Frederick Maitland Innes A study in liberal conservatism

I

Ohapt~r II

Ohapt~r III

Chapter IV

Chapter V

Appendix A

Appendix B

Bibliography

A Biographical Sketch, 1816-18~ ..

The liberal J~ist, 1837-1850 ..

Th~ Liberal :Politician, 1856.-18~.

The uoru~eJrva.'tl:l

Oonellllion.

Chronological Table Ministries,

Innes al:ways

• nearly impos.sible

notions on its various

experiences are

Innes formed. a •Ministry of' the

he considered

exactly

interests, since

3

®he put together a piece joinery so crossly indented

Mosaic§ such. a tesselated pavement without cement; he1•e a bit

black stone, and

4

a bit

curl

ous

use his unquestioned talent for to into a cohesive

the various idea.'? and belief's extlrASSf~n by the inexperienced and

most inept politicians of'

definition

union men in society, and the s~y of that is good in

;

improvement, religious and moral and intellectual~o

the

Frederick :Maitland at Roxburgh$ Scotland, on Augast

6

11th 1816, his. father, an """"'"l.ili•·"-"'""' ~ officer had. died shortly bs:t:ore

American Taxation;

P• 11+5~

Ja~W§;!jQ!U~!W~:,. 16.6.1847o *'fhe Importance of the Cultivation of'

.u .... ~ ... _._ Literature in Connection with the Circ'l.l.llll3tances

and so

to the

soldier

though.

the

society

9

on

as on education,

• • u connected with the ""''·' ,. •""

10

education. He was

From. the

altoga.the:r,

suffice that we are

The. same

youngest

emigrated from.

Grey family home near

lW! -9t1

10. ~.t· 1,.10.1846.;> 8_{. u it}

school that the mind is usuall;y

weal or woe.,'

1

the

at the age when a youth

14

Captain 'a

1:5 mentions a

While on

16 discipJJ.ne, Protection concerned :with the appointment was the

with to

was 1_{wi thout}

ness. which

18

information • ., .. v The eldest

-t4. West, J .. , ~~~Vol. II. p., 291.,

15.

28.9.1878.

H

.. ,

The Merits of a Home and a a Separate System, of Convict

a family

21.

7

have been 21

1

20 .. 10 .. 184.3.

24 .. 481850

had

seems the most probable

in hoc sum. t

resignation from the .::.::::=.:1~~

'That which is true and ... ,....,.,.,..,.,.,.,.,.,,., with this .. !

ence, in wbi.ch

co-edit.or

of

and it was nnents were

been appointed a

for Hobart and ~nl(;e~

had had 25

.... ., ... "''"" of the Hobart and ~ILU\At•'i:l

to a i\t,ll ICIA}Id.c;!,UCU'd.

sp8Ce than I oan

of having had an

Murray8_{s f'ather-·ill-law)}

about

it

In August

"""' .. """""''a o~mer (W~

-rll'll~ln"td ne:~ thEl account

olared hE1 WE.l.S prepax·ed $even now to

But Good"Win accused

account books should

v.u.Y..s."" the solution he orcmo:sed

who should ~~~~t.-=.~!l[;....lll~~~...r..

creditors, and

Having resigned, or

retired to Vale, Humphrey Grey had sold promise made at her

lived here for six

to the Mechanics' Institution Agricaltural Society meetings,

,I;.II.!:JU!,Jl\.A~ or a

to resign,

"'""'1_"n<~:•,.1_{··v of some 761}

for 10/- in 1

thf~ propert;y·

obscUl~ty~ He no

1850 and if be exhibited at

was no·t with any success; in 185.3

29., ~.!ii.OD.ki!dn~,r, .31.7.1850 ..

as .u1!:1.'1fJbilll~ one

From 1846 to

j to a ... """''""

was the OP1PO:t'tu:!l11fi:li

a j

country

1

somewhat dubicms uu,u.ulJ,x·.

as the member

policy,

The practice of self grnwe:r>IUr~!'lnt in Tasmania began in December

with seated on the

becaxoo Tasmania's Colonial

39

aga:tnst the Gregson

Innes, followed by eleven of

Three weeks later he was

benches, but witbin five '"'""'""'"'

