BANQUET TO LORD ONSLOW.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1856, 21 February 1889, Page 1

BANQUET TO LORD ONSLOW.

London, Feb. 16. The following gentleman were present, amongst others, at the banquet to the Farl of OnslowSir Graham Berry (Victoria), Sir John Hill, Sir Francis Dillon Bell, Sir Waller Buller (Now Zealand), Sir Q. Lines, Sir Saul Samuel (New South Wales), Sir A. Blyth (South Australia), Sir C. Mills (The Cape), Mr T. Archer (Queensland), Sir J. Anderson (Eastern Extension Telegraph Company), Sir George Bowen, Sir R. Herbert, and Mr Henniker Heaton. The Marquis of Normanby proposed “The Army and Navy.” Sir Henry Norman (Governor of Queensland), in response, expressed regret that the army was small and incomplete. Lord Knutsford, in proposing (he toast of the evening, eulogised Lord Onslow’s services at the Colonial Office, and at the Imperial Conference ; also on the Hoard of Trade, and as a delegate to the Sugar Bounties Conference. Lord Knutsford saidthatthenowGovoroor wasunanimously accepted, and he believed that he bad earned the gratitude Of the people of New Zealand by appointing him. Lord Onslow, in reply, said that it was the duty of the Governor of a colony to encourage its trade, develope its resources, and strengthen its connection with the mother country. He hoped that he would be able to study democracy thoroughly. Ho Hinted that ho did not look with favour upon protection. He believed that in the near future the alternatives before the colonies would be separation or federation, and fraaikly stated ho favoured federal ion. He quoted from a speech of Lord Rosebery at Leeds, and endorsed his views as to the ease with which federation could be effected. The Marquis of Lome proposed the “ Colonial Empire.” Sir O. Tupper (Canada) responded. He tended that the amount of the colonial debts represented the amount ot progress they had made. He ridiculed the idea of annexing Canada to America, and asserted that the action of the latter with regard to the Fisheries Treaty was driving Canada closer to England. Ho was confident that Sir John Macdonald would obtain a renewal of his term of office ns Premier, but if he did nor, he (the speaker) hoped that his successor would be a Prench- ' Canadian. A numb-r of other toasts were proposed. The gathering was a brilliant one.