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Pacific Islands Monthly, 23 March 1933Vol. III, No. 8

Vice-Regal Tour.

p. 11 · Read in the full issue

From Our Own Correspondent.

Rarotonga, Feb. 27.

THE New Zealand Government has ad vised that the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, accompanied by Lady Bled isloe and party, will leave Auckland on April 11 by H.M.S. “Dunedin” to pay an official visit to Western Samoa and Rarotonga (Cook Islands).

The warship’s itinerary provides for a stay of two days at Rarotonga—April 27 and 28.

The last visit of a Governor-General from New Zealand was made by General Fergusson in 1926.

Mr. J. A. Carpenter was a passenger for Rabaul by the last “Macdhui.” He was accompanied by Mrs. Carpenter and other members of the family.