but wnch an uproar arose

, withdrew from the

~d as Colonial Treasurer

ot~~t~1l'.I:'I"Q'II'• 'Wltil November 1862, although

41

the compoai tion the Ministry altered several times ~!luring that

career he his abilities

s~ appllcationtobearoo

new which bestowed his Parli~ntary duties, he

42

become a most vuuable public servant.' The pulie.mentar;r career

con-sisted of an unopposed election a five months session with a

adjournment two changes of gove~nt, so this praise seems

The was more blunt with its SJM~er at 8_{1<'-ir .. Inll®S a lust}

~~~~

public attention 1858., In the course of the budget debate, Innes

-39e Gregson had replaced Champ

40. JiQ,'t>Jlt:t Tgw Counu, /~ .. 4.,1857.. 11_{ue0hapma:n, Smith, Challlp, Rogers,}

Allisoa, Balfe, Weston, Butle:t·₁ Henty, Nutt.'

accused John Danes, editor duties some years

Da:vies was :n.ot without

public

difficult to reconstruct and assess the facts accurately,

of factual tM

exaggerated newepaper reports and the villain,

the accused "" the1 Hon. F'rederick Maitland I~s. Johr1 Pooler, a died in 1

went to brother,

to trustees on trust for conversion•, the interest of the to his mother sisters for t aDd on their deathS to his

to have kept eeeds from tbe sale the - estimated by detractors

the vicinity of

£25

from the trusteeship, tha.t Thompson had bought

esta:te themselves from the proceeds, that Innes owed £.300 at the latter's death, and. Innes had been 'sued repeatedly,

conjointly with

Mr.

J.

-44.

26.6.1854.

by Messrs* Gle

constant on

Neith.e.r nor the

all the1 transactions

brought. against headlines,

•Pooler's

by which

love

suspect .•

moved. his

from

fi ₁₁ clai:ming

ceived the proceeds from the

were

is no

the paper had two letters ; the letters were to be

not ? There was no many suggested

soon after entering no known source of income

occupied political careero

from her father~ possibly

re-of 'Woodmount t. Certainly Hwlll)h:rey

Grey does not appear to have appreciated Innes8

rent f:rom a small !J:)ngford property wes to go to

&elb&&ao& ... ., .... ability, Elizabeth

'sole separate use free from the<.debts control or enjoyments of

concerned with

~

4/702; 4/724;

; 4/14fJJ; 4/1

•

Jl

.

attended the Hob.art

tutor int:Jtruoted

loving cup

there may also have

had less bank and pol:lcies

the colo~ was in the hands

Four days w&q reportedly a triunwir~te1

having the triumvirs were

ed and

being applied t.o Innesll a 'lf'&:~t'""'~"'~:~n .... .::. to 1 But the

incident of 1859 occurred over

for a new - of .and Works. The idea sho11red foresight

he had even consul ted Gove:t·nmen:t on plano As a there was

50

no of"t'ioial Mini..st.er for Lands and Works until 1869, as

such hostility and suspicion in not consulting

4 7

*

Dougherty P~

SOc

by acres of garden, lawn, shrubbery and orchard. •

a time when more

ities which provoked the

'Who your Treasurer ?

ment in the Assembly ? F .M.

is your Postmaster

of P!:tblic Works ? F.M..

51

1

•

,

on

l!'• Innes; who leader the

• who is Chairman your

,

yom• Immigration ? Fo10M,.

F.M. @

who

?I

who is Colonial

f£' ~ in the 1861 elections spoke

blithe

not one

could as to the which the

be formed., t decided to contest the election, but to

.,,., .. ,..,.. the Legislative Council aa

never gave any reason this but the Ministry was vex·y unpopular

of the continued economic and his chances of wi.rming a

contested seat were slight; he may that he

strengthen the Ministry's power by entering the Cm:mcil31 and by some

happy chance tor Innes, the Campbell Town seat was vacant.

When reopened in June 1863, Innes, renowned

private library, \>laB to the Library Comm:tttee o:f• the Council,

a position which he was chosen

.

'

clinecl to

who

I

opposition

was

·the Cow:lcil $

with whom

speech I:mtes ""o;:o.~~o"''"'""'"'"'

was

point was accepted

had to

'rhe Kennerly administration took

o:f

in

these that no moderate and equitab.le adju~Stment

to be conces

58

pa:rty rancor .. 8 _{The electors were not}

OVieJI"';UleJ.llt!.nl.lt-"'"'~'-'-"'"'' of ·the Opposition .DeJncu:1.a

di.she artened by the posi,tion, has ""o~~'~<Lt~.bil...l

and themwithout

has

the one

56e

57-e 9 .. 10 .. 187.3 ..

unscathed. DThe

w1 th a serene

but

even could save Kennerlyws ~anistry

was onoo more ~·.u.j:', whil.e led

In

not intend to contest elect •. ions, but was

do so.

in 'lost the elecrtorate

health some ~, ... .., ...

