THE GOVERNOR IN AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12610, 18 July 1904, Page 6

THE GOVERNOR IN AUCKLAND.

t- LEVEE AT GOVERNMENT A. HOUSE.ie - *" ~~~ * BBILL&NT SCENE. His Excellency tee Govebnob (Lord ft Plunket) held a levee at Government House t- on Saturday afternoon, which was attended by an unusually large number of officers oi i- the army, navy, and auxiliary forces, and 7 the leading professional and business men in '.* Auckland. Punctually at four o'clock those gentlemen y who had the privilege of private entree were >r received by the Governor, and next came d those having the general entree. His Excellency, who wore the brilliant 11 uniform of his office, was attended by Capy tain Braithwaite, A.D.C., and Captain Bos- •° cawen, boa. A.D.C.. Captain Braithwaite wore the full-dress uniform of the Northumt, berland Fusiliers, and Captain Boscawen T that of tho Ist Auckland Mounted Rifles, l " with the distinguishing marks of his honor- * ary office; Mr. Wabarfield, the Governor's ? private secretary, wore the diplomatic uni- ■ form.''. 1 a The gentlemen passed between a guard 1. of honour of the Permanent Artillery, I. lined up on either side of the hall, and pass- - - ing into the ballroom by the eastern door, * were presented to His Excellency, and left 8 the hall by the western door. Those having / private entree remained with the Governor ,y until those having general entree had been Jl reCCived ' PRIVATE ENTREE. . ' , n " The following were accorded private j entree: — -" ■ _ _ , d The Premier, the Right Hon. R. J. Beddon, LL.D., P.C.; Consul-General Billing--11 ham and Vice-Consul-General Bachelder, of ® the United States of America; Consul i Boeufve, of France; Consul Langguth, of 0 Austria-Hungary and Acting-Consul for Gera many, and Mr. Carl Klette, secretary; Con- * sul Burns, of Belgium ; Consul A. M. Myers, of Liberia; Vice-Consul Miller, of the Netherlands; Vice-Consul Rees George, of Portugal; Vice-Consul S. J. Nathan, of Sweden and Norway; Vice-Consul ' Baume, of Denmark; Acting-Consular Agent Russell, of Italy ; Major-General Babington and Captain C. L. K. Campbell, 16th Lancers, ' A.D.C. ; Colonel Davies. C.8., officer commanding the Auckland district; captain and officers of H.M.s. Psyche and Tauracga; Captain Sharp, H.M. cable ship Iris; the Hon. E. Mitchelson, Mayor and ex-Minister of State, and Mr. A. Sexton, acting-town clerk; Hon. J. A. Tole, Crown Solicitor and ex-Minister of State; Hon. Mahuta Te " Whercwhero, Minister of State; Sir John Logan Campbell, Bishop Neligan (Anglican 1' Church), Bishop Lenihan and his chaplain, j the Rev. Father Patterson (Roman Catholic - ' Church), tho Rev. Mr. "Wwlderspoon (moderj ator Presbyterian Church), Rabbi Goldstein, Mr. Justice Edwards. District Judge Kettle, ! the Hons. Sevmour Thome George and W. " ! Beehan, M.L.C.'s, Messrs. J. H. Witheford and A. Kidd, M.H.R.'s. Not all of these * gentlemen were present, however. , ■ GENERAL ENTREE. ? The gentlemen having the general entree i wore: — - Abbott, Lieutenant-Colonel, D.S.'O.; Alexander, 1. 