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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume I, Issue 55, 12 March 1873, Page 3

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[special to the bay of plenty times PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.] caßisGsams to bsasch i. THE LATE KSXINISTrEStXAS. CZtXSZS. Wellington, Tuesday Evening. The Governor leaves Auckland on the 18i.li. Mr Vogel remains there till then, and nothing can be done regarding the Ministry until full Cabinet meets here after that date. The Governor, with suite, left for Waikato at six this morning. The Hon. Mr McLean, and several native chiefs, accompanied the party. Great native meeting at Hgaruawahia tomorrow. Wi Parata, last week, was at Te iluiti trying to get the King natives to Kgaruawahia meeting. There is a statement here that Mr Vogel is suffering from angina pectoris. It is unfounded. Yesterday, the Governor and Mr Vogel had a conference on the Ministerial crisis. It was decided not to make any fresh Ministerial changes until after full Cabinet meeting bo held at Wellington. P. Sullivan, settler, of Fiji, arrested for high treason in connection with Ba outrages. London, March 1. Privy Council reversed decision of Melbourne Court in the case of the London Chartered Bank versus Letnpricre ; bank loses £14,000. In committee on the army estimates, a motion to reduce the army ten thousand was rejected. Government stated they bad information last May that Persia and Russia agreed to make attack on river boundary line. Paeis, March 1. Fresh crisis at Versailles after Gambctta’a great speech denouncing the proposal of the Committee of Thirty to Thiers. Debate adjourned tv enable Thiers to explicitly declare whether new Bill means Republic or Monarchy. Arc eland, Monday. Hero arrived early this morning. Left Sydney 7.45 p.m. on the 3rd. Vogel is on board, Melbourne, Marc , L Governor embarked on board the Moolton. lie was accompanied by members of the Ministry and others. The embarkation was marked with the usual ceremonies, ami a salute fired. Crowds visited Saudridge to witness departure of steamer. ?>larch 3. Chief Justice sworn acting Governor, Sailed ; Moolton. Dr Carr escaped from Lunatic Asylum, and was arrested near Sandridge. He asserted his intention to have a slap at the Governor. Atrato released from quarantine. Sydney, March 3. Private telegram, confirmed by Queensland Government despatch, reports English Company having signed contract to open Torres Straits mail route. Government express willingness to join Kew Zealand in good mail line of steamers to San Francisco, but absolutely refuses to join any arrangements to sustain Webb’s present contract, on the ground that it is unsuitable and the service hitherto been a failure.

0 Newcastle. bai.ed : v ebruary 26 Bet, with 391 tons coal ; 27th, Emi lie, with 292 t, # cmd ; Laiia Rookh’ 2-1-0 tons coal; 28th, Fawn, 340 ions coal—--mU f or Lyttelton, bebru.iry 26rh, Thomas and Henry. 270 tons coal, 12 tons coke ; 28th, Eleanor, 680 tons coal—for Dunedin. February 28, Ann Melhuish, 5-10 ions coal, for WeilmgUm. March 2. Arrived ; John Knox. M ellington, Tuesday’ Evening. Memoranda between bis Excellency the Governor and Air Waterhouse, just published. The first of (he series is a h-U.-r from Waterhouse to A ogel, dated 4ih February. In it ho announces 1 {all’s resignation, and his own intention to resign. On tho 21st February Mr Waterhouse placed Hall’s resignation in the Governor’s hands, and tendered his own, stating, however, that neither he nor his colleagues wis bed iris resignation to involve (hat of tho Ministry. He offered So conthmc f,> act until Mr Vogel returned, and said he had no reason to anticipate that Mr Vom'l would experience greater difficulty now than "at toe period of originally forming tho present Mini.-try- in nominating for Ida Excellency’s approval a suitable person to tho office of Colonial Secretary.

Ou the 28th, the Governor replied that neither he nor the oilier Minister perceived sufficient grounds for the action taken, and that tho rcsig. nation of the Prime Minister must, in accordance with const.jtutiuuid usage, ipso facto dissolve the existing Ministry. It was Imped that Mr Waferhouse’s sense of duly would prevent him from persevering in so grave a step at a moment so inconvenient to ih» public interests of the colony, that is, on tho eve of the departure of the Governor, and of the temporary assumption of ottico as administrator of the Government by tho Chief Justice. If, however, Waterhouse persisted, t he Governor said it- appeared to him to bo the duty' of Ministers to call tho Parliament together at the earliest possible period ; but then ho could not, by accepting the resignation, be n party to making up the Ministry under such circumstances, or until Waterhouse had reconsidered the matter.

