THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8173, 4 August 1906, Page 2

THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

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THE WELLINGTON "POST'S" I CABINET. (Per Press Association.) Wellington, August 3. The " Post" to-night states : Up to time of going to press, no official an-1 nouiicement had been made as to the personnel of the now Ministry, but we have good reason to believe that Sir Joseph Ward's cabinet will consist of ' the following l Sir Josoph Ward (Southland), Prime Minister, Uol. Treasurer, Postmaster- : General, Commissioner of Telegraphs, and Minister in charge of the Tourist Department. Hon. W- Hall-Jones (Canterbury), Ministor of Public Works and Railways. MrJas. Carroll (Poverty Bay), Native Minister andjColonial Secretary. Mr J. McGowan (Thames) Minister of Mines and Justice. ; Hon. Col A. Pitt (Nelson), Attorney.- ' General. i , Mr J. A. Millar (Otago), Minister of 1 , Labor and Marino. ; Mr B. McNab (South'aad), Minister ' ; of Lanls, Defenco and Agriculture. Mr Geo. Fowlds (Auckland!, Minis- , to.' of Education and Commissioner of , Castoms. The suggested new members uro , Messrs Millar, MeNab and Fowlds, and thoy replace tho eMr Seddon and Messrs Duncan and Mills, SIR JOSEPH WARD INTER- ' VIEWED. NO ANNOUNCEMENT YET. 1 Wellington, August 4. Interviewed to-night, Sir Joseph Ward said he had no official announce- - incul to make regarding tlic personnel . of his Ministry. As a matter of tact, i he added, I will not be in a position to i do so for a couple of days at least. HON. C. MILLS' MAGNANIMITY. Wei. i.ixgtox, August 3. Sir Joseph. Ward has received tlie following letter from the Hon. C. H. Mills; I realise from the expression of opinion convoyed through the Press and other sources, that you are surrounded by many difficulties in the formatioii of a Cabinet, I wish you, so far _ as [I am concerned, to exercise an absolutely free hand when nominating yopr new colleagues,"