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Southland Times, Issue 737, 16 October 1867, Page 3

We have it on the best authority (says the Kelson Evening Mail; Oct. 5), that the programme -which Governor Sir George Grey will propose to be adopted by HIE the Duke of Edinburgh, on his arrival in this colony, provides for a sojourn of thee days at Auckland and one at Kawau ; that the Prince shall then ride from Auckland, should it be found practicable to obtain a sufficiently strong escort, down the East Coast to Wellington, so as to enable H.R.H. to see something of those portions of the Upper Island which are inhabitated by the Maori population. At Wellington he ■would be met by the Galatea, and after remaining in the ' Empire City' for tliree days, would, after visiting on his -way Ship Cove and other spots connected with the memory of Captain Cook, proceed to Nelson for two days, one of which -would be devoted to holding a levee and to visiting the various points of interest in this locality, and on the second Sir George Grey proposes that a monster ball should be given .to the Duke. He would then proceed on horseback overland to Canterbury, visiting en route the magnificent scenery of Lakes Eotoroa, Eotoiti, and Tennyson ; and from Christchurch he would prdceed to Dunedin, the inhabitants of which city have already commenced active preparations for his reception. It will be evident that these proposed arrangements must depend entirely on the time which the Prince may have left at his disposal for his visit to New Zealand, and may possibly receive very material modification ; but we may also state that Sir George Grey has been honored with an autograph letter from Her Majesty, requesting Km to make such arrangements as may enable the Prince to see this portion of the Queen's dominions to the best effect ; and in view of Sir Q-eorge Grey's well-known predilection for Nelson, ■we may feel tolerably confident that a visit to the pretiest city in New Zealand will not be omitted from the pTogramme.