THE GOVERNOR'S TOUR.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10409, 22 March 1910, Page 4

THE GOVERNOR'S TOUR.

(Teb Press Association.) Wellington, March 31. His Excellency -the Governor has planned an extensive travel programme for the last few months' of his stay in New Zealand. He leaves to.-morrow evening for the south, accompanied by the Hon. D. Buddo, and will spend three weeiks in South' Canterbury, Otago, and Southland, l'eturning to Wellington on April 9th. The southern programme includes a visit to Rakaia on March 23rd, motoring thence to Mount Somers, and then taking train to Ashburton. On March 24tli he travels via Temuka to Timaru; on the 25tli, Fairlie; March 26 and 27, Waimate; March 28, Kurow and.Oamaru; March 29, Ngapara and Elderslie; March 30, Waiareka, Palmerston South, and Port Chalmers (where the dry dock will he inspected; March 31, Dunedin; April 1, Mosgiel, Balclutha, Catlins River, and Clinton; April 2, Edendale, Glenliam, Waimahaka, and Bluff; April 3, Bluff; April 4, Invercargill; April 5, Riversdale, Switzers, Waikaka, Gore, Tapanui, Mataura, and Dunedin. His Excellency will leave Dunedin on the Bth prox. for Wellington. Probably he will spend ten days in fishing, at ' Tokaanu, and will follow this with a visit to Taupo and Rotorua. reaching the latter town on May 6tli. Tauranga will be visited on, May 7th, and Eatikati- and Waihi on the 9tli. Hamilton will be reached on May : 10th, and his Excellency will return to Wellington in time for a masonic function next evening. Probably Lord Plunket- will then tour the West Coast of the North Island, stopping at tlie principal towns between Wellington and New Plymouth, and going on to Auckland for a few days on the occasion of his last official visit. Later he will pay farewell visits to Christchurch. Dunedin, and Wellington, and sails from Auckland for Australia early in June. His Excellency intends spending a holiday of IS days in Australia before 'taking steamer for England,