LORD DUNDREARY IN NEW ZEALAND.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume III, Issue 132, 24 July 1863, Page 5 (Supplement)

LORD DUNDREARY IN NEW ZEALAND.

Letter to his friend, Lord Alfred II , Belgrave Square, London — “ Auckland, Juno, 1863. “ My dear Lord Alfwed, —I’ve just taken a twip over here to see the pwace, because there’s so much talk about New Zealand at home, and you know we of the upper stwory ought to know evowything about evewy pwaee. And, you know Alfwed, I had’nt been here a week been here a week before they wanted to make me a member of their House of Wepwesontatives; that’s the same as a member of Pawiment; but that was no go. I might have been eweeted Swupcrintwendent of the Pwovince of Aw ukwand if I liked with £BOO a-year, and this would have made the espenswus of my twip, owny I did’nt like, for I thought it was slow. You see they had onwy an Irwishman and a Scotchman up, and they would have given their ears for an Engwishman, and particularly one of the arwystockwacy. They’ve pwenty of money I should* think, for the Pwowincial Tweasuwer can have the use of £SOOO whenever he pweases, and weturns it as the Amewycans do their loans, at pleasure. I woud’nt mind being Gowvenor, at £SOOO a-year but you see they make the (rowvenors at home, and I did’nt think of it before I came out, or I would have spoke to Pawmerston. I like the pwace, onwy I’m afraid of those nasty bwack people will eat me, they’re so fond of white Engwishmen - You know, Alfwed, I always used to make llrstwatc widdles, and I’ve just thought of one, quite owiginal. ‘ Why is New Zcawand like old Engwand. Because it’s surwounded with water! It’s not quite as good as mine generwally are. You may tell it, but don’t say its mine. I find I’ve pwenty of fwiends hero, for the 14th, 57th, 70th, and a wot of wegiments are hero, and you know I’m vewy popular with all the officers. I’m gowing to stop at the camp, and will write to you again ; but I must stop now, for dinner is weady, and I never like to keep dinner w'aiting.—Yours, “ Dukdreaey.”