atue of Queen
Victoria was laid in the presence of a great throng of people. The
Sunday sermon of next day was preached by the Bishop of Christchurch
and, on Monday, June 24th, a review of eleven thousand troops was held
(including three thousand cadets) in the presence of sixty thousand
spectators. A feature of the drive to the review ground was a welcome
sung by eight thousand school children. A luncheon to the war veterans
was also given here and militant New Zealand was well represented in the
speeches.

Dunedin was reached by train on the following evening and in the Royal
saloon the Hon. John Mackenzie--whose health had prevented him attending
the formal ceremony at Wellington--was knighted by the Duke and
personally invested with his Order. The city was found to be spanned
everywhere with arches. Several functions were combined here and His
Royal Highness received addresses in a special pavilion, presented
medals and inspected the veterans. The Corporation address was in a box
modelled after a Maori meeting-house and made of gold, silver and
bronze. Another military luncheon followed and in the afternoon a
children's demonstration was attended and the Pastoral and Horticultural
Shows visited. At Lyttleton, on the following day, another
foundation-stone of a Queen Victoria statue was laid and then the Royal
couple left for Tasmania after the Duke had issued a farewell address
speaking of the enthusiasm of his reception, the loyal and military
spirit of the people, the splendid qualities of the Maoris and the
exquisite beauty of New Zealand scenery.

The Hobart welcome was given on July 3rd and a most tasteful, loyal and
enthusiastic one it was. There were a dozen triumphal arches and the
civic address was presented in a beautiful pavilion specially erected.
The usual state dinner and Reception followed. In the morning a Levee
was held and thirty addresses received from the Churches and Friendly
Societies, the Freemasons and the Orangemen, the Half-castes and the
Chinese. During his reply the Duke referred to the Island's entry into
the Commonwealth and said: "I trust that the hopes and aspirations which
prompted her people to enter this great national union may be fully
realized in the future prosperity of the Commonwealth and in the
greatness, power and solidarity of the Empire." In the afternoon the
foundation-stone of a statue to Tasmanian soldiers who had fallen in the
war was laid by the Duke and an eloquen