The Temuka Leader TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1889. THE MINISTRY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1956, 15 October 1889, Page 2

The Temuka Leader TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1889. THE MINISTRY.

Sie Haeht Atkinson has taken Mr

Hislop back into the Ministry, and has given him the portfolio of Education and Charitable Aid. _ The appointment is quite appropriate. Mr Hislop is eminently fitted to teach the youth of the colony good manners as Minister of Education, and to dispense Christian charity. The appointment meets with our entire approval, because we are of opinion Sir Harry will find Mr Hislop too heavy a weight to carry through the next election. Sir Harry is a zealous retrenches A part of his scheme was to reduce the number of Ministers, but we find he has no intention of doing so. He has now taken in Captain Russell as well as Mr Hislop, and thus has as many Ministers as any previous Premier. Sir Harry could very well afford to do at leastwithout one of these Ministers. The Native affairs have vanished into almost thin air, and the management of railways has been handed over to the Commissioners. Thus Government has been relieved of two of the heaviest departments of the Service, but Sir Harry has not decreased the number of Ministers in a corresponding ratio. That will show the people that Sir Harry’s retrenchment is not genuine. In acting thus he is defying public opinion, but we have no doubt he will have to account for his action at the next election, Samoan News. —News from Samoa states that a severe shock of earthquake occurred at Apia on the 19th September, and lasted between 50 and 60 seconds. No material damage was done, though houses, trees, and even ships in the harbor shook very much. A Claim for Compensation.— Mr Bel)., i the original settler on the Kermadec Inlands, has made a claim for £2OOO on the Government for a deprivation of his interests. His contention is that the Government had no authority to permit the Napier people taking up a residence on Die island,