THE GOVERNOR ELECT OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8359, 12 September 1890, Page 6

THE GOVERNOR ELECT OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

The appointment of the Earl of Jersey to the Governorship of New South Wales has been commented upon in tho most favourable terms in the English press, and by those who aro personally acquainted with the Earl, who have their residence in Australia. The new Governor is said to be rich and popular, and the Countes3 of Jersey is a ereat favourite in society. In British politics the Earl of Jersey is what may bo termed a solid Conservative, trusted by the leaders of his party, and respected

by the Conservative rank and file. Never obtrusive, not even politically prominent, the Earl of Jersey has been a greater worker than talker, he having rendered valuable service on alrno3t innumerable Grand Committees composed of members of the Hou.se of Lord.-. As Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, and as chairman of the Oxfordshire County Council ho has been noted for the conscientious interest he has taken in Oxfordshire affairs. By those who differ from him in politics, and especially by those of whom he is a political ally, the Earl of Jersey has always been regarded as a sound, common sense, conscientious man, and the possessor of the highest reputation. Besides being a trusted politician, he is regarded as a social favourite. From IST*) to 1877 the Earl of Jersey was Lord-in-Waiting to Qneen Victoria. Turning from his political and social qualities, it may be said that the Earl is an admirer of true sport and a fair sportsman. He was, and in fact still io, president of the Oxfordshire Amateur Athletic Association, and he is an excellent horseman. The Earl of Jersey is possessed of considerable wealth, derived from various sources. Tho Countess of Jersey, the daughter of Lord Leigh, a noted liberal statesman, is a lady of high culture.