LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 14, Issue 696, 1 July 1869, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON. f FEOM OUE OWN CORRESPONDENT ] Monday evening. Messrs. Fox, M'Lean, and Yogel were sworn in at three o'clock today. No further arrangements made.

[FROM THE COItftESPONDENT OF THE HA."WKE"s BAY HERALD.] Tuesday evening. Messrs. Fox, M'Lean, and Vogel took their seats to day—Mr Fox as Colonial Secretary, Mr M'Lean as Native and Defence Minister, and Mr Vogel as Treasurer. Mr Fox said that alarming telegrams receh ed on Sunday morning rendered necassary immediate atten tion, but which neither the out-going Ministry nor the one then forming could constitutionally give. Tins had decided him to take of fice with only a partially formed Ministry, trusting to the good feeling of the House to give time for certain members to weigh offers for seats that had been made to them. The policy of the Government in leference to war and defence was to restrict operations as much as possible to defence. Not to turn a back upon the enemy; not to give up any coniiscated land ; but to cease to occupy isolated positions, and endeavor to avoid conflict with the great king party, —a conflict for which the country had no resources either in men or money. I Nearly all the forces would be demilitarizod constabulary. A cardinal point in the policy of the Government would be to seek Imperial aid in men—the regiment now here, and, if possible, a regiment specially enlisted, organized, and officered for New Zealand work—the Colony paying such share of the cost as the Imperial Government re quired. The Colonial Treasurer had not had time to fathom the financial position of the Colony, but he had seen enough to be almost dismayed at the responsibilities and liabilities incurred, and the great cost of useless operations at this season.

He would make the financial statement as soon as possible. It wasj proposed that purely war expenses! should be charged on the revenue of both Islands, bub that a loan for special purposes, such as roads, should be charged permanently on the North Island by Act of the Imperial Parliament. It was not proposed to make or ganic changes in the constitution prematurely, preferring to postpone them till after next election. The treatment toward the provinces would be paternal —the Government giving them all the friendly help in its* power \ but if any became defunct or a discredit to the colony, they must be separately dealt with according to circumstances. [ A Bill for the trial of native prisoners, giving authority for them to be dealt with in a summary way, jwould be introduced While careful to avoid barbarity, the Government would not act in a trilling spirit. The House received the statement of policy with cheers. | Mr Ormond sails immediately for j Napier, where he will act for a week |or so as General Government agent. Mr M'Lean will continue Superintendent to the end of the session.