We are, My Lord, Tour faithful find obedient servants, O. Ck MUIJBS, Waimea, and 11 •■"" '■.'<,> other olergy,

Mr Pitt, tjie Chancellor of the Diocose, tbea stepped on to the platform, end B&id My Lord — I heva been eptrasted with the plowing dntj" of preaewtingr yoa with aa ftddrese of welcome from t'aolaity, bat I ft el that after Arohdoacon Males' kindly lemurks, expressed ; in eaeh well chosen language, which I om ante aro heartily re-echoed by the laity, it is almost annecessary for mo to say anything, still I ahould liko to add a few words. Tou have for a long time presided OY«r this diocese, and I am aure that it must haTe been very gratifying to you to receive on your return bo hearty a greeting as was extended to yoa on the wharf on Friday l»at, and even more gratifying to see around yoft to-night so large nnd representative & gathering, and to feel tbat one and all are »otnated by a feeling of kindness and

respeot towards you. Daring your episoo- P te you have tiken nn notive porb in all it "ttora pertaining not cnly (o tbo spiritual, biu to the mora 1 , sooUl, and material WfH beirg of those amongst whom you '\'9, and your ze?l and energy have ■ oo n eo great that we have learned to r/'gftrd you os o puhlio ffiftn, therefore in yoar nteence we lu-.ve greatly miesed yoo, and I can nssuie you that, while we are Vf->y p'ena-d that yon^rd an opsuirtunity of a' tending the Lm^eth Conference, we ara ! very happy indeed to see you amongsn ns 1 once more. We are glad to know thab your I visit to En "land has been ao plpw.nut; to ! yourself nt'd Mrs Suter, ard we look forward j io hearing from you on soiiio iuturc occasion J a n ocoouut of. y<:ur tift-ela »nd wh'i f yon ,■ have Been. TLe me«tinß to-night reminds I

me forcibly of ft eimilar occiHon ien years ago when we welcomed you back from Eng land. Many of thoea who were then in our midst have passed awayi bub we are glad and thankful to know that we Btilt have yon amongst us. 