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Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1522, 6 April 1882, Page 2

The following was telegraphed to us on Tuesday night from Auckland :— " The ''cause 'of the' recent ministerial movement thas leaked, out. They are due to a threat of resignation by the Premier, owing to differences arising out of the native administration. It is thought possible the 'affair may be smothered over." We have the best reasons,, for believing the above to be incorrect, but we publish it merely as a sample of the many rumoura which have been set afloat. The* Wellington correspondent of the Herald gives the following solution of the •/ mystery^" which, although not " official," wears an air of plausibility :— " The cause of the recent hurried movements amongst Minister's, 1 and the' change ' r of ai^' rangemcnts, which they had laid' out for themselves, is simply the serious illness of the , Premier. Mr Hall, it is well known, has not been in good health for years, and recently he has been laid up several times. His medical advisers have urged him to give up the arduous duties of Premier, but hitherto he has persevered, having been urged to do so by his colleagues, with every one of whom he is on the best of , terms. The whole colony knows that for some time he has been confined to his room, and at this present moment it lies entirely with his medical advisers to say' whether he shall or shall not resign. The decision will be pronounced within the next few days, and if, as is likely, the verdict is that Mr Hall is unfit to encounter the fatigues of the session, then he will send in his resignation to the Governor. The resignation of the Premier means the resignation of the whole Cabinet, and that, lam sorry to say, . is what it is probable the country will have to face. The above are the facts of the position, and the cause of the hurried gathering of Ministers at Wellington."