1 j Alexander, Lieutenant; Angus, B.; Anson, Bev. H.; I Allom, A- J.; Allom, G. S. Atkin, A.; Atkin, ' j W. .. • I Bagnall, H. C; Bagnall, L. J.; Bakewell, Dr. -! B. H.; Bankart, A. S.; Baragwanath, Lieutenant; i Batger, J.; Bartlett, Captain; Easter, T. N.;■ .'■) Beatty, Bev. Canon; Bedford, Dr.; Be-wea, Dr. E. * ; A.; Bell, A.; Bell, W. T. J.; Benjamin, L. N.; i } Bennett, 11. J.; Bloomfield, E. E.; Bloomfleld, G. - i K.; Bloomfleld, Captain; Bodle, F.; Bosworth, s ! Captain; Brett, H.; Brewer, H. C.; Brigham, J. I i M.; Brigham, J. S.; Brock, A.; Brooke-Smith, E.; 1 i Brown, A. S. C.; Brown, Professor P. D.; Browne, IG. J.; Budd, Bev. C. C.; Burton, E. W.; Burton, - I Lieutenant-Colonel. jj Calder, Ven. Archdeacon; Campbell, H.; Carpen- ; ter, Lieutenant; Carolan, Surgeon-Captain; Cham- » : hers, J. M.; Cheeseman, T. F.; Clark, M. A.; t ' Cochrane, W. S.; -Coleman, W.; Collins, Dr. >! J. C.; Cotter, T.; Cottle, T.; Corbett, L.; Coutts, j Lieutenant; Craig, D.; Creagh, M. B.; Croaibie, F. E. N.; Cuff, A. dimming, B. W. r j Daveney, Captain; Davis, E. H.; Davis, E. B.; , I Davis, Bev. J. K.; Dawson, Lieutenant; Derrom, it Lieutenant; Dickinson, J. C.; Dixon, Bev. W. G.; . Denniston, A. J.; Devore, A.; Donald, A. B.; ' I Donaldson, J. S.; Dormer, Lieutenant G. J.; Dorr.! tnor, Lieutenant ff. J. B.; Douglas, W. 8.; Duthie, > D. W. ■:■■,. -: • — Egerton, Professor; Elliot, G.J Ellison, T.; , Ewington, F. G. Franklin, J. M.; Frengley, Dr. J.; Friend, A. P. Gaudin, Captain; Geddes, J. McK.; Geddis, W. » J. George, G.; Gittos, Bev. W.; Gordon, A.; I Gore-Gillon, Dr.; Gorrie, W.; Gray, Bev. H. B.; Gray, «*.; Gresham, T.; Grorille-Smith, S. E. Hardie, J.; Harty, J. K.; Hazard, Lieutenant; : Heather, A.; Heather, H. D. Henderson, J.; Henry, J. Hesketh, S.; Hewson: Lieutenant; Holgate, Lieutenant-Colonel; Holt, P.; Houghton, C. , V.; Howden, Lieutenant; Hull, F.; Hunt, B. L.; Hunter, A.; Hutton, Captain. Inglis, Dr. T.; Irvine, A. B. J.; Isaacs, B. E. > Jervis, H.; Johnstone/ H. [ Kay, Captain; Keesing, B. B.; Keeßing, H. A.; Kempthorne, Ber. J. A.; Kinder, H.; Knight, Dr. ' A. O.; Kohn, A. Kretschmar, Captain. Laing, Dr. J. A.; Large, H.; Leckie, B.; Lewis, I E.; Lewis, Eav. J. J.; Leys, T. W.; Lewis, • Dr. T. H.; Littler, A.; Littler, W. C; Lonergan, T. A.; Lnckie, P. C. D.; Luxford, Bev. J. A.; ' Lyons, E. H. Macdonald', A. V.; Mackenzie, J.; Maokay, P. > M.; Mackenzie, J.; McCullough, W.; McDowell, i Dr.; McHardy, Captain; Mcintosh, Captain; Mcintosh, W. J. A.; McLeod, J.; McMillan, C. 0.; Mahony, E.; Maitland. Dr. A. G.; Marriner, H. A.; 1 Marsack, Dr.; Meredith, Lieutenant; Morran, J. M.; Moorehouse, Captain; Morrin, T.; Morrow, LieuL tenant-Colonel; Morrow. Major; Mowbray, J.; Mueller, G.; Mulvany, T. J.; Murdoch, C. P.; Myers, B. M. Nathan, A. H.; Nathan, L. D.; Nathan, N. A.; i Neil, Surgeon-Captain; Nelson, Bev. Canon; ■ , Noaken, J. O'Halloran, G. Pabst, Dr. J. C; Parker, Major, V.D.; Parkes, ' Dr. W. H.; Patterson, Major; Peacock, T.; Pea- . cocke, F. B.; Penseler, W.; Philson, M. T.; PhiUon, ■ W. J. W.; Pitt, Major; Plugge, Captain; Pollock, E. F.; Fallen, Lieutenant; Purclias, Dr. Sanson. C.; Eathbone, E. W. G.; Battray, W.; Baynas, J.; Beed, Captain; Bees, W. J.; Beere, B.; Eeid, J.; Beid, J.; Bichardson, G. J.; Biohardson, Captain; Bichardson, Lieutenant; Boberton, Dr. E.; Bose, A.: