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Gisborne failed to provide one of its sparkling days for the Governor-General. Instead, the skies were heavily overcast. Here, in failing light, Viscount and Lady Cobham, with the Mayor and Mayoress, Mr and Mrs H. H. Barker, look out from Kaiti Hill over the Poverty Bay plains and the city.

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Approaching the lookout.

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The Governor-General and Lieutenant Durden-Smith settle a point of direction with the aid of the indicator-map.

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Two views of the assembly of more than 5000 school-children which greeted the Vice-Regal Party at Intermediate School

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Mr M. P. H. Davies. president of Gisborne Headmasters Association, being introduced to Lord Cobham.

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His Excellency inspected the guard of honour from the Boys' High School, commanded by Major G. T. Allcock. Here he has a word with Lieut. H. I. Smith.

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Accompanied by Mr Allcock and Mr Grey, Lord Cobham pauses to chat with guard members.

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Meeting Mr R. N. Grono, headmaster, Intermediate School

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Meeting Miss F. F. Duff, principal, Girls' High School

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Meeting Mr A. J. Gray, rector Boys' High School

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The party entered Poho-o-rawiri between ranks of the Waihirere Concert Party, appropriately dressed and rendering a Maori song of welcome. They left in the same way, escorted to the door (above) by Mr Hetekia Te Kani Te Ua, a chief of the Aitanga-a-Mahaki tribe.

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Next stop for the Vice-Regal Party was Poho-o-rawiri, the historic Maori meeting-house at the foot of Kaiti Hill. There the Governor-General was challenged at the gate by Panapa Tuhoe Te Ua (left), dressed in the traditional garb of the Maori warrior and brandishing a Taiaha.

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In this happy picture, Lady Cobham receives a bouquet presented in welcome to the meeting-house.

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Several distinctive items were presented by the Waihirere performers, and appeared to be greatly enjoyed by the Vice-Regal Party.

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At the civic welcome in the War Memorial Hall, Lord Cobham was presented with an illuminated address which he described as one of the finest he had received. It was the work of Mr W. A. Phipps, Roebuck Road, and is seen here before the typewritten address was added.

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Next day, after visiting the Health Camp, the party called at Cook Hospital. Here Viscount Cobham is seen greeting the chairman of the Hospital Board, Mr J. B. Williams.

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The Governor-General greeting the medical superintendent of the hospital, Mr W. G. Shiach, and, at right, the matron, Miss R. Bunt.

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13-year-old Lorraine Emms, whose birthday it was on the day of the visit, received special good wishes from Lady Cobham, and a present from the Mayoress, Mrs Barker.

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Viscount Cobham, unseen by patient with eye trouble, expressed warm hope for speedy recovery.