THE NEW MINISTER.
The Otago D^ly^Times'ina^^icie" ion MpMitcheJson's apppjm^^nt.sSjys ti — " The circumstances attendant updn--it are,* we" Should" fotiVy^'maique m the r.histpry^.. pff r Substitutional government, .aud form a cumus /commehtar^ iupon ... the vaunted ; :systehv of provincial - re.jpfesentation. ;At last/ W. have'; 'ajr- : rived at. .the r reductia ad 'abmrsiimZ 7Un^l.recently,,^hei position pf a'_fmister of the Crow^j^as ;b'eei^i_t; Object of' legitimate ambition to memberS j; of the" House, and oniy-lo be obtained tj! "' those 1 whd had shown; promise of} capa;. city for^de^ingiiwith«fptiblic'liftffairs." The' ;.s'fact .= that^.apanj 'had held ja Cabinet .Qffice7^Bt<^sider,ed $; jnwkq'.. facie proof that he had made his mafic m theXegislature,.and_entit|gd.Jifm jto consider himself as " somebody " iv the . colon^.^Viiot jb>y#^itL-I^P pro^ vincial representation has changed aIV ithat. This! igjnoilpagep the case.'^rhe_ .i one of /its'; ippst.[ iniportafpt;.- offices ;is -hawked about among thp-.ira.nk.ap4> file j--i©f 'Tthe Hpu^j.-.tapd-{.yfinally. ; .- ; besto.^ed \- upoc :the:le^fe^ipen^pfjthe7npt.-em-inent. In saying thi&< : w&-tsgstr we shalLnpt-bpupd^at.ood toj intend any disrespect tt>~]9> __ilcKßlsbn, who niajr.. f lurn but to. 'W e ftfie phoenix Z- of:. ad ; miipstrators. But there ; is< no ta f single Government iti Australia to -which \. he could have : obtained '-access i On/s&cb, claims. Our Auckland conteniporaries have pointed -the finger? 3 at Mi? Dick, but there is; surely ;Mr Di(i_'.,ha_ i held' the "most important j /'office; ra th'p'lGovcjnment of this pro-;! s vfnce, ; arid' had long experience m .'the, -Provincial Government before, he jbe-7 came a Minister of tbe Crown, whilst,-] :__r:Mitoh^BQfu^ia^ .never before; Held a public office- of any ki_4.JLll c has jjbegn promoted, froip^thp ri-anks -to Ithe command^ oCv&n r army ' at one "bound." Aftep reforring. to, the effect wh : ch|the /appointment ;o t f ; f^_tr. Thompson, j of Clutha, had ippohjthe. fate/of " the Grey •^Government, the Times /conpludes i: — "We fear that' the. aqce^ioh , of ; Mr, Mitchelson will, ah : spite, of : the ; satis- * faction/ given to^tlie. Auckland;representatives^ be a sojircer . pf, / to the Ministry during the cpipiqgj session." r,..,.- r j
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 295, 16 November 1883, Page 2
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318THE NEW MINISTER. Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 295, 16 November 1883, Page 2
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