WELLINGTON.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 15, 14 October 1879, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

[from our owm co^^w6flfc»er.] THE NBW CABINET \f -The Hon. John I Jail had succeeded is forming a Government, and lias announced the following gentlemen as being members of it :— Hall, Whitaker, Rolleston, Atkinson, Oliver, and" Bryce. The seventh member is not yet appointed. Mi' Hall, as a politician, is woll and favorably known ; it will be remembrred that ho represented the FoxVogol Ministry in the Legislative Council, when that Government was in its palmiest days. He then held the office of Colonial Secretary, which position he has taken a<rain, with the addition of the Premiership. Since he was in office before, he has visited England, but tin.c enough has elapsed since his return for him to be thoroughly well up in all the loading questions of (he d»y. In Canterbury, fron» which province he hails, he is the respected of all respected men, and holds the offices of Chairman of both the Sulwyn County Council and the Bakaia JJoad Board. He was returned for Selwyn unopposed. Mr Whitaker is it politician of very many years' standing, and has held the honorable position of Premier of the Colony. He filled the position of Attprney-General in the Atkinson Ministry, and i* to hold the same position again under Mr HalJ. Owing to the Greyite fever which has prevailed in Auckland lately with suoh violence, Mr Whitalcer's familiar face is looked for in , the Honse in vain, but his ability and great experience are, happilj', not to be lost to the country, as he has already been summoned to the Legi-tliitivo Council Mr Rolleston has never before been a Cabinet Minister, *■ but he cannot be termed an inexperienced politician on' that account,-for his name has appeared for many years on the roll of the members of the House of tiepttsentfttiro*, and he has not been an inactive member, either. Ue was the last and, perhaps, most ( popular Superintendent of Canterbury, «nd was re-vlected by the electors of Apn (a suburb of Christcburch), unoppcseJ. Major Atkinson is a man whose fame we have not yet forgotten, as ho only ceased to be Premier o>i the • occasion of the Grey party coming into power. As the leader of the party he r roved a failure, but as a Colonial Treasurer, which portfolio has again been assigned to him, he turned out a marked success, and he is just the man who is now required to put our disordered finances into something like shape. Mr Oliver 'is a retired Dunedin merchant and contractor. It must be admitted that there is a good deal that is " Yankee " about this gentleman ; but only enough, I think, to tend to his ad* A vantage, or in other words, he possesses all their 'cutcness, but does not partake of their too radical id«ae. The name of "Honest John Bryce " h-is become quite a proverb - in the House, and it is hoped that the Na- * tive Department under his administration may lose much of its mystery, and be conducted on common sense principles. He is the senior member for Wanganui, and is held in tie highest esteem by all who .know him ; to him before all other members of the House, was entrusted the task of en* quiring into the scandalous Bay of Islands electoral roll job, and the plain terms made use of in his report will long be remembered to his credit. IMPENDING KO-CoNI'IDBKCE MOTION. •'"" On Wednesday last Mr Hall was able to ■; announce that he had formcd_o Ministry, i but the task he had only verylsu^gm* A pleted, and they had not then beej^RvQgfjpM in, so he followed the usual course undivjH such circumstances, a»d requested an ad-"^ journment that he and his colleagues might make themselves more familiar with *io affairs of the Colony by an examinationcs* official documents, &c. The new Premier's request was treated with very scant courtesy by the other side, who considered that an adjournment to Friday (meaning only one day's cessation from Parliamentary business) would be sufficient, and Mr Macandrerv, in the couise of his remarks, intimated that he intended to move a want of confidence motion in the now Administration so soon as they t->ok their saats on the Ministerial benches. j^p^p^^tfiß If there was room to blame M^^^^^H| son tor showing too great ha*te ijfl^^^^^^l ing to regain power two yes^^^^^^^H much greater bhme should b^^^^^^^H the man who gives notice of <u9|^^^^^^| tioii before the new Ministry place in the House ! Sure}rs^^^^^^^^^| bibitjon of badtusto was neve^^^^|^^^| division on this motion wiil pr^i^^^^^^H close as on the last, and it is very g*^^^^^| be feared that Mr Hall may find hinl|^^^| a minority. THE COMING 3XAN. The Cluouicle had an articlo a night o^H two ago, in which it strove to impress o^H Mr Alacandrew, in the event of his nocon-IH fidunce motion being carried, the all-invr^ portance of the City of Wellington bein<* represented in his Cabinet. Now, seeing that Mr Levin sits on the other Bide of the House, and that, consequently, Mr Hutchison would be the only one of our representatives who could be associated with Mr Macandrew ; and seeing that the Chronicle is Air Hutchison's organ and mouthpiece, it really i< showing bad taste, and calculated to lower the dignity of the Empire City considerably, for one -of its representatives ti be thus craving for office, and literally begging to.be included in the Ministry. THE ROTOMAHANA. The Union Company's splendid new steamer Uotomabana has arrived, and many hundreds of peoplo have seen aud admired her. She is an elegant und noble-looking vessel, and speaks volumes for the enterprise of this most pushing company. 'Her gross tonnage is 17-?7 tons, and her engines indicate 3,003 hone power. As an example of her steaming abilities it will be Buffi- ' cient to slute lhafc she made the passage from Lyttelton to Wellington in 12i hours from wharf to wharf, wiih a slight head wind to contend against. THE MAYORALTY. Owing to the scandulous manner in which candidates for political honors are abused by a section of the Wellington press, great difficulty v experieneedin get ting good men to come forward for Municipal Positions. Several most estimable gentlemen have been requested to stand for the Mayoralty. this year, with the. moat favorable olinnces of the .contest resulting i 0 their favor. bu they have armly declined to stand. t£ SSLSS" 1 waßby tha *»• *»*«»