THE NEW MINISTRY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1834, 15 August 1906, Page 2

THE NEW MINISTRY.

PRESS ASSOCIATION Gore. last night. Tho Hon. R. MeNab, Minister fn Lands, was banquettrd by his constituents to-night, about 300 being present Apologies for absence were read from tbe P-omier, tho Hons. J. A Millar, J. 0. Fowld”, and other Ministers. In his reply to tho toast of his health, Mr Mills did not touch on the policy of the Ward administration. Referring to his own appoinlmont ho made public for tbo first timo tho Let that the late Premier had

offeroi him a seat in tho Cabinet ia February, 1905, as Minia.or for Lands and Education ; Mr Seddon also expressed his intfntion of offering Mr Millar the po:tfolioa of Marine and Labor. He further stated that if a further appointment were nocesjaty, the man whom ho would offer tie post was Mr Fowlds, whiob showed that Sir Joseph Ward had foimed the Cabinot as his lata chief would have done

bai the Premier lived, and in tho present year tho Cabinet wou'd have bean recons ruotod and the men new promoted would havo bren in his Ministry. Regarding the cry that men with diverso views, such as were in tfcc Cabinet, could not pull tcgoihw, ho instatord the liceDßing legislation of tho lest Parliament, which was only effioted as the result oi a coDfor odoo botwt on two men dromoirically opposed on the quostion, Mr Miliar add himself. A working agreement had beeu arrived at between Hem and legislation cff.ct.d and, admi -istration would follow.