Eowsell, B.; Buddock, S.; Bussell, Bev. J. 8., B.D. Salmon, Lieutenant; da Sauamarez, Lieutenant, ■ 8.N.; Shalders, B. B.; Shayle-George, C. N.; Bhera, J. D. G.; Shera, J. McE.; Shera, Lieutenant; Sherson, Lieutenant; Simms, .T.; Sommerville, Bev. B.; Suggate, C.; Sharman, Dr. E. W.; Shaw, A. M.; Skinner, Captain; Smith, E. C.; Smith, F. W.; Squirrel!, G.; St. Clair, J.; Stebbing, H.; Steele, T. J.; Stevenson, J. P.; Sturmfels, E. L.; Styak, W. A.; Sutton, Bev. M. H. Tayler, A.; Tewsley, H. C.; Thomas, Professor : A. P. W.; Thomson, A. W.; Tibbs, J. W.; Talbot- . Tubbs, Professor H. A.; Tanks, C. J.; Tylden, C. E. , . Upton; J. H. Va'le, 8.; Valfntine, Dr. Walker, A.; Walker, Brigade-Surgeon, Lieuten-ant-Colonel; Walker, H.;. Walker, Bev. B. L., M.A.; Watson, Surgeon-Captain; Watts, Lieutenant, 8.N.; Webbe, W. H.; White, LieutenantColonel; Whitney, Major; Whitney, A. C; Whyte, Lieutenant; Wfelaert, J.; Wood. Lieutenant; Woolfield, Captain; Wrlgg, A.; Wrigg, H., N.Z.C.; 1 . Wvnvard, Captain. ' Yates, E.; Yonge, F. D.; Young, Captain; • Young, A. Ziman, J. AN INTERESTING SCENE. The scene was a very brilliant one, the various uniforms worn by the consular body, those of the officers of the different services. and in some instances the robes of the several ministers of religion making a most picturesque assemblage. But perhaps the most striking feature of the proceedings from a spectacular point of view was when the* large number of gentlemen having the general entree were presented. The spacious saloon was bordered with a great variety of palms and ferns and beautiful evergreens, and the dais at the one end and the. stage at the other wore filled with similar masses of greenery. Standing at the side and at the back of the Governor was the Premier in his uniform resplendant with gold lace, and next came General Babington. Captain Campbell, and Colonel Davies. Behind the Governor and slis-htly raised above the level of the floor were Bishop Neligan, in his lawn, with scarlet hood; Bishop Lenihan, wearing the black cassock and mozet. edged with purple and purple cincture; also the Mayor, attired in his scarlet robes and wearing the civil chain round his neck; and there were, too, which only emphasised the brilliancy of the sartorial display, a number of gentlemen simply attired in the normal black, among ■ whom wero Sir John-Campbell, the Rev. C. ! H. Garland, and the Rev. A. C. Wedderj spoon. • _ The sable procession of gentlemen wear- ; ing evening dress was broken* here and there . by the uniforms of gallant officers of the ; navy, artillery, cavalry, and other branches i of the services, resnlendent in colour, and , gold or silver lace, as the case might be. Everyone appeared satisfied at the regular i order observed by those who had arranged < and those who assisted at the levee. Not- ( withstanding the large number of gentlemen , to-be presented, the proceedings were oommendably brief, and that not at the expense l of decorum. -, As the levee was in progress the Garrison I < Band played in the courtyard of Government c House, opening and closing the ceremony is with the National Anthem. i f

A, MAORI ADDRESS.

