Some Experiences of a New Guinea Resident Magistrate
Some Experiences of a New Guinea Resident Magistrate

Author: C A Monckton

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Published: 2024-04-23

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789357966887

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Taming New Guinea: Some Experiences of a New Guinea Resident Magistrate
Taming New Guinea: Some Experiences of a New Guinea Resident Magistrate

Author: Charles Arthur Whitmore Monckton

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2022-10-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781018360560

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Some Experiences of a New Guinea Resident Magistrate
Some Experiences of a New Guinea Resident Magistrate

Author: Charles Arthur Whitmore Monckton

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9781230291840

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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. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... right and infallible, and that was when I met Sir William MacGregor. Years afterwards, in conversation with a man who had held high command, who had distinguished himself and been much decorated for services in Britain's little wars, I described the impression that MacGregor had made upon me, the sort of overwhelming sense of inferiority he, unconsciously to himself, made one feel, and was told that my friend had experienced a like impression when meeting Cecil Rhodes. The story of how Sir William MacGregor came to be appointed to New Guinea was to me rather an interesting one, as snowing the result, in the history of a country, of a fortunate accident. It was related to me by Bishop Stone-Wigg, to whom it had been told by the man responsible for the appointment, either Sir Samuel Griffiths, Sir Hugh Nelson, or Sir Thomas Mcllwraith, which of the three I have now forgotten. Sir William, at the time Doctor MacGregor, was attending, as the representative of Fiji, one of the earlier conferences regarding the proposed Federation of Australasia; he had already made his mark by work performed in connection with the suppression of the revolt among the hill tribes of that Crown Colony. At the conference, amongst other questions, New Guinea came up for discussion, whereupon MacGregor remarked: "There is the last country remaining, in which the Englishman can show what can be done by just native policy." The remark struck the attention of one of the delegates, by whom the mental note was made, "If Queensland ever has a say in the affairs of New Guinea, and I have a say in the affairs of Queensland, you shall be the man for New Guinea." When later, New Guinea was declared a British Possession, Queensland had a very large say in the matter, and the...