Hmv with what eHthttMasHfl he had as sisted tho great nlovemenfc wh«ih was taking pttoe. His Excellency had displayed much tact in his relations with the colonist*., and had done much to promote theprosperity of the Empire of which New Zealand formed part, and fift relatlm wet* fighttaa fttid bleeding on the veldts of South Africa. (Applause.) j His' Excellency, whff was received with ~ prvt-ug«d nppluiiw?, thanked the proposer of the toast for tk* flattering terms he laid used. It had certainly been hi* lot to be in this colony .when the people of New Zea land were making history. Never waa a Sge .of history made before, if it waa not ing made that dfttr* H© had already said sume words to the" Contingent at Christ church, he had to go through the U*k*-~ the sorrowful task—of bidding them fare well in about ftJ» hours time, ttftd he felt sure most id them had friend- they were deetroua to go awl see, aud therefore he did not propose to inflict * tpesou tifi theto «t that time. (Applause.) He could Jwrilljr reply to the toast without* tafkiag or mlta tar* affairs, and to » certain extent ifl' fringing on the rights.of the «*_t apeaker. He wished, however- to read to them a ' short extract jurt" received hi? the mn F»nei*ea mail, which would tell them wbal foHlgn people khotf.«ht of the war. The "Berlin Post," in H» issue of Monday, said i "We recognise the calm manner In which the British nation confronts all the strokes of destiny and the : dignltr with which they abttain from , bwadlng tlieir gen-tal* pursued by miafor f time us traitors. We can only marvel at tlte bsmism with which British troopii In ; etatt* oriter attempt to tmfo »tcep heights , O&tirelv without cover, under a tiarce hail, of bwHeM, We caii afao wily marvel at \U with which they try to iert* a passage through narrow motmtaittpateee. vgdrv the- enemy lies concealed* - We-mUtt -I*> rexa-joiM* the heroic example set in battle by tho Brltiib. tiffflcw*, among; *horn st* m> many mtmber* at tbe Kagli-b no-i baity. Although they know that the Boers j "■.- mkb a. 