INTERVIEW WITH LORD ONSLOW. HIS PLANS, &c. London, Novomber 16, 3.30 p.m.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 331, 5 January 1889, Page 6

INTERVIEW WITH LORD ONSLOW. HIS PLANS, &c. London, Novomber 16, 3.30 p.m.

I ua\d just returned from interviewing, your new Governor. Unfortunately, he' could not see me till this afternoon, so I have only a few minutes to chronicle my! impre&sions before the mail closes. Briefly, then, your Lord Onslow is an alerb little man, with a crisp, business-like manner, keen, observant eyeß, unintelligent face, ami a partially bald head, with wisps of what 11. L. Stevena calls brindled hair, brushed up at each side. To the details of his career, that you already know, there is little 01 nothing ta add, tave that he was educated at Eton and Oxford (where he took u J3.A. degree), and subsequently travelled extensively in America and on the Continent. In accepting a colonial governorship the noble Earl has no notion of abandoning his political career. On the contrary, he hopes by studying the colonial question on the spot, bo return live years hence with enlarged views and experiences, which will enable him to be oi special use to his party. The day he considers, is, past when a man by, acceptingonegovernorbhippractically bound I himself to accept a series. At any rate Loici Onslow lias no intention of exiling himself beyond five years, and he under* fetands too that Lord Canington does not mean to accept another vice-royalty. Lord Onslow wishes it to be understood that whilst he proposes to spend every penny of his official income, and entertain in much the same spirit as his predecessor, he does not mean to go in tor any extra dis^ play. " Because lam an Earl and drivea coach in London, I don't want it to be thought that I am coming out to do things on a big bcale. As I understand, the New Zealand Ministers do nob want anything of the sort, and besides display is quite out ot my line." I said I thought the Colony would be more afraid of a hyper-economical, not to say niggardly, GovernorlikcLord ln ormanby. L«»rd Onslow will not take out any horses or carriages, but provide himself with what it necessary in that, res pec c on the spot. Good news this for Wellington tradesfolk. His Excellency with his wife and family uill leave England by the P. «fc O. s.&. '■Yictoiia' in February. The family tia\el through to {Sydney in the vessel, but Lord and Lady Onflow themselves intend to land at Adelaide and go o\erland to | Melbourne and eventually .Sydney. The whole party will fchen proceed to Auckland by Frisco mail steamer. If it is at all feasible the Earl would like Lo travel overland to Wellington. Foi one thing he is a poor sailor, and lor another he thinks it would be a good oppoi cunity for him to see the couuU^. All arrangements arc, liow,e\er, nececiaiilv hi nubibit* at present. Lord On -low .-, chief hobbies are coaching and photoguiphy. The former he feats the ]Se\v Zealand loads will not permit him to in undge in, but he is taking out his camera