After the levee His Excellency received an address from the Maoris of the Waikato and other parts of Auckland provincial district. In the brief time of waiting for the return of the Governor to the ballroom the Premier, with his characteristic) bonhomie, renewed his acquaintance ; with those of the Maoris he knew intimately, particularly the Hon. Mahuta, ' Mr. Henare Kaihau. the aged chiefs Patara te Tuhi and Honana Maioha. _ The Maoris : warmly reciprocated the Premier's attentions, and were manifestly sensible of his kindliness. The Premier introduced the Maoris' to the Governor, and v Mr. _ Henare Kaihau read an address in. Maori, of which the following is a translation: —

To His Excellency William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of ■ the Eoyal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its - Dependencies; : ; , May it please Tour . Excellency,—Salutations to you. This is an address of welcome to you from us the chiefs of New Zealand. Welcome the Governor, as has been onr custom to former Governors who preceded you, who have been set op to represent our srreat mother, Queen Victoria and her son, King Edward VII. The authority, the custodian, and the God of Justice .aid down far the two races living together on this island. Welcome to Tamaki, lover of many, to the sacred repository of the sayings of the Governors and. the Maori chiefs of this Island, which, have been established between them. Welcome the Governor, the supreme authority. Welcome to see your Maori race dwelling in Aotearoa and Te Waiponamo. For more than 60 years we have loyally dwelt under the provisions made by our Great Mother Queen Victoria by the Treaty of Waitangi. Welcome to you, the distinguished guest from distant parts. Welcome from the Whenua Matua (parent land), tho i te kohai turanga ora (repository of ancient wisdom). Although you are of the present day, there is but one course for you all for the Governors appointed for these islands, that is, the words of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. To well preserve all the provisions of the said Covenant of Waitangi, lest any should be set aside. For you are to bo ever on tho watch to look to the welfare of your Maori race, and also to plant those things which will alvanco their welfare. This was covenanted between my ancestors and my elders at the Treaty of Waitangi, therefore I am called the King of the Maoris. Welcome the Governor. Welcome the representative of H.M. Kine Edward VII. Welcome here, that we may establish good feeling for the two races, therefore we publicly welcome you. Welcome, welcome. Welcome the Governor. Welcome to you and your illustrious lady, and to votir family — Mahuta, Patara te Tuhi, "Ho-san-a Maioha, W. T. Te Aoteran-gi, Mare TeRKTO, PAORA TIUXGA, KERITOXE TIPESA TEAHU, Hexare Kaihau. THE GOVERNOR'S REPLY. The address was translated by Mr. St. Clair, after which the Governor, replying, said: "..■'.-.:•■ The address of welcome signed by the chiefs, including Mahuta, the member of my Executive, I much appreciate. Your assurances of continued love and loyalty to His Majesty the King, whose representative 1 have the honour to be, are accepted with great satisfaction. The message of her late Majesty, the ever beloved Queen Victoria, to her Maori people, which you quote-, will always be present in my mind and will never be forgotten by the Government of this country. Following in the footsteps of my predecessors, I shall not fail to endeavour to do what I can in Watching over your interests and in preserving that good feeling between the two races which so happily now exists. I will take an early opportunity of laying before the King the loyal expressions contained in your address, and I know that they will be received with satisfaction—for ilis Majesty takes an affectionate and deep interest in his Maori people. The Maoris were introduced severally' to i±is .Excellency and then withdrew. VISIT TO FORT CAUTLEY. On Saturday morning His Excellency, accompanied by General Babington, Colonel IJayies, Captain Braithwaite. Captain Campbell, and Mr. Watorfteld. visited Fort Caufcley in the Lady Robert which was commanded by Captain Moore-house, who had with him Hon. Lieut. Nelson. Through the courtesy of the Governor, a representative of the Herald was on board the steamer. On reaching the fort the party wore met by Captain Pilkmg-ton and Lieutenant Chesfaftr w ii Cautle who were introduced £ H'B Excellency. The party were then conducted over the fort, and were also shown the submarine mining plant, and other objects of interest. When the Governor returned to the Lady Koberts she steamed down the harbour to Browns Island It h understood that His Excellency is delighted with Auckland Har- I bour, 'much impressed with its scenic beauties. Ife unique geological features, par- ! ticularly the graceful cone of Rangitoto were ! matters of great interest to him. Taken i ft?"> ™\ fc > the forts and *« brief run on the sparkling waters of the Waitemata were greatly enjoyed by the Governor VISIT TO THE ART GALLERY. His Excellency paid a brief visit fo the Art Gallery and the Free Library on Saturday afternoon. . '