SIR GEORGE GREY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 68, 20 March 1894, Page 5

SIR GEORGE GREY.

tVHAT A SYDNEY JOURNAL SAYS

ABOUT HIM.

In a review of "The Life and Times of Sir George Grey, X.C.8.," by William i Lee Rees and Lily Rees, the Sydney •' Evening News " says :— " This is the biography of a great man, a born ruler of men, and yet a wise, outspoken, and discreet statesman. The volume comprises, or is divided into, eight books, which treat respectively of the adventures and proceedings of Sir George as an Australian explorer, as Governor of South Australia, as Governor of the Cape Colony twice, and as 'Governor of New Zealand twice. When in power all his proceedings were honourable and just, and dictated by a desire to pro__uu?3 tha welfare of the people over whom he was called to rule. In tha cork before us his biographers say that in his estimation power and authority were only means to an end. He coveted complebe control because wibh every Widening of his influence he could accomplish more. The end he boiled for was the greateeb good of all. Anyone who acts in this way .is sure to find himself. opposed and jeered ab by numerous enemies. This was the fate of Sir George Grey, but nevertheless by his tact, the jusb character of his policy, and the benevolence of his motives he finally overcame all his enemies and succeeded in conferring lasting benefits on the people he governed. His personal oharacter as a ruler and as a man, as drawn by his biographers, is one worthy of the highest praise. He was a loyal subjecb to his Queen, just and benevolent even to his enemies, unselfish, and free from all low jealousy and meanness. ]As a naturalist he largely extended the world's knowledge of natural history, and to his zeal for science the museums of Great Britain and some of those on tbe Continent of Europe are indebted for some of their rarer treasures. His name will go down to posterity as that of a greab and good man who sought bo promote the welfare of all and succeeded in doing ib. Hia 'Life and Times,' as written by his biographers, constitute a clearly printed and neatly gob up volume, which is likely to command an extensive sale."