LANDING OF GOVERNOR GREY.

New Zealander, Volume 1, Issue 25, 22 November 1845, Page 2

LANDING OF GOVERNOR GREY.

HiS Excellency the New Governor, as announced in our last,* arrived in this harbour on Friday the 14th inst., and on Saturday was issued the following CIRCULAR^ TO HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS. Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland, 15th November, 1845. His Excellency Governor Grey will land at Eleven o'clock, on Tuesday the 18th instant, under salutes from the Shipping and the Batteuj. The Members of Council and Heads of Public Departments mill receive His Excellency at the Landing Place in Official Bay. The Lieutenant- Colonel Commanding the Troops in Auckland, will station a Guard of Honor at the Landing Place, to attend His Excellency, who will be escorted to Government-house by all persons present. After the Governor and the priheipal Civil Authorities are sworn into Office, a Levee will be held — at which Gentlemen will be presented to his Excellency. Ladies will be received by Mrs. Grey—during the administration of the Oaths of Office. By Command, ANDREW SINCLAIR, Colonial Secretary. On Tuesday morning, accordingly, His .Excellency Governor Grey landed from H.E.I. C. Sloop of War Elphinstone, under salutes i from H. M. Ships North Star and Race Horse, jas well as the Elphinstone. A Guard of Honour of the 96 th Regt. was stationed at f the landingplace in Official Bay. On landing His Excellency was received by the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney -General, the Members of Council, the Heads of Departments, the Military and Naval Officers. &c. He proceeded to Government house, walking between the Attorney General and the Colonial Secretary, escorted by the troops and the numerous persons assembjed together, with many chiefs and natives of the surrouuding districts. Our loyal ally, Nene, having arrived from the Bay in the North Star, was present, in* British naval captain's uniform, and wore the sword given to him by Governor Hobson. On arrival at Government House, the ceremony of being sworn into office was performed — the new Governor, and all the other authorities, taking the usual oaths in public, in front of the house, on the lawn, encircled by the military and assembled populace. His Excellency then retired to the house, and reqeived the Military and Naval officers, the Judge, Attorney-General, Members of Council, &c Afterwards he held a General Levee, at which was presented most of the residents in Auckland and neighbourhood. Although numbers/ were assembled at the landing of Governor Grey, as well as subsequently at the Government House, and every mark of respect was paid to him, yet there was but little vociferous demonstration, which we attribute to the prevalent sympathy existing towards Captain Fitzroy, and the desire not to | wpund his feelings previous to his departure. ! On Wednesday, a Government Gazette Extraordinary was issued, in which was put forth the following

PROCLAMATION. By His Excellency George Grey, Esquire, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's Province of South Australia, and Lieuteuant-Governor and Com-mander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand, and its Dependencies, and Vice-Ad-miral of , the same, &c, Sic, &c. WHEREAS, Her Majesty has been graciously pjeased, by a Warrant under the Royal Signet and Sign Manual, bearing date the 2,lst day of June, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and Forty-five, to constitute and appoint me, GporGe Grey, Esquire, to be Lieutenant-Governor of Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand, with such powers and authorities, and according to such directions as are expressed in Her Majesty's Letters Patent, under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date at Westminster, the sixteenth day of November, 1840 ; And Her Majesty did require and command all Officers and Ministeis, and all others whom it may concern, to take due notice of Her Majesty's said Wan ant, and to give their ready obedience accordingly. Now, therefore, 1, George Grey, do hereby proclaim and declaie, that I have, this day, taken the presciibed Oaths, and assumed the administration of the Government, accordingly ; And I hereby call upon the Inhabitants of the Colony, to be aiding and sssisting me therein. Given under my Hand, and under the Public Seal ,of the Cojoriy, at Government House, Auckland, this [L. S.] Eighteenth day of November, in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-five. GEOEGE GREY, Lieutenant-Governor. By His Excellency's Command, Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary. God Save the Quexn !