The Evening Star. WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, Morning News and Echo. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1883.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 257, 31 October 1888, Page 4

The Evening Star. WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, Morning News and Echo.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1883.

Tor the ceuss that lack 3 assistance, For the ■wrong' that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that wo can do.

Whether Sir Wm. Jervois should go to Queensland, as rumour says, or pro. ceed to England, as we are informed by our Wellington correspondent is his fixed intention, it appears certain that New Zealand is not to be favoured

j with a continuance of his services a s I Governor. The limited term for which J colonial Governors are elected, pre-sup-j posesthatit is desirable to have frequent I changes in the piersonnel of these exalted officials, and the rule is undoubtedly a good one, for a Governor's position is such that it .is the easiest thing in the world for hitn to come into collision with his Responsible Advisers, and thus make himself intensely unpopular. When such unfortunately happens, the expiry of the term is bailed as a great relies by all concerned, and a readjustment of Governors gives a fresh siart and causes the old trouble to be forgotten. It is exceedingly gratifying to know that not the slightest shade of unpleasantness has marred the relations subsisting bet.veen the various Governments and Sir Wil- | Ham Jervois during his term of office in New Zealand, and when he has interposed the supreme authority (as for example when he insisted upon the projected Samoan expedition ot'a few years ago being delayed until the Imperial authorities could be consulted) his action has proved to he wise and prudent and productive of the happiest results. Probably, therefore, nothing but tacit approval of j the five years' limit of governorship t has prevented the people of New Zealand from requesting the Colonial Office to re-appoint Sir William jervois to this colony. The fact of the Governor's salary being reduced by Parliament may have made colonists diffident about asking that favour, and it is ! doubtless well that any appearance of " reducing " a gentleman s. ] well qualified for his post in ! every way should be avoided, and that ! the smaller salary should be offered at ! the assumption of office by a new I Governor. Sir Win. Jervois would j make a splendid Governor of Queens-; I land, with its large seaboard, its con-: liguity to and responsibility in the government of New Guinea, which will cause the question of defence works to occupy an important share of public attention in that colony for many years to come. Sir Thos. Mcllwraith, Pre-1 mier of Queensland, who is credited j with asserting his right to be consulted | in the choice of a Governor, could have no objtction to offer, we fancy, to the: appointment of the most eminent living j authority on military engineering, j The whole question of the coming colonial Governors is still, however, in j the realm of conjecture. Neither the ! Government of New Zealand nor Sir ! William jeivois himself has received rany communication on the subject,: j from which it is evident that the Secretary for the Colonies is keeping his own counsel, and that the rumours of a duke for New Zealand and aknighc for Queensland are at most no more than cautious "feelers," which, without going the length of admitting the right claimed by the Pre--1 mier of Queensland, may effectually ! e.icit the desires of those concerned.