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» I _!. fSBEciAi. to Press Association.] v LOHDON, Kqv. 19. Lord Carnarvon, referring to the field of selection, Bints that the authorities ought to choose Governors outside the groove of official service, and' not confine themselves to the hard and fast lines 'of the Colonial Office. Baron de "Worms, in the House of Commons, denied that the settlement of the Queensland dispute had been suspended in the absence of Lord Knutsford and Sir E. Herbert, the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Colonial Office. The Standard states that it is probable that Sir H. A. Blake will ba sent to l^auritias. THE VIEWS OP NEW SOUTH WALES! OT3t SOUTH AUSTEAI4A. >TONBY, Nov. 20. SirH. Parkes haa given notice to move an address to the Queen, expressing the opinion that gentlemen who may in future be appointed as Governors of Colonies should have experience of the conduct of public affairs, either in high political office or in the Imperial Parliament. Further, that -white disclaiming any ■wish io interfere- with the functions of the Queen's advisors, it is thought advisable, reasonable, and in strict accord with 1 the privileges constitutionally conferred on Australian subjects, that the Government should be informed who 18 the person selected before he is actually appointed. AD2I.An>B, Nov. 20. The Government has replied to Lord Knutsford, that if South Australia is conceded the privilege of stating objections to any nominee to the Governorship, the power will be exercised with due appreciation of its importance, and no objections will be lightly made. The Government adds that all difficulty would be obviated by the selection of men of -well known reputation. If Lord Knutsford desires, Ministers would be prepared to suggest for the consideration of the Imperial authorities the names of a number of men whose appointment would bo acceptable to the Colony.
I Mr Clsyden has, it is stated, discovered among the papers of the poet Bogers a letter in which. Mr Gladstone announces to Bogen bis engagement to Catherine Gtyyaoe. .
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6401, 21 November 1888, Page 4
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