THE GOVERNOR.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1660, 29 January 1913, Page 7

THE GOVERNOR.

VISIT TO CHRISTCHURCH. ADDRESS AND REPLY. CONSUMPTIVES' HOSPITAL. (Ily Tolcßraph.-Pross Association.) ' Christchurch, January 281 His Excellency tho Go\ernor, tho Earl of Liverpool, tho Counters of Liverpool, and staff arrived to-day from Wellingtou'.

Immediately the Maori was berthed, representatives of tho Lyttcllon Harbour Board went on board to weloonio his Excellency to the port of Lyttelton. Tho paj'ty, which comprised Messrs. R.Mooro (chairman of the board) and. C. Allison; Mr. Cyrus J. R. 'Williams (engineer and secretary), and Captain A. H.".Thorpe(liarlraurmaster), were formally presented to his Excellency tho Governor and the Countess.

.No reception was accorded his ExoeU :' , ■;■",' lency on arrival at Christchurch, though V several gentlemen met him quietly, ; , His Excellency, immediately upon arrival, was driven to "To Koraha," MrJA. ~ E.-G, Hhodcs's-residence, whero ho will' stay during his sojpurn'm Christchurch.. . ; Tho civic reception, which took placo in .>.-'."','' tho City Council Chambers at noon, was ; : .."■' attended by a representative gathering of !'V - citizens. Tho Mayor jircsided, and thero were present members of the council and> .! ! of other local bodies in tho district, -a- ■ v : ,'.'■': number of business men, and other cili-.Y: zens, including a fair proportion of ladies;':.; The Government was represented by the ■ V Hon. R.' Hcwton Rhodes'(Postmaster- \ General) and tho -Horn F. M, B.Fisher \:.'-.': (Minister for Marine), and there were abso present General Godley. Mr; Justice Don* ■ niston. and Bishop Grimes. •' > ■ --. .i . -'■ To tho address of welcome his ExbeV."'•''■',-' lency mado the following reply;— \ "I thank, you for your , whole-hearbod . expressions of loyalty which you have ton- , : ' i' dcred to mo as representativo of tho King, on my. arrival in this city of Christchurch. ■•. I can assure you that both myself and tho ,; Countess of Liverpool will inako it bur pleasant-duty at no distant date to coma , '.'V": and visit this prosperous centre, combin* '-..- ing as.it docs everything which.tends to . ~' build-upnud foster; a'groat and industri- ; v: •. J ons' community. Tho period of sixty-two years'since the province of Canterbury '''-"■>-.' 'was first settled lias indeed-been a nicmor- : abUr period. ' But' for j tho, unswerving;., ~ ; and indefatigable zeal of those who wore '-,':.- v-i' : first 'to commence ■ the work of settlement, .;■■'-. ■'.: '..■ the development and prosperity which wo- ,- see to-day. would not liavo ,attained--',tlib:- ,: '-'■',»;'. high standard of which this Pominion is,, so proud; In spite, of undoubted difficult..-' -■; ties, those who laid tho stable foundations ". ,'.' -of .this great advancement; nevor faltered.'■'.'■.:' ' in their endeavours to carry put tho tradi- '■'• >:' - lions which havo always characterised, our :■':'■■ race, and'which those.who arc with us'to- ~^.', day will undoubtedly hand down in their ■'.!'"■' turn to tho generations who,shall follow; : ■ •■■' them.: It will indeed be a source of grativi ->'' fication if in any way, the great problems ',-; : wliich >so materially affect tho welhucing; Mi >v : and prosperity of the community can bo, : ' ■ effectively solved; By tho united and will--.-";,.'.'.-•■■■ ing' exertions of'all concerned,- a happy-, " solution will bq found to many of those • ■'•■'■;•• • varied questions which' 'at. first sightop- -. : ; :' ; r'i pear impossible ty surmount, and by.thcso;; 'v ; means, thoso, tics of social' happiness Will;, .■'', be strengthened which will tend to,'con-»V '■•;.