The American Fleet.

Waikato Argus, Volume XXIV, Issue 3750, 6 April 1908, Page 2

The American Fleet.

VISITS AUCLKAND IN AUGUST. By Telegraph. —Press Association. Dunedin, Saturday. In an interview Sir Joseph Ward informed a Lyttelton Times representative that, though he hud not received an official reply to the despatch sent by the Governor to the Secretary of State, or to the cablegram sent by the American Consul at Auckland, ho had been privately informed that the American fleet would visit New Zealand in August.

“I believe,” said Sir Joseph, “that the fleet will proceed to Auckland from Samoa. The American Consul is resident in Auckland, in addition to which it is the closest port in New Zealand to Samoa. Once the fleet is here, representations will be made to the Admiral, requesting him to visit Wellington, and, if there is time, Lyttelton, and other ports of the South Island. Of course, one has to recognise the fact that the whole programme of the fleet is certain to be fixed ahead, and that the time at the disposal of the Admiral to carry out the programme is very essential to him.”