. New Zealand rulers and statesmen from 1840 to 1897 . compulsion, and that peace, to be permanent, must be conquered. After the defeat of the Weld Government in October, 1865, Mr. James Richmond was in the Stafford Ministry Mr. James Richmond 97 from August, 1866, to June, 1868. He has been amember of the Legislative Council for some years since1883, but resigned his seat lately, and has retired frompublic life. Major Atkinson, better known now as Sir HarryAtkinson, has taken a large part in New Zealand is a Taranaki settler, and, as I have before said, a. Mr. James Richmond and G
. New Zealand rulers and statesmen from 1840 to 1897 . compulsion, and that peace, to be permanent, must be conquered. After the defeat of the Weld Government in October, 1865, Mr. James Richmond was in the Stafford Ministry Mr. James Richmond 97 from August, 1866, to June, 1868. He has been amember of the Legislative Council for some years since1883, but resigned his seat lately, and has retired frompublic life. Major Atkinson, better known now as Sir HarryAtkinson, has taken a large part in New Zealand is a Taranaki settler, and, as I have before said, a. Mr. James Richmond and Grandchild. brother-in-law 01 Mr. William Richmond. As MajorAtkinson he did good military service in the localTaranaki forces during the Waitara war. He became aMinister of the Crown in 1864. He is a notable instanceof political development. Hidden germs in his naturehave grown, under the force and pressure of his surround-ings, into distinctive and prominent qualities, which have H 98 NrcH Zealand Rulers and Statesmen raised him to political greatness. One characteristicfeature soon showed itself. He was intensely has great moral courage, and has great faith in him-self. He was ready, as Sydney Smith said of Lord JohnRussell, to command the Channel Fleet, or to performan operation for the stone. At first and for a long timehis political motto was, Audacity, audacity, alwaysaudacity. But it must not be thought that there wasno foundation for his self trust ; on the contrary therewas to some extent a solid substratum of fact. Hismind had not large
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