ARRIVAL OF GOVERNOR.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 142, 14 June 1873, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF GOVERNOR.

Acting upbri'tbe suggestioh We 5 yesterday th^ew, pu.f^a number of gentlemen met '} at jthe, Masopjc < J^qt t eJLJast, ; . .nigl^/japd s . ' resolved .'th,af 4 ..-..ppp^lar {1(/> w >t elcpme, - hurried though it might be, should be '• accorded to Sir James: Fergufsson on the ; arrivaliof/the Claud Hamiltorfatthe'whar'O It' wvfcA&kSffi^ r seni '-"Ound" the' toWn,' iii voting, thp-^^y^'p/ were disposed to take -parkin jtbe^demonf' '■'• stration to meet-in 'front *. of i • tiner Trafalgar* Hotel at uibe'tt'clock^-and fry' tli^jtipie^-.: 1 goodly Bujnber A ai*se^^^^ the.line^bejfi s£ ifamfoptepp p/jdieg^who however did not appear in uniform/ as it * ,was thought better thaF there" sh6"u(| : '%].f i nothing formal or official about the ! prb- J feedings. lJbabr r lh# i c'dm__^ri , d ! of 1 Captain \ PUt r an4; Lip.uJepan^jßwrn, -^he-' mem^ersr of >)xe\;Qity,?^ifleei; the-aiewiytformedi-Aii-^ •*■ tUlery^Comptelny,' and > ffi& ; Fire 4 BrigS&3*

marched down to the Port accompanied by |a large crowd of citizens; who w-a^^xious f*° do ii?-* ?i: %4 ho n *Mis Gov^_K\ The ■» ife WV )ru T feandlwjfi in/SM#ice, i ut wil io i3 6 ht tm d 1^® 1 - 16 fmovelieft, tM^TowrWand c^lWt be got together sfin time, and it was feared that they would not be present at all, but a few minutes before the steamer came $°&geide tbe whaif, thjy a|p|arl|d|ou Me scehe, having willibgly respoide^d *to tUe summons as quickly as possible. In a few minutes [.after starting, f0r. ... the Port, the gun from tbo signal station," and the appearance of ,blue f lights «nd rockets on the other side*°or^ ihe*!-.oula > £r Bank announced that the steamer was close at band.: Arrangements had been -made for a supply .of.*- .to^hee, - } o,n.d r ,.% B oqwer» soon placed in tlieliandsof the Volunteers, Who were drown up jin^ line- on ihe mharf. Shortly f after the^esse|e|te|et!lt^l |iaj[;bor the torc_ie_ were iigJUed," and tße wharf *" with the crowd of people that was assembljed, pn |it ; presenteel/. an ;atxim-*,t*^d scene such as has never before been -ijritneased in Nelson; *> rtffac %he steamer being brought alongside, three cheers were called for by Captain Pitt for Sir James >nd s invM&lMm that wis-re-Kmled to 1 wittf t-iV^gVlafes't heartiness b;** the crowd, the band meantime play ing' .he' ! l»TatiPnaf Antn'em, the compliment being acknowledged by the , Governor who, ie:-|tbe was Rlainly seen on thi -qatifrfer deck; His Honor the Superintendent then went on board to welcome his Excellency, and in a short time the crowd dispersed. As we have -said |befor3,j t!h£ u^riibnsiferaifen waa' not, intended 5 toi Be an afayJway- o£ficial*or formal, but it certainly was thoroughly successful, ;co:nßidenn^!tbe ishorT Notice that had been received of the Governor's J arrival on our shores, and his unexpected , ; visit to -;Nels6_j; Wle^raroEf 1 ,'; Wellington , ; on . the previous, day^having i, stated that he' was to proceed thither direct. All the adverse circumstances |- considered/ ;Sir: James Fergusson wilKhavo j no occasion to complain of any want of loyalty on the^part of the people of .Nelson.. The'Liitia withtfie v tJL6ii£ _-». I 'Mci.eari on r board arrived early --.thi. f morning, aod the j Governor and suite "at once went on board, a.ndrsailed-, fpr Wellinffton at nine i ; ,