“The Press” In 1865

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30761, 27 May 1965, Page 14

“The Press” In 1865

May 27 HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCH 11.— Mr. A. Mills, who had a notice on the paper of his intention to move an address to the Crown on the subject of the war in New Zealand, said that as about three weeks ago information haa been received stating that the Colonial Government had adopted the policy which he had indicated in the notice which he had given with regard to that colony, and as it could be seen from the papers which were laid upon the table that five regiments were under orders for recall, he would not persevere with his resolution. The affairs of New Zealand were at present in a sufficiently complicated state, and he did not wish to comolicate them further He w°uid not, therefore, quote a single syllable

from the Blue-books, but he must be permitted to say that he trusted no State papers would ever again be laid upon the table which would disclose such altercations between public functionaries as those which the New Zealand papers disclosed. (Hear, hear.) He would not raise the question whether Governor Sir George Grey was in the right or not—he was not there to apologise for Sir G. Grey; but if there was a public servant who was entitled, he would not say to exemption from the hostile criticism of Parliament, but to the careful consideration of his case, it was the Governor of a distant colony who had at once to carry on a civil war with a hostile race and an official war with his own responsible advisers. (Hear.) That was the position of Sir G. Grey. (Hear.) . . .