POLITICAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1784, 15 June 1906, Page 3

POLITICAL.

WARD TO BE PREMIER,

(Per Press Association.) Wellington, last n<ght. The Times this morning says that when Parliament opens on Jane 27th the Government will be headed by Mr Hall* Jones as Premier and Colonial Treasure, the latter office being of the most pressing urgenoy, einoe it is impossible for Parliament to pass supplies unless the Colonial Treasurer has been duly appointed. Im* prest supply having been obtained, there will probably be an adjonrnmsot for several weeks, pending Sir J. Ward’s return, when the Government will Bgain resign, and rrconstruot as far as is considered necessary under his Premiership. It is anticipated that reconstruction will be accomplished by the appointment of one or two addit’ooal Ministers, all the present members retaining their positions on the Ezeontiye. Parliament is not expected to re* assemble nntil the seoond week of August, and the session will.be a short one.

MR MURDOCH’S DENIAL,

SUPPORTS LATE PREMIER’S SON,

(Per Press Association.) Hokitika, last night. In an interview with a representative of the Hokitika Guard’ao, Mr J. A- Murdoch, Mayor of Kumara, emphatically denied the statement made by a Greymouth paper that he was likely to contest the Westland constituency with Mr H. L. Michel, Mayor of Hokitika. He asserted that no one had the slightest authority to oirculate suoh a statement. Mr Murdooh thinks it most premature to disouss the subject When the proper time arrives he will give bis support to a suggestion made that a member of the lato Premier’s family should be offered the seat.