In handing His Excellency the address, His Worship the Mayor expressed pleasure at thearrival of the gubernatorial party. He said that His Excellency had now arrived at a part of New Zealand whore he could re side in comfort. They had ib from the Duke of Edinburgh, down to previous Governors, that this is the case. It was never con templated by the Constitution that their G overnors were sent out to be worried either socially or politically. It would be a very bad thing if ib became known that their Governor were to be unduly worried. They belieeed that if during His Excellency's term of office there was a cessation from borrowing, coupled with economical ad ministration, he would leave them a much more prosperous people than he found them. He again welcomed His Excellency to Auckland. (Applause.) REPLY TO CITIZENS' ADDRESS. His Excellency said :—Mr Mayor and j Councillors of the city of Auckland ; I have

to thank you for the great cordiality and heartiness of the wtbonoo which you have accorded bo ma on my arrival in your beautiful city, and I must ask you to allow mo to express through you my appreciation of the magnificence of the reception which has . boen given us, and for which we have to thank the inhabitants of Auckland. Of your loyalty to Her Most. Gracious Majesty there can be no manner of doubt, when it is remembered that this large concourse of people is assembled here to-day and have mado those manifestations of welcome for the purpose of doing' honour to her representative. Itt is impossible that my stay in New Zealand can be otherwiso than pleasant as long ne its citizens do all that they havo hitherto done, and will, I am sure, continue to do to make it so, tind Lady Glasgow dosiroa mo io say that eho ev pressos this eontimenfc, and thanke you for your good wishes, and is delighted to have an opportunity of residing hero and enjoy ing tho beautiful scenery of which ebo has bo often hoard.
