THE RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTRY.

Kumara Times, Issue 1726, 12 April 1882, Page 2

THE RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTRY.

Wellington, April 11. It is now definitely known that Sir A. Gordon has sent for Sir George Grey, but doubt is entertained that it is with the intention of forming a new Ministry, it being quite competent for the Sovereign or Governor to send for any memb r of Parliament if he should want to confer with him relative to the stiength of parties or other pertinent matters. There is no reason to doubt, but that the Ministry did make the usual recommendations to his Excel-. lencyas to whom it was advisible to send for, hut as yet the l.ame has not trauspired. v SIR GEORGE GREY SENT FOR BY HIS EXCELLENCY. Auckland, April 11. Sir George Grey has been sent for by; the Governor, and arrived in Auckland at a late hour last night. He proceeds to Wellington by'the Wanaka to-day at 1 o'clock. ■ : . ': The steamer Rose Casey left yesterday morning for Waiwera with a number of and after landing them she proceeded to Kawau with Mr Furby, officer in charge of the Auckland Telegraph Depaitmeut, who was iu charge of important missives for, Sir George Grey. Immediately mi receipt of these, Sir Grey ..embarked, and ar* rived at 11 o'clock. Sir George appears to be in good health... Endeavors were made by the Telegraph Department to charter a steamer on Sunday vo proceed to Kawau, but the astute skippera sniffing importaufc-Government business on hand raided their terms to such an extent that negotiations fell through. Mr Furby therefore availed, himself of the excursion trip of the Rose Casey to Waiwera to accomplish his mission. Sir George Grey has been sent for by his Excellency, who asks hira to ! pro> ceed to Wellington at once. Beyond that Sir George is not aware of anything which the public does not know. MiHall, in sending iu his resignation, did not accompany it with any ad vie-, and Mr Walter Johnston, who was the bearer of the communication, could not offer any on behalf of the Premier/ AUCKLAND RACES. Auckland, April 10. The Easter race meeting at Ellerslie took place to-day. There was splendid weather. The course was rather heavy from the previous day's rain, but.a dry- : ing wind to-day greatly improved it. About 2500 were,present.. There were sportsmen from Taranaki and Wanganui, and the totaUsators were well patronised. , , ,'""' Tradesman's Plate Handieap, 80 sovsl I mile—Maid of Houor, 1; Luckpenny, 2; Larry, 3. There was a wretched start. The Maid won easily. Virginia Water,, from which great things were expected, cut up badly. Time—lmin. ! 45secs. Twelve entries. Mares' Produce Stakes, a sweepstake of 10 sovs. each, 100 sovs. added, for two-year-olds, produce of mares covered in 1878; distance, six furlongs— Yattendon Fanny Fisher, 1; Landseer, 2.

Won by Yattendon filly by four'lengths. Tin, fi ]„n„. 26f.sec. There were "four entries. Handicap- Hurdle Rrtee, go sovs . £i miles, with nine flights of hurdles— Matai, 1, Catehem, 2} Harkaway, 3. This was a good tade, all the hoifctS taking Jjheir-4umps>--~Matai -wan- by three lengths. Time—smm.3sec. There Were seven eutries. .„_ %stfitHandicap,.lso.sovs,-2 miles— Louie, 1 ; Dewdrop and Sonkar, dead heat for second' place, Grand race. Time—4min s ' There were eleven entries: Selling Race } -50 sovb, lj. milesRatcatcher, ij Lara, 2; Rocket, : & This was a well-eimtested race. Time— Smin. 32decss inhere were five entries. Publicans' Parse, do sovs, l£ miles-=. Maid of Honor, 1 j Virginia Water } 2 ] Amazon, 3. A good race between the two first hol'aess There were ais entries;