ARRIVAL OF LORD ONSLOW.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 362, 24 April 1889, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF LORD ONSLOW.

The new Governor, His Excellency, the Earl of Onslow, with the Countess of Onslow, arrived in Auckland from Sydney on Sunday evening by the H.M.s.s Mariposii at eight o'clock, and Sir Frederick Whitaker, representing the Government as Attorney -General, and also on Ixhalf of the Masonic fraternity as Grand Master of that order, went on board and welcomed the Earl ami Countess. Sir P. Whitaker was accompanied by Colonel Hume, Inspector of the New Zealand Volunteer forces. Lord and Lady Onslow, and the Governor's aide-de-camp, Captain Saville, were driven to the Grand Hotel in Princessstreet, where they will reside during their stay in Auckland, as there are no servants at Government House. A large number of police, under Inspector Broham, SergeanUMajur Pratt, and other officers, were present when the Governor landed. The formal reception of His Excellency the Governor, and the Countossof Onslow, took place Monday

morning at half past nine, Queen-street 'hron^ed w'th people, especially oppoMtp t!io platform at the hori'l of the wharf, where somp tin go r.r f onr ihon^aiHs had n^mbled In front of flip p 1 \tf<>nn the guaid of honour \v-i« drawn U;u r ri)py con^istol of 1 Of) volnnto^v from tip Hamilton eno,imp»nont,ehirfly Atu-k-l-itul Niivalp wifb (letaohmcit^ of Ponsnnliy and x^ r nitonia^:\ Knvals. Tlip Ganison Band v»:i« ul«o present. Lord Pnslow \cnvo3 for Well «'ni> ton overland t'us morning- nt six o'clock. Tho trip is intended to take six days. As the Preinipr, however, h>ts le!\ Wellington, and Vf\\\ probably not return till the end of next week, Ilis Excellency may possibly ptolouii; his jojrnpy. Messrs Thus. Cook and Son are waking the necessary arrangements for coaches, etc., for His Excellency via Rotorua, Taupo, and Napier.