERNOR ON TOUR

Evening Star, Issue 10881, 15 March 1899, Page 4

THE GOVERNOR ON TOUR

Lord Ranfurly landed officially at Whangaroa yesterday morning. A large number of Europeans and Natives assembled to welcome His Excellency, including representatives of local bodies, and several prominent Native chiefs. An address was presented to the Governor, to which he gave a suitable renlv, saying that he hoped to be able in the future to devote more time to visiting various .districts. Miss Yates presented the Gover* nor with a large basket of beautiful peaches. Mr Hare, who presented the address, toot the Governor on a trip down the harbor in his oil launch, followed by other launches filled by settlers and their wives, lunch being served picnic fashion at MusL-Jom Rocks. The company were increased by a large number brought by the auxiliary schooner Medora, including the Premier and Mr Houston, M.H.R., who had arrived in the meantime from Mongonui, having ridden overland. The bay where lunch was served •has no name, and the Governor approved of a suggestion made that it should be called henceforth Ranfurly Bay. The Premier said "he would do what he could to acquire it from the Natives, and make it a reserve for the people. The Governor said he had heard pf the fame of Whangaroa for boat-building in England from Lord Glasgow, who said he (the speaker) would be able there to get boat built that would exactly suit him. He had owned vessels since he was seventeen, and had travelled in them for distances, but he did not know that he would be able to use a vessel much if he got it built, his official duties leaving him but little time. As the Tutanekai sailed away for Russell the crowd on the wharf gave three cheers. She reached Russell at five o'clock last night.