THE NEW GOVERNOR.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2577, 17 January 1889, Page 3

THE NEW GOVERNOR.

Til k Right Honourable Sir William llillier Onslow, fourth Earl of Onslow, &0., &o , leaves, with the Countess and family, iu I'ebruary to succeed Sir William D. Jervois. lie belongs to a race of statesmen, and comes to the colony with the intention of studying colonial questions and to acquire knowledge and oxperieuue that will he of future use in British statesmanship.

His acceptance of the appointment is due to tiic urgent pressure of the .\lai<|ius of Salisbury and Lord Knutstord. Both the Prime Minister and the Colonial Secretary are strongly of opinion tnat it would be bett. r in the iiiterr.sts oi the empire at lar<je that a practical aupiuintauce with colonial administration should not, a;i is the case at present, be confined to a few, who look upon the career ol a colonial Governor as a profession, and who, when they withdraw from the same,

retire from public lift: altogether, and take little further intonst in polities. Lord Onslow is ft typical i!: gentleman, a keen spoi l;- in n and crack shot, and possesses all thi' qualities that Will make liini a popular Governor. In personal nppenriMieu the Karl of Onslow is tail, straight and slender, with eleanly-eut aquiline leatures, and aui'iirn hair, moustache and whiskers. JI is manners are polished, genial, and devoid of affectation. Altogether he impresses one with tho idea that lie is a clever, aMe man of the world, who. while willing to yield to the views of others, yet possesses ample strength of character to cm force his own way when ueces-ary ; who is gifted with tact and ,I'ivoir/'lir'.: ; who will not display any awkward corners iu his dealings with his fellow-men, and who, above all, is animated with a high sense of the responsibilities attaching to the new post he is about to till.