THE GOVERNOR’S VISIT.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume II, Issue 162, 25 March 1874, Page 3

THE GOVERNOR’S VISIT.

(FHOAI OUU SPECIAL COEEKSUONDENT.)

AT TAUPO.

Hi 3 Excellency the Gotbbnoh, Lady FergueT?’ ,f nd ,P a 1 rt y arripe<i here on the evening of naltt da f’v 7 ' h Mareh * at BPVeQ o’clock. A large P Y y I ,; uro 1 P e! ‘ nS and M!loria were ©resent to welcome the distinguished visitors. Long before ,ln F art 2 p d , c '. , ' no I . ne!lf tb© hotel, the natives, by Poil \ l P>. b<s g a n their songs of welcome i and . dld not conclude until our guest© Lid I! tbe carriage It being late, the Governor t.h lL» lL meet ,he aa,iv - 8 in the morning at their own settlement across the river. The nest morning (Wedae.da,), the CW n or. Wij :^K g o t i 5, and BUlte Mt HastiVs Hotel and Pa^h •t n t t !I 0 u Whaleb ° atS for Tapuaeharuru Pa * It had been arranged that they should meet the natives On the boats landing at the do£? * m ‘/k 6 * i! ,e Wb °i 6 of the rushed down to the shore and began singing songs of JmiTnnV^) fteP thlS e f remon J’ w »a over the Jirty Zi ff ? tQ f f P. a > and wore shown into a large muti Poih? 6 r Tr ea U Poihi Pi- Hohepa, Taml mutu, Poibipi, Heu Hsu, and all the principal chiefs, m company with Mr J. C. Young, tbVn lr C 6 L in • front JJ of tbe »®nt, and Tamamutu read in Maonan address, the following translation koung • Wa * read to bis Excellency by Mr