On the Ist, March Waterhouse y.-*plied in a lorur memo., in which be gait! ; “ Mr Waterhouse fool's it to bo his duly respect.’illy to express his regret that iris ICxe'ellency should make the reference to him. He would with all deference submit that, bo long as ho occupied the position of Premier, it was he, and not his Excellency, who was the mouth-piece oi (ho Ministry ; and lie felt bound further to observe that the numerous, interview# which his Excellency had laid with Mr 'Waterhouse’s colleagues, and the formal mooting which, prior to receipt; of Mr Waterhouse’s resignation, his Excellency arranged to have with him, but w bicdi Mr Water hot tsc, although Premier, was j not invited to attend, had not been in accordance with recent constitutional practice. Mr Waterhouse, in his memorandum previously referred to, has not called in question his Excellency s right with regard to bis resignation involving that ot the Ministry. He bus only inferential]y called attention to the exceptional nature of his connection with the Ministry, in the hope that Jus Excellency would continue to Mr Vogel that confidence which bis Excellency must have placed in bun when he originally entrusted to him the task of forming an Aduumatration. Mr \\ aterbouse cannot recoguise that his resignation at; the present moment will boat tended with the inconvenience to the pubho interests of the colony which his Excellency predicts. Mo actual . -dty exists for his Excellency proceeding to tin* coat of his now Government via Auckland. ami Sydney, By adopting that route, his .Excellency is not likely to reach Melbourne prior to the middle or end of April; while his departure from Wellington to Melbourne direct would give his Excellency ample tune to make all necessary arrangements for overcoming the present Ministerial crisis, and enable him to arrive in Melbourne sooner than by an indirect and longer route. Mr Waterhouse feels it. to bo his duty to persist in his proposed course, and to leave bis resignation in his Excellency’s hands. On the 2nd, Mr Waterhouse again writes, saying ho has seen it staled, a a of authority, in the public Press, that it is his Excellency’s intention tinaily to depart from Wellington to-morrow morning. Mr Waterhouse desires to bring under his .Excellency’s notice the grave inconveniences that would arise to the public interests from his Excellency’s abrupt departure at the present time. As his Excellency is aware that the most important ofilco in the Government that of Colonial Secretary—is actually vacant, Mr Waterhouse respectfully declines to make any nomination thereto. Should bis Excellency therefore depart from Wellington before tins office bo filled up, the whole machinery of the Government will be brought to a standstill. Under these circumstances Mr Waterhouse, with regret, has arrived at the conclusion (hat ho would not bo justified in affording any facilities for his Excellency's departure, and has instructed Captain Fairchild not to leave Wellington without the express authority of the Premier, On the Ist March, tho Governor writes that he has read with much surprise tho remarks relative to communications between himself and the other Ministers in Wellington, for Mr Waterhouse is fully aware that the only object contemplated was more friendly, namely, to dissuade him from a step which he, in common with Mr Waterhouse’s colleagues, regrets extremely, both on public grounds, and also for Air Waterhouse’s own sake. In conformity with tho advice tendered by Mr Waterhouse, Air Vogel, on his return to the colony, will bo requested to undertake that office, Waterhouse, in a brief memo., reiterated his objection to tho Governor’s conduct in asking another Minister to do what ho had refused to do On the 2nd instant, the Governor concluded tho correspondence thus :—“ The action taken by Mr W aterhouse this day renders it imperative on the Governor to release him forthwith from his offices as Premier and member of the Executive Council, by formally accepting his resignation of both positions.” > On the 2ud March, the Governor and members | of tho Ministry voted that Fox should become ■ Premier, and on tha same day that gentleman

confuted to 8f », „a ,i u . enpivs.. V, -:lfc 1,0 s , } H)uid resign as .soon m the arrival of Alessrs Voj-pI ami Reyno.ds -mould enable the continuing members of Wol erh.Mw’s Mini-dry (o meet together, and take upon themselves 'the reeponsibmtv of future action.