FULL CABINET RANK.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9690, 14 January 1910, Page 3

FULL CABINET RANK.

HON. T. MACKENZIE'S APPOINTMENT. NO CHANGE IN PORTFOLIOS.

The Hon. T. Mackenzie, (Minister of Agriculture, and {Minister in charge of Tourist ard Health Resorts, Commerce, and Scenery Preservation), who has been a'"t'r>g without, pay,was elevaied tu full Ca: inet rank on Wednesday last His sni-iry is £I,OOO per annum. No change in the allocation of port folios is involved by the Prime Minister's decision, and ther.; is no increase in expenditure upon Minis terial salaries, as the administration has been short of fu'l-salaried Minister since Mr A. W. Hogg's resignation on June 18th last. The Hon. T. Mackenzie entered Parliament in 1887 as the representative of Clutha He represented New Zealand at the Centennail celebrations in New South Wales in 1888, and in 1899 went to Great Britain as New Zealand Trade Commissioner. For three years subsequently be represented various New J Zealand exporters in London thus gaining a valuable insight into the methods of dealing with colonial produce. Twice he has served on Royal Commissions —in 1894 upon the Tariff Commission, and in 1901 on the Education Commission. Local affairs have received a considerable amount of attention from him, and his early explorations in the Milford Sounds, Te Anau, lVlanapouri, and West ! Coast disrtrjets were of consideiable interest and value. For his contributions to the knowlsdge of these then almost inaccessible areas he was made a tellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1898. He join- 1 ed th? Ward Ministry just about twelve months ago with the Hon. K. McKenzie, Hon. D. Buddo, Hon. A. T. Ngata, and Mr A. W. Hogg. At that time he was given control of the Industries and Commerce and Tourist Departments, and Scenery Preservation, his appointment as Minister of Agriculture being announced in May.