Ministerial Crisis.

Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 173, 4 March 1873, Page 6

Ministerial Crisis.

The following telegram, dated Wellington,! February 23, appear in the Dunedin Even- \ Mr Waterhpuso tendered his resignation | soon after Mr Hall's resignation was annouueed. His reason for so doing was that! Ml* Hall's intended retirement had bean known to Mr Vogel, but concealed from him i when the Ministry was formed, and that Mr! Hall's retirement left him in a weak position i in the Legislative Council. Before sending i in his resignation, Mr Waterhov.se communi-j cated his intention to Mr Vogel, expressing | his disappointment at the false position in j which he had been placed by not knowing; Mr Hall's intentions. The Governor declined to receive Mr Waterhouse's resignation as a ! mere member of the Cabinet, unless Mr | Waterhotise would undertake the responsi-l bility of his resignation involving that of the entire Ministry. Mr Waterhousa replied that Mr Vogel, having originally formed the! Ministry, was competent to supply the vacancy | caused by his retirement. The Governor referred Mr'Waterhouse to the definite reply! given by Mr Vogel, to a question in the ! House,.as to whether the Premier's resigna-! tionor death would involve a break-up of the Ministry. MrWuterhouse, however, declined to recognise this principle. He was then asked to re-consider his determination, but declined. . The Governor then telegraphed to Mr Pox, who arrived in town last night, and has been in close consultation with all parties to-day. .He however declined to take any action until Mr Vogel returns. Another reason for Mr Waterhouse's resignation is understood to be a direct pledge of the first vacant seat in the Cabinet given to Mr Shenliard, of Nelson, which was only known to Mr Yogol and Mr M'Lsan. The Governor, finding it impossible to induce Mr Waterhouse to re-ennsidor bis decision, recommended that Parliament should be called together, but Mr Waterhonse declined to adopt the suggestion. The complication is increased by the fact that Mr Vogel's medical advisers have imperatively insisted on bis retiring from political life, and avoiding all excitement. It is not likely that any thing more definite will be known fct a d;iv or two. ''