SIR HARRY ATKINSON

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2266, 29 October 1889, Page 2

SIR HARRY ATKINSON

("New Zealand Herald,") Out correspondent at Wellington «endi us aoma rumoffs which ate' current there to the iffeot that Sir Harry AtkiniotiiU about to retire from the laborious office of Piemler, and to take the* cpxnparfttlvely eaiy position of either AgentGenaral or Opatroller-GeoeraL Thl§ ii not the first time we have heard of taoh rumors, bsotnae they were to ha found In the lobbies last eesilon, and? they hare simply been revived now on aoooant of Sir Kitty Atklmon'i 111 health. We do not think there Ib any likelihood of a change being, Hnad&J at present.' Sic EUrry o»n rtorntt dating: tbe reoesi as Premier better than h» could do la any other effioe,; Bat In all i likelihood, when a obauge of Ministry li Imminent, he will be appointed .to . ono or more of these offioaa. We do not think thit it is b right tnlrig 'that aotlva politlolana should be able, when tbey loae> the ODDfidenoe of the country, quietly to> appoint ihemaelvei to well pay! offioea, the very ptlzis of the Olvll* Servlde 7 . BtlU if la aoy oase auoh a thing ware, pardonabl9, an Indulgence might be granted m the case of Sir Hurry, who h'ai done • llfetlma'B publlo aervloe, and who with •11 hla faolto, hai aaoompHahed mnob good for the country.. We, need hardly ■»y that he would make an 6xWlsns Agent-Qeaeral or Oontrolle; General.