CHANGE OF MINISTRY.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume III, Issue 115, 9 July 1875, Page 15

CHANGE OF MINISTRY.

— ++ — The Press Agency is responsible for tjie following : — The members of Sir Julius Vogel's Government tendered their resignations to the Governor on Saturday. His Excellency having accepted the same, entrusted to the Hon. Dr. Pollen the task of the forming of a new Government, which that gentleman has constituted as follows :— Premier, the Hon. Dr. Pollen ; Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Dr. Pollen ; Colonial Treasurer, the Hon. H. A. Atkinson'; Minister of Immigration, the Hon. H. A. Atkinson ; Minister of Crown Lands, the Hon. H. A. Atkinson ; Native Minister, the Hon. Sir Donald M'Lean ; Minister of Public Works, the Hon. B. Richardson ; Post-master-General, the Hon. Sir Julius Vogel ; Commissioner of Customs, the Hon. W. H. Reynolds 5 Acting Postmaster-General, the Hon. W. H. Reynolds ; Minister of Justice, the Hon. C. Bowen. The new Ministers were sworn in to-day. As some doubts were expressed whether or not'^the Government could meet the Parliament constitutionally in the absence of the Premier, it was considered expedient, after due consultation, that the members should resign. His Excellency quite approved of the step taken. The Government, as reconstructed, admits of no question. We understand it is the intention of this new Government, immediately on the arrival of Sir Julius Vogel, to again resign, so as to permit him to resume his office of Premier, and appoint Ms .own colleagues anew. The special correspondent of the ' Guardian ' says : — The resignation of Sir Julius Vogel, which' carries that of the Ministry, was forwarded to the Governor on Saturday, and accepted. The Marquis o* Normanby asked Dr. Pollen to reorganise the Ministry, as the resignation had not been brought about by any political action, but sunply through the constitutional difficulty of meeting the Assembly in the absence of the Premier, who is detained in England by illness. Dr. Pollen has unnderiaken the task, and submitted the names of the reconstructed Government the same day, with which — on Monday — hia Excellency expressed himself satisfied. A ' Gazette ' will bo published this evening announcing the changes.* The personality of^the Government will be unchanged. Pollen will be Premier and Colonial Secretary ; Atkinson, Treasurer. These are the only changes. Vogel will be gazetted Postmaster-General and Commissioner of Telegraphs. On his return it is understood he will again assume the Premiership. The Ministry held Vogel's telegram authorising them to send in his resignation at their discretion, in view of a constitutional question which was without precedent being raised in Parliament. The Government have all their bills prepared, and are sanguine of success. Their financial policy is intended to be safe. They will start with a large credit "balance in the Treasury, and unlike the impecunious Provinces, need not draw on futurity. : ,