New Zealand's Next Governor.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 158, 26 June 1886, Page 4

New Zealand's Next Governor.

Sir Win. Hartdyke is now talked of as the probable successor to Sir W. Jervois.

Personal. Major Win. Ashmore, Sixteenth Foot who served in the New Zealand War, i b dead; also, Major General John H. Thompson, late of the 50th Queen's Own. The Orient liner Sorata has the following passengers for Auckland : -F. G. Patterson, Miss Watson, VV. Smith. Per P. and 0. Ballarat, sailing on May *: T i , Xl ng and chiid ' Rev- J- Calvert, for Auckland.

Lord Dalhousie in New Zealand. Lord Dalhousie, speaking at Liverpool in favour of Home Rule, said Ins receSt visit to New Zealand had shown him that the most complete self-government was perfectly compatible with loyal devotion to the Empire. In New Zealand he found the colonists to whom he Bpoke were without exception enthusiastic loyalists, and warmly attached to the " Old Country,"

Emigrants for Nelson. The Rev. F. J. Lewie, of Nelson, writes to the " Nonconformist" calling the attention of emigrants of his persuasion to the claims of that district as a suitable place of settlement. Nelson people, he Bays, want

men of high principles, willing to devote their lives to Christianit-ing the new nation rapidly growing up in the colony. The New Governor of Fiji. Sir Charles Mitchell, newly appointed Governor of Fiji, leaves for the colony immediately. Miscellaneous. The " Pall Mall Gazette" publishes an interview with Mr Allan Scott,ofChri6chureh, I in course of which he practically describes the floating of the Midland Kail'wa> us the marriage ring of a great colony. I Four millions ot JN ew Zealand Ptock have now been converted. | The Tauranga-New Zealand Company has been rtgif-tureri, and purposes buying the rights and property of the TaunuigaRotorna Kailway Company. Capital, £200,P00, in ]0i shares The Hiet directors are : Henry C. Parkes, of Flintshire ; Jas. Brovwirtxo-, D. Bruce, engineer, London ; '.Y. K. kjHe, barrieter. W. Lynn, Robt Whi-e, engineer, London; M. JS'ehon, of Nt'Uon Bros., London; John rkirgess, merchant London. The qualification for director is 25 sharp*, and among them t'I.SUO yearly is to bo divided. The pioneer vessel of the German mail line leaves Bremerhnvtn on July 14, touching at Antwerp on tho following duy, Port S,iid on July 31. Suez on AuguBt '2, arriving in Adelaide on August 30 It is calculated that the passage from Berlin to Adelaide will be done in 34 day?, to Sydney 3S, and that tne mail will be delivered in Adeliide by four or five days ahead of the P. and O or Orient. The average epeed of the German boats' is fixed at 11^ knots, but their slowest voseel is able to run 13 S'mw and Shrewsbury advise that neither have completed arr increments for their viMfc to the colonies, which is to include matches in the principal New Zeal aid towns. A prominent Cantab promised to be one of tho team", and hopes aio enter tamed that Dr. Graoo will consent to captain them. fhe professionals will be the r_romotorfc, Barnes, Britrg^ 1 , Giun, Flowers, Rites, Lee, Weston, Lohman Severn, of Sjdnoy, hao chaige of all airangemontsi A cable announcing that Sir Julius Yogcl reili-ed a Mirplus fur tho financial your excised very considerable remaik. Tho " British Australasian" admits that the fitriues are not bad, but awaits the publication of 18S6 return.-. I'es-imists, I regret to s-.iy, dcsciihe the whole bu-iness a 1 - a bit of clever ju^irling, ,md ominously aver it Ma.^ dono to get tho Assembly to let him borrow.