THE GOVERNOR.
VISIT TO PICTOK Per Press Association. BLENHEIM, September 16. Tlie ■ Governor, with Lady Plunket and suite and the Hon. C. H. Mills, arrived at Picton by the Hinemoa to-day, and were welcomed* by the municipal authorities, and subsequently entertained at luncheon. His Excellency paid a tribute to the scenio .beauty of the sounds.district. He recognised'that Picton was destined to be a city of importance. The Vice-Regal party took train in the aftefnoon and passed through Blenheim to Ngabrooke, where they will be the guests of Mr H. D. Vavasour. They will return to Blenheim to-morrow morning to open the Marlborough exhibition, which contains a large collection of entries from inside and outside the province. The Premier and about 25 members of Parliament will also arrive to-morrow morning from Wellington. It has been raining slightly but the weather is clearing for the exhibition.
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Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXI, Issue 12480, 17 September 1904, Page 3
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144THE GOVERNOR. Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXI, Issue 12480, 17 September 1904, Page 3
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