THE NEW GOVERNOR.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 August 1924, Page 2

THE NEW GOVERNOR.

SID C. FFUOI'SON APPOINTED. I nv ■! I't.iaiitAi’ii —CF.i: rnr.ss association.] WE1.1.1 NOTON. August 27. Sir Charles Ferguson lias been np- ] dinted a* (lovcrnnr-Cleneral of New Zealand. Mr Massey made this announcement in the I louse late to-night. The Prime Minister said Sj r Charles Ferguson had a wonder!id military record. and he could not help thinking the King had made a particularly good selection. Sir Charles Ferguson is the son of Sir James "Ferguson, a former (Inventor of New Zealand. It is a curious coin- < icleiiee that the wife ef (lie new Gov-crimr-Geueral i* the daughter of tho Fail of Glasgow', another former Goveinoi et N" w '/ealatuL AX OLD TIME IX’t 1 DENT. The uinmimccmciii of the name of the (lovernor-Genornl designate lor New Zealand, ami the .statement that Sir Charle- i* a sill of Si■ James Fer-

gtt-on. a former (ioveritnr ol New' /eciland. ree.ill- a i ireumstnnee in enn-ne.-tion with (lie vi-il of Sir .lames to Hokitika, which will I * well-known to le-ideiits of the .-event ii s Sir .lames Kergusou arrived ai Hokitika oil 2nd. December. D ; 7:i. and a notable reception bad been arranged. There was to lie a mon-ter 1 ei-ej>tinll. llieu a prnces--ion from tin* <■ inline- ol the town I*o (ioveruiil<*lit llou-e inhere Ills Kxeelleney stayed), followeil l,y a bampiet, a levee, and a toreldight procession. There was a hitch in tin* re,. lit ion arrangement.-. Ilis Kxeelloncy was received at the I'pper Crossing, having coached from Cliri-teliureh. by the Ci'iin i\' (' 1 1 :i iri n: 111 (Air 11. Ilobinson). lion .1. A. Hollar and other dignaloiies. and then proreeded to the Hokitika Itwti liooudnry where an address was presented by tin* Afavol* (Afr \V. Tndd). The-e formalities over, the coach conveying tin* \ iee-llegal parf.V p!*o*•ceded to (ioverument. lions** by its own route, ignoring tin* decorated route, and not taking any part in the procession which was particularly well organised. The depai i lire from the nUieinl programme eomoletelv marred Hie proeei ding- and caused much eliagrin. An explanaion was ollered at* Hi., haiupict i’t the evening, hilt, til*' general public felt they had been slighted at a line* when tiny wished to give the tulle-l deineu-ll at ion of their lovaltv to tin* King’- representative. The visit was imtahl ■ also for tin* fai tthat ii was at tin* time when Westland changed it- -tutus from a County and |,i.cauu* a i’lovime. I—ing thus in tnil— Hedged -i-t'ilmid with the remainder ol New Zealand. The weather of t!l<* Co.isi. -o ol ten a subject lor satire, was on it- In si beliaviour at the time of the vi-it. which extended over four days—for op one eeea-ion Hi- Excellency a|, dogi-; d to in- audience for appearing lidoi .* the people, rove led in dust! A few days after tin* visit of His Excellency the lir-t Hokitika Kxhihition opened ami jnissed oil very successfully.