- solidate' the Empire' of 'which we ■ aro so' [■■"■' ., ! justlj; proud "\.,;...-,....,■■ ;. ,'-,'.: ,;-^,; ■- ■ ■'•;' .'.-',Sv(- • Continuing;-his'Excellency said ho .want-. .■;' cd;to add two or.threo informal.words toj.'i -:0; tho formal reply wliich he had made to ; •': -the address. '■ Ho entirely endorsed, every, ' : . ■ .' word which tho Mayor/had'said regarding =.- ,;'-.: the great aiid indefatigable-efforts- which': ■; : ■; thoPB who first came from-tho Old Land.'., v put forth when they came to the Dominion . 'V' over the seas.. Thoy established-also those' ;C ;■',-. customs and- institutions' 'which • showed :/.;',! that they had uptj forgotten tho traditions', , .•',l',: of tho laud and race from which they, ' ■'.; came. .-It was a" very proud hcritago that' :; ,'"• was handed'down to us.andholuiew.'that.' Vall would hand it on to.those who earner : ' after, vOn behalf of Lad* Liverpool and ;.', ' himself .hio would like lo'tliank tho Mayor,./ ..-, and,the people of Christchurch very much 7. '.'■''■ indeed for the very kind welcome'accord-v,. ,v ed them that day. As,,' ho had, said ■; in' ■''. ■ Auckland last week, and; would , like; to ■ ~'' repeat, no ono who camo from tho Old- ,'!' i Country could feel a-"stranger''or, lonely, ■ . ;, when ho landed on tho' shores;of New Zoa-■!.'..;', v. laiid. : (Loud applause.) • ■-~ ~;; ■ , ?s,: .'.-,, :>' This afternoon hisr Excellency laid''tho',t'":'V,-., foundatiou-stono of the King. George- Coro-;' • ■'.'.,' nation-Monlorial Hospital' for -'Consump-y:?.' l ;'.': lives'on the Caslimero. Hills.: There.waso,"'-. '..'■-.!- large attendance of tho public. An address , ;:•'■' was prescntedi'/tq.-his Excellency, after,'...,'.-'., wliich. speeches were mado, : by;tho Mayor, ,"', (Mr. Hi: Holland); ; Dr. • Bla'ckinoro (officer ; ~ :i in charge, of the -Consumption Sana(o-- : ,-./:• ritim), the Hon. R. Hoaton.Rhodcs (Minis.,' ; '.;.''; ter for Hospitals),', and'' Mr;: F.': , Horrell,:':;. (chairman of -the -North ,Cantcrh\iiy Hos-,'■'• ■?'■••] pital and CharitableiAid -Board);- Then':,/,V.: liis Excellency, addressed tho gathering, /p. 1 ' ',- and duly declared, tho 6tone ."well:, and. '.'■• :' truly laid." : -' '>;'.- •-■• ,'';":'',''.:."-, -:'ji: The Hon. R. Hoaton Rhodes said.tho in. ■.*',: : ; : : stitution marked ono. more step ill : tho.- :J; ; cariipaign against consumption. , During \ :N tho last session of Parliament tho medical :; v;i superintendents' from all-over the/ 1 ' Do- ;'.',':■ minion had met in conference in Welling.; -vj, ton, to discuss, the tuberculosis',question,':; ~ J. : Tho result of. that conference, saldi,'. ' would shortly bo made.public.;He,assured V: ; them that the", recommendations which '.'.-';' ;--- : v wonld 1)3 mado to copo, with tho diseaso.; • '.; would bo given .effect to, aild,ho,said thoy. , ,>'' hoped to: bring about a decrease in.tho :!,■;, number of cases of cohstimption,.if to 6tamp . out tho, disease altogether. > There liad been a,decrease,'in-deatlis from'. .', consumption, in lato years,', but' ho.-hopod.vj.'p.l that in future the decrease would bo even, '-:i more marked..' -..'•;■' ■-.-; ■'(-'■■.■', : ...''.-' v .'{,>'--:■*, ..'■' "It augurs for this institution . thati '' ; ; this should bo' tho first public act of your -V' ! Excelloncy, and tho presehco of yourself' ' , and Lady Liverpool will greatly encourage V ': thoso,engaged in this'campaign,",',conclud...■■'v ed the Minister. -■ -'.-,- ' , ■■■ ■ -.'■•, ■:• .;;■ ■-•,', His Excellency hold;a levco this after- s "•■'■; J ; noon. Ho will leave for tho south to*''::.-: morrow. 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