The Fielding Star. SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1886. A Vexed Governor

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 129, 10 April 1886, Page 2

The Fielding Star. SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1886. A Vexed Governor

An English telegram has informed us that Earl Granville has intimated he expects Sir Arthur Gordon will explain his attitude towards the Hon. John Brtck, which was mentioned during the late libel action. We may assume that Sir Arthur Gordon will have to eat more humble pie before he satisfies his official superiors that he was not actuated by strong personal antagonistic feeling to Mr Bryce when the latter was Native Minister during Sir Arthur's governorship. Sir Arthr Gordon was the only Governor of New Zealand who ever was actually unpopular in the broadest sense of the word. He appears to have been so lost in the consciousness of his own vast importance that it was impossible for him to recognise the right of even his responsible ministers to take any share in the good government of the colony. Because Mr Bryce was the "right man in the right place" to meet and overcome the Native difficulty, presented by the dangerous attitude of Tb Whiti, at Parihaka, while Sir Atthur Gokdon was absent on duties connected with his High Commissionship. This was never forgiven by the narrow minded individual who had the honor to represent Her Majesty in all sorts of places in the south seas. There seems a sort of poetical justice in the evils which have followed so close on his heels after he shook the dust of New Zealand from his feet. He was much worried over the Samoan affair ; Sir John Hall proved that Sir Arthuk Gordon was not above the meanest actions to damage an opponent. This later trouble will not detract from the very unpleasant memories he no doubt has of New Zealand and its high spirited and independent peopla, or those gentlemen who represent them in Parliament. \