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POLITICAL NOTES

THE NEW MINISTERS |

ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIOS |

The arrangement of the portfolios consequent 011 the appointment of now Ministers to the Cabinet will be lhade today, in all probability. At present nothing very definite can bo said' about tho positions to be taken by the several Ministers. It has been practically decided already that tho two returned soldier members of the Ministry, Major Hino anil Major Coates, will join the repatriation Board in place of Mr. Mac Donald l and Mr. Hanan. Mr. Hemes, who took the position of chairman of the board when Mr.'Massey left to go to England at tho end of. last year, is likely to retain that position. Mr. Massey has announced that lie intends to keep con. trol of Railways himself, and the intention seems to be to leave Sir Francis Bell in charge 0f Education. Agriculture wul in all probability go to Mr. Nosworthy. THE SENIOR MEMBERS. The Prime Minister was not embarrassed in making his choico of new Ministers by demands jnade by old and faithful members of the Reform Party who might under other circumstances have considered that they had a, right to promotion. Before he iiuvlo any appointments at all he consulted with Mr. 'Marnier and Mr.. Scott,'both t of whom wero in the party through much of tho , period of opposition prior to 1912, and they both agreed that it was necessary that' the returned soldiers should be represented in the Cabinet, and also they agreed that territorial representation ought to be taken into account in the distribution of tho offices. For these reasons thoy agreed not to press their own claims, and to accept in proper spirit any choico that Mr. Massey might make under tho circumstances, l'lie Reform Party is in the position at present of having no whips, and two whips, 0110 from eacli island, will be chosen soon - Mr. R. Scott is to be the South Islam} whip, but tho choice of a North Island member for this duty has not yet been %axle. Mr. Scott will 1)3 senior whip.. SOLDIERS' SETTLEMENT. The Discharged Sphliers' Settlement l,oiin Bill explains in the preamble that a sum of .£1,500,000 authorised last yea* \ has all been expended, and there aro additional' commitments exceeedmg .£2,500,000, under temiwriiry arrangements made by tho Minister of Finance and the' Minister.'of Lands. Provision is made for thij validation pf tho expenditure in excess of authority, and tho Minister is authorised to borrow, under ttie Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act, 1915,' a sum of -£12,500,000, additional sums under the Land for Settlement Act'. The loan is to lie deemed to be a war loan, and is subject to tho provisions of the Finance Act,. 1918 (No. 2), ■ with respect to compulsory contributions.

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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 291, 4 September 1919, Page 4

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POLITICAL NOTES Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 291, 4 September 1919, Page 4

POLITICAL NOTES Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 291, 4 September 1919, Page 4

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