Our New Governor.

Bruce Herald, Volume VI, Issue 484, 29 April 1873, Page 2

Our New Governor.

In the 'Scotsman,' February _-tb, we find the following; — " His Excellency Sir James Fergusson, Bart., who recently returned to this country from South Australia, on a visit, previous to his assumption of the governorship of JNew Zealand, met with his tenantry on the Kilkerran estate at Kilkerran House, Ayrshire, yesterday. The tenantry numbered about seventy. Sir James expressed the pleasure he felt at being once more in their midst, and said he wished to address them briefly on general matters in which he and they were interested. He did not intend to speak on political questions at all. In connection with the question of hypothec, however, bethought it xvas more a question which concerned the tenantry than the landlords^ and he bad no doubt that if the tenantry wanted it abolished, ifc would be abolished. He wished more particularly to speak to them on. the question of cottage accommodation. He thought there ought to be better accommodation for laborers on all estates than there was at present, and it was his intention to provide such improved accommodation on his estate. He intended to provide good cottages for the farm laborers, giving to each of them a bit of ground, and in some cases a cow's grass, and by this means tb« laborer's condition would be bettered. He intended to do all this in co-operation with his tenantry. At the close of his address, three cheers were given for Sir James and his family, and the company were afterwards, entertained to luncheon."