THE GOVERNOR'S RESIGNATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 4002, 2 January 1892, Page 2

THE GOVERNOR'S RESIGNATION.

Tho of Wollington. i The cause of Lord Onslow's retire--1 mentis thus referred to in the Aus- '' iroksian of December 15th i—We are in a position to set at rest the various surmises put forwatd usio.the reasons for Lord Onslow's resignation of the : Governorship of New Zealand, by stating autharilively the true and only, cause of His Excellency's retirement, If any other town than Wellington had been the seat 'of Government in New Zealand, or if the Wellington peopln had seen their way to do someihing 'towards properly'draining .their city, Lord Onslow would have re* mained until the "end of his term of office But after' the rejection by the ratepayers last year of the proposals of ■ the Wellington City .Council for the improvement of tho Bauitary arrangements of the town, and the return of typhoid to Government House last winter, Lord Onslow felt thy the risks to which Ins family were exposed through the'' uhheaKhiriess of tVeir serious to be incurred for any lengthened period, : and he therefore reluctantly made up ( his mind to resign without further ! delay. It will be remembered that ; some Wo years ago Lord Onslow's son ; and heir.and his.nide-de-oampwere struck down by %a attack, of typhoid \ fever, from which they narrowly ; .escaped with, their liyea'/ -;::, It