The New South Wales Governorship.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7309, 19 June 1895, Page 2

The New South Wales Governorship.

» London, June 18. Viscount Hampden, the new Governor of New South Wales, is a Liberal Unionist. He proposes to leave with his wife and three grown-up daughters early in September, but if essential is prepared to go to the colony at) an earlier date. Ifc wa3 only Thursday last that he was offered the position, and after consultation with Lords (Harrington and Jersey, former Governors of New South Wales, and the Duke of Devonshire, yesterday he accepted it. The Viscount has bad no colonial experience except as director of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand for fourteen years. The press generally approves of the appointment. \ The Times considers that the appointment cannot be taken exception to, although the selection is a ■ conspicuous result of the . Unionist manifesto, and a confession of weakness on the part of the Government, since it was notorious that the Government desired, but were afraid, to appoint Sir Arthur D. Hayter to succeed the late Sir W. Duff. The Daily News states that the appointment will gratify Australia's passion for titled Governors, and indicates that Lord Rosebery places Imperial interests above party. - Sydney, June 18. In the Legislative Assembly, the Premier announced that he had been officially informed of the appointment of Viscount Hampden as Governor, and he believed he was a good man.