. New Zealand rulers and statesmen from 1840 to 1897 . - detested himbecause he had not made Wellington the seat of govern-ment. But in his case, as in the case of many otherpublic men, justice has been posthumous. His memory Captain. Hobson 9 is now generally respected, and the correctness ot hisjudgment under extraordinarily difficult circumstances isgenerally admitted. At the time of his death the nativeswho knew him well held him in high esteem. In apetition from some chiefs to Her Majesty for anotherGovernor there were these touching words : Let himbe a good man, as this Governor who has
. New Zealand rulers and statesmen from 1840 to 1897 . - detested himbecause he had not made Wellington the seat of govern-ment. But in his case, as in the case of many otherpublic men, justice has been posthumous. His memory Captain. Hobson 9 is now generally respected, and the correctness ot hisjudgment under extraordinarily difficult circumstances isgenerally admitted. At the time of his death the nativeswho knew him well held him in high esteem. In apetition from some chiefs to Her Majesty for anotherGovernor there were these touching words : Let himbe a good man, as this Governor who has just Bishop G. A. .s^ bir William Martin. Three men of high standing and closely connectedwith the early history of New Zealand began their publiccareer in the time of Governor Hobson ; these wereChief Justice Martin, Attorney-General Swainson, andBishop Selwyn. Mr. Martin, afterwards Sir WilliamMartin, was the first Chief Justice of New Zealand. Hewas a man of high attainments ; able as a lawyer, dis- 10 New Zealand Rulers and Statesmen tinguished as a scholar and linguist, endowed with a mindof great power, earnest thoughtfulness, and possessed ofa large fund of information. He had moral qualities of highorder, and his disposition was remarkable and modest andgentle. His nature was altogether one of light and sweet-ness. As a judge he was beyond praise. He was patient,just, sagacious, and firm. He gave invaluable aid in pre-paring the first legislation of the Colony. His physicalframe was weak, and he suffered much from ill-health. Tothis, and to the requirements of his judicial position
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