The Governorship Question. London, December 1.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 322, 5 December 1888, Page 5

The Governorship Question. London, December 1.

The Press generally eulogise General Sir H. W. Norman, who has been appointed Governor of Queensland. The " Times " say° Queensland is fortunate to obtain a superior man for an inferior. The"Posi" and " Chronicle " consider that an ornamental figurehead would be unsuitable for the colon}', and thinks Sir H. W. Norman is eminently qualified for the position. The " Daily News " sa>s the colony has p'actically vetoed Sir H. A. Blake, despite Lord Kuulsford. The "Economist" declares that it is a bitter autonomous victory, and adds that the connection has been impaired by recognising the veto of the colony, and by, Britain submitting to dictation. In 'a letter to the " Times," Mr Rennie, referring to the appointment of General Sir H. W. Norman to the Governorship of Queensland, deprecates rewarding the obstinacy of that colony by sending them one of the ablest servants of the Crown. He thought the objections urged against Sir H. A. Blake would equally apply to General Norman, and that the division in the Victorian Assembly furnishes conclusive argument against conceding the colonies the right to veto a Governor. The system of administration adopted by Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of New South Wales, made every Governor suspected of partisanship as soon as he landed. The announcement that General Sir H, W. Norman, Governor of Jamaica, has been selected as Governor of Queensland was received in the House of Commons with cheers. The resolution passed by the Victorian Legislature with reference to the appointment of Colonial Governors was received, with cheers on being read in the House of Ccmmons to-daj'.