SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 13, 31 August 1911, Page 8

SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL.

The “Christchurch Press” points out that the present year is the pubilec of Sir W. R. Russell’s settlement in New Zealand. Having entered the Army in the 58th Regiment in 1855, lie first came out to New' Zealand in 1857, but returned to England the following year. Ho came out again with the 14th Regiment in 18C1, and then it was that he made up his mind to throw in his fortunes with this young and promising colony. He retired from the army in 1862, and took up land in Hawke’s Bay. Sir William Russell will always be remembered as the Bayard of New Zealand politics. No man did more to keep up a high tone and standard of public life, and ho won flic respect and admiration of his opponents as well as of bis friends. Sir William Russell is at present in England, but will shortly return to the Dominion. The Government could not do a more popular and graceful act than to call him to the Legislative Council, to whose deliberation lie would lend distinction and where lie would he enabled to do further good work for tlie country ho has already served so well.