THE STATE OF THE MINISTRY RESIGNATION OF MR. HALL.
Mr Hall, tlie Postmaster G-eneral and Acting-Colonial Treasurer, has resigned office, and is no longer a member of Mr Stafford's Ministry. Mr Stafford, our telegram informs us, that he had only resigned temporarily. But the excuse is a curious one; " temporary resignation" at a time like the present —when war and finance are such as to demand the best attention of Ministers—is, to say the least, a eourse of action which, if : it is properly stated, ought to make the retirement permanent. The Househas refused Ministers permission to negotiate with Captain Tine Hall and Captain Blane, for terminating the Panama contract. The House is evidently inclined |to leave the entire burden on the shoulders of the' Company. The session is expected* to close this week if no difficulty arise from the resignation of Mr Hall. The last slired of anything like a Ministerial measure, the oft-produced and oft-rejected Road Boards Bill, has fteen thrown out by the Upper House '• ;and thus even this poor remnant of a spolicy has disappeared!— Colonist.
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Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 382, 21 October 1868, Page 3
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180THE STATE OF THE MINISTRY RESIGNATION OF MR. HALL. Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 382, 21 October 1868, Page 3
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