Sir Julius Vogel's Claims.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 43, 18 July 1885, Page 3

Sir Julius Vogel's Claims.

FULL TEXT OF PETITION.

THa following is the text of Sir Julius Vogel's petition to the House :— To the Hon. the Speaker and the members of tho House of Representatives m Parlia nient assembled. The '•■ humbe petition : of Julius Yogel, of Wellington, in -the Colony of New Zealand, formerly ■ Agent^General or New. Zealand,* anil agent for the inscription of stock, ;&c, herewith ■:— (1). That your petitioner was- appointed Agent-General v for the colony m the year 1876, and continued to hold that office until the 9th of October 1880. (2). That during that period your ; petitioner." became interested >m, < and a director of the New Zealand Agricultural Company. (Limited); with the knowledge of the >Miriistry;. (3). That the Ministry did not afterwards approve of your petitioner boing Agent-General and director of the Land Company, and your petitioner, by a telegram dated the :7th November, J1879, : pointed out that it ! would be unfair to.the shareholders to do so. The same telegram wis as follows:. •' Cannot name time resign, Shareholders - would thing unfair entertain such intention, now. Am willing to" take loan, .agency payment by percentage , and^ act- Agent-General without salary: as. long- as suits Government. ' Reply. ""VtoqEL.'' (4). That your 'peititiqhbr re- : V ceiyed a telegram front the-. Hon: ,' the '"'■ Premier, Sir John Hall, as ; :, C-<<; Wellington,; November *■ 10th r " 187?, \ ; :^pgei,' London, AgeneyrGeneral incpufi.: ; Gbyefnment 1 "(iph'-l ' '■ .^.sidering-expediency . relieving • ypii tliere-'. from, appointing-'iyqu , .agent, under i^tn-. ■ scribed -StaekA Act ' at' -ceritaj^. r;Sfepbrt -frilly , by post you would; ;. propose. ;Sketchvscheme" estimated an.--, . ;nuaT> cpnyersipn-. ;We iWpuld associate ajf^t? with you.— Halli." ' (5) :, I^hat ypur ; petitipner m sending; the first..jinentipned telegram to the Ministry in-", " ;.:tended that the offer : should. ; include the * then proposed loan of five millions, and that no should receive a percentage on -T-tliat.loaji as welfcas on^other'loans to be thereafter .raised. .(G) That your peti- . turner was.induced. to believe from the .telegram? received from the •= Hon. John • Hall, and from the reason that the pro -posed new. loan of five millions would at fhat time, so far it appeared, be the chief •source of profit that the offer held out by the telegram of appointment as agent for ;■* the inscription of stock would include the ■ agency connected with the floatingof the leaiiV ?.nd your petitioner acted upon .that bdlief. (7), That your petitioner, fully believing that the five million loan was to/be -included m the agency to be i undertaken' oy"ln^ that he was to receive : "cpnimUslpn for his services "infcpmram : 'with ths agents associated- with= him in•'floating the . iajd loan,, refrained -from Ccpmniuriicating Avith- the Ministry on the ysubj&ct. prex:ons tip the ; issue of', the new 1 ;'.Ji(ian;. (B!), .That the five million-loan was Jnofe intended to bY included- in tho work be done by your petitioner, .for. which >he was to ;be paid, thenypur petitioner wiis misled by the inducement held out. jto him,. and the 'proposed appointment ./was not of the substantial character that : , your 1 petitioner had the right to expect. (9), That one of the Agents associated ;wth your petitioner m floating' it was • Sir - Pen'rose Goodchild Julyari,' win. that before he lent his . aid to the floating of tho loan the payment of his "services shbiild fee .fixed* and it. "anwunted to more than four,' years salary of the Agent -General.' (10), That your petitioner jiad, as the correspond- ' ftnee tyill «ho w, great anxiety and ! ;iropbl^i h helpirig to float the { ne w loan . . (lly. ;,?riiat tl»9 lpan : agents claim a- com? '■■, : .missipn on jtHe floating ,of a loan;-and on, .inscribing the stock, but afterwards, on, ;the suggestion, of Sir F. D. Bell,- agreud >to- accept one commission^' (12). That petitioner has ■ received' ho commission. (13). 'That yoiir- petitioner has re-< eeivedno commission although a consuls erable portipnofvthe loan- was : inscribed?; : afte;r he ceased to' be Agent-Generat, \- but I ;»tiircpntmiied to, be^ stock agent. .: (14) V uTffaf the Colonial Stock Act has-been ot 'immense service to the colony; of. New ' 'Zealand,- large sunw of^ money having; obeen salved to the colony by adopting the provision of this act. (15); That it was owing to'; the agreement which petitioner made with the Bank of England m 1875; and to the Colonial' Stock; Act, the passing of which by the . : Imperial Parliament your petitioner wasv mainly instrumental m obtaining, that the new loan of five millions wm so sup- ; ce'ssf ully floated. (16). That your petitioner was appointed an agentfor the inscription of stock before he resigned the ', Agent-Ganeralship, but thbugh informed by- the Premier, Sir John Hall, that the ? • appbintmant would, be a permanent one, : and was a reward for his services, his '.';" appointment' was fcancelled, _and no re- ' munefatibn or "compensatipn . allowed him... Your petitioner^. therefore, humbly r prays that your honourable House : will' ta^e the promises , into your favourable cioWsiS^ratipn, ... and grant qjour petitioner' sucn reSfess as to your lipnpurable House f ; rn^^eu^ meet. .-,;/; ; ';, _■ ■'■■;.'■■ -.' ; .