~w~~~~.u unfortunately

131

"""""'"'"""" was sworn in as M.. L.. 0 ..

and 1878 be.came the Council.

in

1

his

rose t•rom his bed s.becawae it was

public

of

which

of' Knowledge ' waa so tbat

1

that

into

our

bu:t wbich are fSO apt to an

cultivation for our le

a dependency on

4'

and writers. the

colony did not he that

to politics, but to and other things~

made. unl.ess the

are

did not

Cambridge

Throughout

the system

:f'rom.

of knowledge are upon s

5

of instruction at work.• Although

in

Innes never devlated.from belief that

of wanting in depth, , compass - soul - in the ohar.-r

7

the to

adhere to discovered opinions not submit to

4•

the future Interests of Van Diemenus Land. u (lectu:re to the Mechanics

Institution) ..

1

by

Franklin 8_{a proposed Education Board was by}

9

impracticable, • he wanted

wem pleased that the Government

the

supply, 10

hold out. ' Innes

which question

or

of the pr,edominanoe

..,~~'~'"',£"'''""' church was

that

the Church which although

6(1>,1850. • ·the Obligations

10.1

5.10 .. 1838.

5~10 ... 1838.

denomination

exclusion of

withdrew

was to consist two

tbe

t~ro

15

not ehu:rebes eq11al M® T' In 1845 Irmes

""'ll)•--, a1; in education- thfi Education Board ... ,., .. .,...,.. . ..,.

continue if

introduction of

Maconoohie

John

punish

17

damned

1

on

1

On

dtily

"

:nor

01'

the

c

not

be

to more

both

interests.

road!$ 'to .. whi.ob .no.. one. w.ould object ₁

to

as

as

't:.Ull"ltl1'1₁₀ tO

"""'"' .. """''!ill· proceeded to

revenue from 110~000

with

a portAion

the continued

Major

the

3/-the capable

the

IJ'i,k(~u ... wet~ rejected., .A

wanted whalers duties except

chargea .. wlum they

42

supported the. tirC>tiOl!lect

attempted. ..1850.

tempted

it~

to transshipment

enth:usiasticwy

about

done

or

ti•~·~~~ the ports of our .... u.~ ... JIJJ.I!.\11 should be

tor determining

1 _{in a co:!ll.lllUni ty}

crime 11 but we are

much

or

to constitutional

addition to

Council was to elected, but the

the

49

IJI,./IAIJ.£<\,:;J!,,L of advice~ ~

3~10 .. 1 ?,.1SJ8e

183841

to be

fruit

the

Council in 1

comments were

the

that Uthe

condition

1

4

1

0:1:11':~

7

#

"

mor~.~ was

8

!!U\mlili

but not

11

even the young that

theme the

could.

16

Ne'llt tbe @!!11g'f0'1£'>1l!.t'l

17

7/64/1616.

15.

16·.,

4/4/2itfl

17. ® 10@ 1

..

19

Innes adopted more the

at home411 debates 011

disproportionately burden

wen:!:# to 1_{'1:.he system}

as a

He had

with

stimulate

ion

the

21 of moral police, and prevented

the view of the 1 's - 9_{in dealing}

to be very ctaU.tious that

they desired ·to reduce~$$ ft '1'0 '11'\'II'~IV'<l!W~'t.

nr~onc,sea soma Gsupemsi.on over ·the i.ndi v:iduals

gr:tml>S . were or were

sought the

persons,

7,1673 ..

187).,

11 .. 7 .. 1873 ..

1 1

the

the

favour

could .. not se.e

27

deplored.the

to the 1869

to

on the subj

1867$

controversy Innes was

un-or necessity of In 186o

the. Launceston and Western Railway, but

in eons·tructing

provided

them, and the mnc>tmt

being appointed a vi..?IJII!IW..,i:)i!li.Jb

to support such

expected benefits from

ever

29

to those

..

In

1

Government .. ,A,M:!Idl ... ,:. bought out

to

the

- he believed

.31

.it .. 8

bllt f'rom

the problem

.believing the rate wotud not

'The v'l.l'.JJ.v~;u.i/:lt.!!..

opposition malnta.i.ned

that

as

line did

the

both s:i.des$) oot

the

thought ..

in

8 had. s T.lll•1"T.&~Ifll _on

aho'Uld be

which

allowed a

, now on

COlillP$~ ~ was. possible

Innes

to

dou.bt as the

leas forced on the 1!,4.J!,!li.!I,!,&!.&"'A·u

a more

the

the 1873 In1;ercoJlolll.:La.l Congress in ~-~11'11""·""'

on his he wd

somewhat

was no

5

...

1

9

In

(

11

10

t) was

11

made no

to

10 .. 10

11" 1

1 ., ₉

soon

.,

1

19

fi own.

1 3

19 .. 1 1/11

"'

"' 1

on

was once

1

utions

tJ but

as 'a :miileJi!tu·e of .l'-""'·JW!.~'·'"

1

1

of m.:.·mtu:>'lf'!i:l

In

at

!!l;tm~~ cownented

to

to

.31

wm:A.ted lfn!i!Jlli'!bl!llrS

was to

immlgration~

money

purchaaes) ~

the

decid.ed

But was 'l,l,lb!o~.··'"'~-

as

immigration. •They

witb11 implements

but were

not the

6$2 •

.31@

10.10.1873.

s.

on

" 10 .. 1867$

9~ 10.1867.,

""""!!.lb"" result only

no pe:~~ma:l!l~:ltlt.

or

ance ion as

1 1

•

120 ₅

1 (t 1 '1

s~61 1 8 1 - 1 1 "11

~ 24)

•j

,

Colon:io _"

F.,M.,

..

l!~

(

:revenue was

1

1

:r@lvenue

s

•

~

1

'1