Colonial Policy Of Lord John Russells Administration

Author : Henry George Grey Grey
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230241517
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (415 download)

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Download or read book The Colonial Policy of Lord John Russell's Administration Volume 2 written by Henry George Grey Grey and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 edition. Excerpt: ... LETTER X. & New Zealand. My Dear Lord John, I have hitherto had to speak of Colonies which, during the whole period of your Administration, have been in the enjoyment of uninterrupted peace. I have now to call your attention to those which have been disturbed by war or insurrection. The British Colonies which during the last six years have suffered from events of this kind are New Zealand, Ceylon, and the Cape of Good Hope. I do not add the Ionian Islands, because, though Cephalonia has also been the scene of insurrection, these islands are not a British Colony, but a distinct State, under British protection; and though their government is presided over by a British Commissioner, who acts under the directions of the Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, their system of administration is in many respects different from that of a Colony. Hence, as I find the task I have undertaken, in proposing to give an account of the transactions of the Colonies properly so called, is more than enough for me, I will take advantage of the circumstance of the Ionian Islands not forming part of the British dominions, to abstain from entering into their affairs. I do this the more gladly, because the most important subject connected with their administration which we were called upon to deal with, had not been disposed of when we retired from Office, but was still pending. With respect to New Zealand, you cannot fail to recollect that the accounts received from that Colony were so unsatisfactory and alarming during the years 1844 and 1845, that, after having been the subject of a Parliamentary inquiry and of much discussion, Lord Derby, who was then Secretary of State for the Colonies, thought it necessary, in June 1845, to recall the former...