HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 55, 26 March 1901, Page 2

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

DRITING TOUR THROUGH NORTH

ISLAND. Hrs Excellency the Govervoij arrived in Ne'- Plymouth yesterday abou 1 -, pqw. bavin" driven overland from Wellington to Auckhnd and from Auckland to Taravtaki. In the curso of his tour, His Excellency foil wed up the On'ral line to Mangaonoho, tlionre to Tekamu, Taupo, Rotorus, Katikati, Tauranga, Pdproa, and then via. the Thames-Hamilton line to Hamilton and Auckland. After a short stay in the north be returned to Te Awanruituand dr»ve through vu. Te Kuiti ta Awakino, where a short fit'iy wan made at Mr. John Fjlliott'n. The Mokau "'as next visited, a trip up the river b«irg taken in Mr. StubhsV'am ,launch. On Sunday His ExceUoncy drove through to Mb. Ha'combo's, at ! Urenui, coming »n to New Plymouth a 4 before aiid. The trip is defcibe-1 jq d most enjoyable obo, the sc s n ry and country pa ß sed through highly prtisnd. Soma of the ivad-i wt'o bad through wot weather,bu!; His Excoll'ncy was fortunata in not having v<?ry many 'we<; days. A siwjlo pair of hor>es owned by His Excellency did tho whole trio. His E>:oollni".cy js staying ak the Whi'e Hart flotol, and O-iptain Alexander informs us i» very pleased with th« accommodation provided.

His E wllcncv's future uioremen's ore as follows: —To-day at 3 p.m. he pr by special train to Hawa>'n, wVcfl he will ho tho gu>-8i of Mr Moore; en Wednesday he proceeds to Maria, r .'i, tvlurn ho visits the Horticultural J3how in a private capacity and spends th'i day in the district. It l.ad be?n oxDPotod th«t H'S 'j'ouVl driva t'i the Fdls and spend toe n'ght at the Mountain House wha'O preparation had be?n madi for h's "ntertiinment. hut. owi ß g to it not being made clear t« Hi's Ex'odr-uey j that a trip to Falls r trailed hisj staying the night, he madn other ar- j rar>g riientg whHi he rrgiets j na-v be altorod, so this part of the pro- ( gramme his to bo abandoned. On | Wednesday evening he returns to j Hawera, and on T''ar?d">y reiuprs by I Friday he drives to Opun&ke where he j R t iys thi night, driving through to 1 Hawera on Saturday, where he will hi, the srn.-st of Mr. Barton. On Monday ho will train through to Wflllingfcon, I who' eho wjll stay during Ei' : t"'. ■ A f tfr Ens'ier hj« returns ]•& iiarton,' and will drire through tho and the M?nawatu di-itric's back to Wollingtos, (