« , £»puaeharuru, March 13, 1874. u. u co “ e : f ir J»me» Fergusson, welcome to to the heart of the land, to Tongariro, to Taupo, that you may see the chiefs and all the tribes who Swl/d fc k 0 law A -° f Q ueen Victoria, and acknowledgehorauthonty. Welcome,OGovernor! Our acknowledgment of the Queen’s authority dates from the Treaty of Waitangi. We hearkened third tZ t e GoTernoi % the second, the third the fourth, the fifth, and we are now Sr g w , the WOrds of you. the JSS Governor. Welcome, O Governor! Let your power rest on us, the people of this land. You have come hither bearing with you the dignity of your ancestors. We who are residing beware not not likely to forget the Queen nor yourself, We M o d , 008e A Ur affection for the Queen and you. We adhered to the cause of the Queen when the Majestyf h ‘ B “ a " d to ° k up arms a g aia9b her Welcome, O Governor’ My beloved child fetched thee from yonder side oi th© Heavens And drew thee hither. Welcome J Sufficient J From your friends the chiefs—‘Poibipi Tukmrangi, Hohepa Tamamutu. Perenera Tauahiba, To Seu Heu, Te Sewets Waikato. Paora Te Bauhxhf, Era Pothipi, Bawn Kahia, and all the people.” „ o f Uer . tbjs Poibipi Tukairangi made a speech welcoming the Governor to Taupo, and was folmeJ. iU xr t . he . sGain by Te Heu Heu, of Waihi; Kmgi Kiekie, of the same place j Hohepa Tamamutu, Wmpo Hataraka, Aperhama Whifu ? efe Vahau, Era Spi.’ Bawin Kahia, Paora Te Rauhihi. Hohepa Paraone Te Paki, Hofciu Te Paerata, and Hauraki. fo b v ß at I Thi 00 ™ 6 a “ d da A ces were a P ain indulged m by all the maoris.—H, s Excellency then addressed the natives, Captain Mair. HO MUheTari*’ MiS Ex< l ellenc y eaid ’ Poibipi and all the natives present. I heartily thank you. I have heard that you have always been a loyal and Thill Tn? U f d . people » aad 1 joa that I shall nob forget you because you are loyal good men. lam glad to meet you who are and have always been on our side; and I am glad also to meet those of you who have fought brafely th agamßt U8 ’ and who bav© come here thiaday and expressed themselves as being nowpeaceable subjects of the Queen. The Creator whLTfV 1 * 5 r rld larße enou fib for us all, and why not live at peace with each other ? Let us f Ud °i War and trouble - The Government of the colony desire to acquire lands for settlement and you have asked to have towns established. It rests w ith yourselves whether you sell your land kceTTlffici * r/ advi ° e to y° u ißdo not sell it all, the P ßn™» f k P y ° Urseivee and jour children, the Europians being good and evil Some of you have acquired a liking for strong drink. My advice to you is this, keep from it; make an agreement with each other to keep sober, and Asl e fnr der T d f i fc \ at 10 good in each settlement. vonr4h;ft 8Ch °° be established in order that your children may obtain the same education as European children receive. I hope to meet you again soon and trust that I shall find more European settlers resident here. I shall always civ y°n and your kind faces who hare en “ e BU °b a kind and hearty welcome.— p br . e ?f! earß W l re 7 ] l en Kiven by all the natives. Poibipi then asked his Excelleney and party to remain and partake of some refreshment. Ducks, fish, potatoes, &e., were placed before them, and his Excellency complimented the natives on the manner m which the food had been preJ UBtlce bad been done to the eatables, Poihi pi presented the Governor with a ■mere, saying at the same time that as we were all at peace there was no further use for warlike weapons, and he consequently banded over the mere to the Governor. The Governor said he was very thankful for the present, and in return presented the chief with his own field glass. A great haka and dance finished the proceedings. His Excellency and party then left for the boats followed by all the natives and Europeans, and when the boats left for the hotel three ringing ch?ers were given, and the different hapus left for their various residences. During the afternoon the Governor and fnrty le., on horseback to view the cmebrated Ruka Fulls and other places of interest. Lhe natives are very much pleased with the Governor. His speech her given great satisfaction. A great number of the natives who took part in the reception were Hauhaua, and who now say the words of the Governor are exceedingly good and very clear, and that they will no more go astray, but adhere to the Queen’s laws. Great credit is due to Messrs J. C. Young, Mitchell, and C. O. Davis for the manner in which the native programme was arranged and carried out. Mr ioung especially seemed to be almost übiquitous. He appears to have great influence over, and to bo a R 8 i favorite with, our sable friends. Ine Governor and party slept in tents specially provided by the Government for the occasion, aheao tents will accompany his Excellency to

Rotorua, Taravvera, Rotomahaua, and through to lauranga. ° ON THE ROAD AGAIN. [BY BLBCTXIIC TKLEGBAPH.]

n „ RoroiiUA, Saturday, March 21, Noon, ino visitors {eft Taupo early on Thursday morning. Hi© Governor’s carriage was driven by Mr Hannon, who found the horses—a splendid team of four. Several gentlemen belonging to the party rode ou horseback. His Excellency and Lady Tergussou varied the monotony of the drive by occasionally taking equestrian exercise ihe party visited route sho celebrated Alum' Lav© and the Omboikeiko wonders, and camped oriho night with the Native Uontingent (under command of Captain Hair) at NIHO O TE KtOEE, Where an excellent dinner awaited them. The following (Friday) morning the visitors came on, halted at Porokarangafor iuuchtvn, and afterwards had a satisfactory meeting with the Tuhourangi tribe. They then visited the geysers at

WHAKA WE RAWER A. The geysers ware, fortunately*, exceedingly active, and the Governor saw them at their best. His Excellency and party arrived at

OHINKMUXU At six o’clock in the evening, and partook of an excellent dinner at the Ohinemutu Hotel, served up in capital stylo by the attentive and obliging proprietors, Messrs Wilson and McKenna. The dinner of “all the delicacies of the season,” and was a credit to the establishment The natives turned out well and gave his Excellency a hearty welcome in true Maori stylo. The next morning (Saturday), the Governor inspected the school children, and mob the Ngatiwhakawa. oonge were sung, dances were danced, and after luncheon the party left on horseback for

WAIRO v (TARA WEB A LAKES), Where the Tuhourangi tribe turned out in fine stylo to receive his Excellency. The Governor expresses himself delighted with Ohinemutu and the native ka<ngw at- larawora. THE GOVERNOR’S YACHT.

