. New Zealand rulers and statesmen from 1840 to 1897 . ise and give little or nothinghis influence was always growing ; and that, in the latterpart of his life when he wasactively engaged in politics,his influence with the na-tives generally was as greatwhen he was in oppositionas when he was in many years his namewas a host in itself in nativeNew Zealand ; and in 1862the party which turned outSir William Foxs Ministry,of which Sir Donald McLeanwas a member, was anxiousto secure the services of SirDonald McLean as NativeMinister in the succeedingadministration. The effortto do so fa
. New Zealand rulers and statesmen from 1840 to 1897 . ise and give little or nothinghis influence was always growing ; and that, in the latterpart of his life when he wasactively engaged in politics,his influence with the na-tives generally was as greatwhen he was in oppositionas when he was in many years his namewas a host in itself in nativeNew Zealand ; and in 1862the party which turned outSir William Foxs Ministry,of which Sir Donald McLeanwas a member, was anxiousto secure the services of SirDonald McLean as NativeMinister in the succeedingadministration. The effortto do so failed, but it was a sincere acknowledgment on the part of political oppo-nents of the character and genuine influence of SirDonald McLean. The truth is that he built up for him-self an enduring native reputation, because its foundationand materials were sound and good. I do not pretendto say that he had no faults. The special personality ofhis own public relations to the natives led him to thinktoo little of absorbing that personality into a permanent. Sir Donald McLean, 136 Nciv Zealand Rulers and Statesmen syslem of native policy. He was also, for the samereason, too apt to resent and be jealous of the efforts ofothers, not under his control, in native affairs. In lateryears, when he was engaged in politics, he was ratheropinionative in what he considered his speciality, and laxin matters of general administration for which, as amember of a Ministry, he was constitutionally fault which grew on him was want of prompti-tude ; he had so often seen the advantage of temporarypostponement in settling native difficulties that he beganto mistake systematic procrastination for occasional judi-cious delay. His chief defect latterly was a want of dis-crimination in the choice of his officers. He occasionallychose persons who had knowledge and experience ofnatives, but who were devoid of the moral qualities whichwere essential to success. Sometimes he preferre
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