PARLIAMENTARY. [From our Special Correspondent.] Government Buildings, Wellington, last night.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 674, 14 September 1876, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY. [From our Special Correspondent.] Government Buildings, Wellington, last night.

RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTRY•On the House meeting to-day, the Premier uiiDOunced that slier the report ot the (^qualification committee yesterday, and in deference to the wwb. of a ranjoricy of the lifiU'6, it had bean deem >d desirable that hij'oolleagues in the i£xeoutire Council sliould resign, and his eight colleagues hid accordingly temlered their resignations. He would this afternoon reconstruct the Government so that it should include only six members in addi ion to himself. In the [meantime he would move that the Homo adjourn (ill 7 30, when he would be able to announce the names of members who would hold olßce. Th' adjournment wan thru ugsoed to, Sir George Grey intimating that he did not bj agreeing to this acquiesce in the coumo adoptodby Govemniiiot. TbeDi-qu.ihfluation Commit l«o to-d iy rt> ported th it the proribiong of fie Al to.-uoy-Gonprals Act had been infringed by Mr Whitaker, and that it seL-tned extremely doubtful whaher the Gorornor could uppoint* member of the Legislature to the office of Attorney-General Tlio Committee retoinm*ndod that the Act be amended to allow tint being doni>.

GOVERNMENT CA UCU3. A caucus of Government supporters, convened by the Premier, was held today, the result being that it. \v»s arranged thai all the Ministers except the Premier should resign this afternoon, aad tliat the Ministry should immediately be recjnitructsd, two of th« preatut Kxcoutirc being omitted in order thai the number might be reduced to that fixed by law. Since the Uoujc adjourned the reconstruction of the Ministry has been completed this ereniug and Messrs Hall und Orin^nd I will not bo included in the new Cabinet. The new Minintry will pioceed with, the Inderaniiy Bill. The Couu'iji Bill, it 13 underslool, will bepiocceded with also, but ia a very emasculated and highly elastic form bo an not te ofTond the susceptibilities of e»oa the Auckland and Otago Piovinoialista. The I\ew Ooverumeut will likely uslt for power to appoint two additional members.

THE WRITS : TWELVE THOUSAND POUNDS FROM O >E MINISTh.iI, AND SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FROM ANOTHER. Writ* were formally served to-day on the Ministers at the iuatanou of Sir George Grey, by hii solicitor, Mr Kees. Sir Donald McLem and Dr Pollen woro excepted ; but it is understoo I that against the former the amouat will be about £12,000, and agaimt the Utter £17,000. The plaintiff (Sir George Grey) •ties the defendants under sejtiou 12 of Disqualification Act for £100 per day— m all £61)0. Eight days allowed for pleading. The declaration against Mr WluUUor hat four counts, and claims £6.000 : First, that be has sat in the Home while interested in the Pidiio Swamp contract ; aecoud, that ha has bee« oonoerned in the contract while sitting ; third, that he has sat while Att >racy-General ; and fourth, that he has sat while holding ofibe with eight other*. A writ has also been issued against Sir Julius Vogel for £4,000, beoauno h» was interested iv a contract with the Executive to go home for a certain purpose, from which he Wjuld drrive emoluniJnt, though at the time having a seat in the Legtnlature.

[The following wag published on Tuosdiy and yesterday in a tiecond and Third li'lition : — ] THE MINISTERIAL POSITION.