ARRIVAL OF LORD ONSLOW AT AUCKLAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 953, 25 April 1889, Page 10

ARRIVAL OF LORD ONSLOW AT AUCKLAND.

;,^Atttei4fo,>Psl Bjr{isclnlght). { ' The steamer Mar ipo^arrivea\ from. Sydney, at t. o'clock this evening. R>Lord and Lady Onßlow were passengers, an^as therajareno servants at Government House, are staying at the Grand JJJSL H^,.leav^4or 4 Jf^elU^top t- TEe puwio reception ofihe GoVetfnotf at Auckland on Monday was a great success. tfotifi^iEe^ morning frequent showers of drizzling rain 'fell," though fortunately /the weather coafcmued f&e, , from §[ipS^.p}OTaJia, JmiPOfljiMto&QaeenK street adjacent to the platform and irjumphalo arfih was gradually filling,. ap with crowds., of the*©* mtJß^hivS I l^en-sdteS ; tßb f tlBaSS8 7 of p'Wpfd 1 jflithe^ii!broroag^k^ii^k3M r T ap^arlmeedF J k the MrMeqfegaT par"Qf2 was 0 an extremely handsome miSßSPbmmsOt tie ' on either column were tne saieluoi tne.jjjftty Coun^aßa;"^^Bpftr3o^J^ ftlatfornT for the reception of the Governor was (erected at the jwfft^^W^jg* 'sfaloti ia Qoobbl stre^audwas.^tfcil^aa^ea'Withjpvergreens, mkau&, ftotfejjte, Sto; r About 25/)td&oine, cifeent occupie^se^here.» The guard pjgMponV at tb# reoep&onjeonsfe^d of who artfved v iETtovvri last ' m'gfit shortly before l|j 0 o'clock from thd.pfimilton'Sncampnlpnt. They were under v c6mm^^pf Lieut.-colonel Dignan, Captain* fceNßpy, lindvother officers. Ab<mt['' half-paro '9 Dordand/lJady Onslow and party, accompa&ed by the niayor (ft* DeYqrey^di 1 , Mr^Devor'e/d'rpve "from, the Ofrand :Hotel into Queen 1 str6et,'and x a'a," tKe^party ascended the dais -We guartfof hgnpixr arms and' the " (Jaritiso'n • Band x str^ck^-up-. the national anthem. ' ' The - mayo? . prtfsentfed.Nm ; behalf of the citizens, of Aucklai^d/aU address ta (Lord Onslow. ..... '. ___, In the\couree of his jeßly^the^Govprnor said : "As you' haye/pre^n^'dj|his te.me with a' few intro^uc?o);y .^p^dl?, you ' will, perhaps, Mr Mayor f allow 'me. r tp bay a few i words beyond "th& reply^ to- the/ fofnjftl express « sion8 v contained in ttie'reply to your address. I feel that I am, here in a somewhat anomalousposition/betfatfs^/aithough J rf Have'in fay pocket a commission from he'r x Majesty the Queen a^ pointing me to be Governor and Commander-in-chief over the colony 'of New Zealand and .rta, dependencies, yet. thai, commission does 'not i supersede ■ the one appointing s Sir William Jervois to be Governor until such time as have been' sworn at\the seat of Government. f Theref orb I accept the, address as a tribute of [ personal regard rather than as an earnest loyal } welcotne»which I feel sure you all feel towards 1 j the representative of her Majesty, and I have no doubt I shtalleaberlence tfhen I return at a future date, when teome amongst you as r her ,. Majesty Torf biayiiidthaps^be' ( i surprised that I "should have landed at Auckland 'rather than at the seat of Government; but'I! when I was firstr appointed to the office.whioh I 'Shave the honouf t'oho'ld/ 1 1 desired ax dnce to ■ act in the spirit of a constitutional Governor. I looked abottt for advice from the colonial representative, arid received; it from one' of the most 'popular and highly esteemed men in England— 'your Ageat'-gefaeral, Sir Francis Dillon Bell,— jwho Advised me to follow the precedent set iby that veteran colonial Governor the Marquis of Normanbj, who landed at Auckland" <ra; I December 3, 1874. I must ask you to i excuse me if I reserve any remarks on what i may have occurred to me or to those I have i just left as to the immediate prospects of New Zealand, and if I also defer any remarks upon the duties which 1 apprehend t« belong to the loffice of Governor or the efforts which I hope to bring to bear in their discharge till, I' have had an opportunity of speaking as Governor after the due assumption bf that office, contenting myeelf with the observation that it is my ambition to serve the Queen faithfully and to (emulate her nobla example' in the discharge of 'constitutional f emotions, and to win the esteem jof the people of New Zealand by an impartial 'exercise of the duties of Governor/ . . ! Chief Paul, of Orakei, also presented an 'address on behalf of the Maoris, in which occurred the following .—"The great desire of t,he tohiefs bf this island is that you live amongst your Maori people, and that the House of Representatives may be brought back to Auckland kgain. We pray that your Exoellency give your regard to your Maori tribes, and that you' protect them under your' government as we •trust those who come after your Excellency shall do." , tt . • ... . fc , The Earl briefly replied, stating that the Queen had stated to him that she took a greater interest in her Maori subjects than in almost 'any other of the people over whom, she ruled. i The Governor and party then returned to the, barriages and drove to Government House,, Where two addresses were presented— one from' the Freemasons of all constitutions, and one jJroui'Mark Masons. There was a large assembly bf brethren of the craft.