His Excellency the Governor’s yacht Blanche, arrived in fca ibour early on Monday morning, and was shortly afterwards abreast of the win >-f. V? © are iDfbrtxuscJ ILafe tJio Vico-Kic*dj&l pasty v**'| leave by the Blanche direct for Auckland some time during Friday. PUBLIC MEETING: TAURANGA.

A meeting convened by Captain Morris, m.i’.O., was held at the Masonic Hotel on Batur« day evening last, to consider what steps should be taken to receive his Excellency the Governor. On the motion ot Mr Edgcumbe, seconded by Mr ixoiler, Mr Samuel Clarke occupied the chair. —After a few prefatory remarks from the Chairman, Cuptam Morris read the following telegram received from the Governor’s private secretary The Governor expects to reach lauranga on Thursday, and to remain the night. His Excellency could not see his way to fix the day stoner. As he is informed that the residents des.re to pay to him the compliment of receiving him, he would ask them to do so in the town, so as to avouh detention to the ladies after a long journey. _He will endeavour to arrive at five •uif 11 gIV f him S rea t Pleasure to meet all the inhabitants, bathe would not have them think any special preparation necessary, pAlso a Oardno offering to contribute one l*T\rl h 0 l Xp T S * o£ erectin S a triumphal mtwh at the wharf, provided the Town Board would pay half and the public the remaining f the C ° Ca P toin Mor ™ then suggested that a reception committee should be formed to make the necessary arrangements mentioning the name of Mr Edgcumbe as a desirable member. Mr Edgcumbe declined the honour on private grounds only. On being a»ain requested by the Chairman and Captain Morris, Mr Edgcumbe again declined on the same grounds. Captain Norris refused to act on the committee as his military duties would occupy the whole of ns tune. Mr George Ellis was proposed, but declined, being about to leave the district. The following gentlemen were ultimately elected a reception committee Captain Morris, M.F.C. : T Clarke, Esq. ; Captain Tunis 5 Thomas Wngloy, Esq. ;A. W. Burrows, Esq. Captain lovey being absent, it was suggested by MrO. i?C Roberts that ho bo written to asking him to act ob the committee. After a vote of thanks to the chairman proposed by Mr Edgcumbe, and ky Koller, the meeting separated. PREP A RATION FOB THE RECEPTION. The reception committee met on Monday evening to draw out an address and make other arrangements for the reception of his Excellency. We are requested to call attention to an advertisement which appears in this impression stating the hour appointed for the public to assemble together. His Excellency will leave Ohinemutu early to-morrow morning, and may be expected her© between four and five in the afternoon. Mr Campny, of the Masonic Hotel, wuf provide Iqncheon for the party, which will be forwarded to and partaken of at Maungarewo, a romantic spot in the middle of the forest, and about half-way between Ohinemutu aud Tauranga. Our guests will dine at seven o’clock at the Tauranga Hotel. OUR SABLE FRIENDS. Mr Hopkins Clarke has received instructions from the Native Ofiice to muster together all the resident natives in order to welcome the Governor. It is not quite decided whether the Maoris will assemble to-morrow or Friday. THE TAURANGA RIFLES. The Tauranga Rifle Volunteers held a meeting at the Tauranga Hotel on Monday evening. Captain Norris presiding, when they arranged to foil ic and form a guard of honour to his Excellency upon arrival hero to-morrow, the 28th instant, was the day appointed by the officer commanding the district for the annual inspection of arms, accoutrements, &c., but those members present at the meeting requested Captain Norris to see the commanding officer and endeavour to have the inspection to-morrow, being aspeeialoccasion—a request which was courteously complied with.