THE NATIONAL CABINET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4001, 6 August 1915, Page 4

THE NATIONAL CABINET.

NO ANNOUNCEMENT YET. THE PROBABLE PERSONNEL. retirinc ministers. p,v Ti-le"roph—Spirt-ial Correspondent. " WELLINGTON, Aug. A. No official 'announcement- lias yet. been, made regarding the personnel of the National Cabinet, hut it is probable that the selection of the new Mini;-t'-rs will be completed to-morrow that they will lie sworn in during the day. Bobbv rumor lias been very mr-y during the day regarding the seat.- in Hui Cabinet, concerning wlirh uncothinly existed last night. The p'>dHon to-night, however, notwithstand:,j,, - L .}|o absence of any statement ay. cither the Jb-ime Minister or eer Joo-jph Ward, apjjears to he that the uncertainties ' have been narrov.-d down to one. There seems to he no doubt as to the five Reform nud/ih-rs >ti the new Cabinet, but there is s.tdl ■ , doubt as to the fifth .Minister from t.o#; ])a.rty . jq ; s now praetif.-al.iy certain that il.o Hon. W. Fraser (Minister :or U' dilie Works) will remain a .Mini-ter gad that the members or the pre-.-nt Reform Cabinet to retire will be Sir h’ram-is Bell. Leader of the i.egi-];,-i.ive Council, and 1M iriister of internal Affairs, and the Hon. R. H. Jti.o-!- -. Postmaster-General and Almister s or Hub!ic. Health. The following present Ministers • therefor/- will he meir-M-rs (,i ? lie new a'dmiriistration: r-T • boAllen, Kerri—. Iterd.-nun, . :.-i Fraser. STf{ JUdEßii WARD'S SELEf TTONS. On the (Jpj-iosition side, th<- ; ■ '-'jinisT<-rs, as a!ready indicaceo. .>n -/irtiude .Messrs Myers. Russeil, -• nd. MacDonald. The choice oi the bR ais ter irom this nartv i.. ‘-\ iattended bv cons-d'-i'nole <iini e ■ -election has been narrowed d- ■ n t:> Messrs J. A. Hanan .H nverct*rg• • Minister for Education in -the -MuekVr.zif Cabinet in 1012. and Mr 'i . K. Sidey. .Mem’mr for Dunedin »>.mt •• li is as* vet uncertain which mernoe:' will 'cceivo the appointment, hut. m oerlaiii usually wGIS-informcd ouartey. it in regarded likely tnat trkj %. d; ; • will fail upon Mr Hanan. 'I/-. iiotv'iver. no certainty about tne jr.-si-tion and the definite selection js nor bikeli to be made until to-morrov . ‘"Air For he-, senior Opposition V. n:; ; . • is understood, tteclinea to pre.-s n-- ! Claims, and he has already gone I South. ! xr v w TE\DER OF LEGISLATIVE K ' COUNCIL. : .Mr Herdman (Attorney-Generala it • jn-vsiimetl is likely to resign i.:-~ • n tbf House and go to the Legidat ••• 1 Coun-il as leader or the new t-ov-rc--1 ff-at in that Cl arnoer. lhis v -“ :; '* j Rave a vacancy in _t.be House my -t ’:a suggested that this may be aluyi > I tho eleition. of Mr F . M. 1L i; - i lute Minister ier Cu-toms. wno i- now i .-.-a.>• t from the Dominion, but v. no { rn stated to ljuve left a signed nmmrmi Eon paper i‘- ease ox any vacap- .- ’ ;-.t-ising. Under an arrarsgeme • >' ! t,v,-oen the parties there would L m* 1 -contest for the seat, it being eg; • t.hat the party holding a seat -s-or ! retain it in tho event of a vacancy. 1 PROBABLE NEW'MINISTER", jf the above anticipations u*v : -he new Ministry is likely constituted as ioliows: ! Mr MASSET —Prime Minister. I Eir JOSEPH WARD—Minister tm : Finance. . __ >} r -vLLIIX —Minister for \ Mr * HER UMAX—Leader oi i Legislative Council. ; mr HERRlrte—At present M;m-f - ; for Railways and Native Affairs. ; Mr FRASER—At present Mm-st-r 1 for Public Works and Mines. • Mr MYERS. ' Mr RUSSELL. : T-t. M-jcDONAID. Mr HANAN nr Mr >IDE\. . *),- IT/MARE. Member_ or !, u * rei>ivsenting the Native R- - '!: Is-expected that Sir Uraneiy B*-u I v,iii retain Ids seat tu th.e I-ygr/ui-T: Ooum-il for the present, but it is vt.gges*.o<l that lie may go_ Home uittmatelv as High Coinmte>-.ouei - ! judicial capacity. Other points oi tne agreomen tween the parties have not yet te**-n made the subject _of an nounoement. It is understock --m-. she Upposition required and V I) An undertaking that tne >•-- i-iietud ( ibinet would deal m an • h--/ | Hv.- ay with the increase in tin- ! of living and , ) qhe consent of tne Br.nie Mm--1 Miter to the itineudmert or re;>‘ -o “- j tiie Legislative Council Act. ivKa.-n. j otherwise would come into i<>r- e as I the end of this year, and wou ! d give ; the Reform party a stn-uiv nia.'o’-'itv it* ! the Legislative Council durmg. Tte' j lives of two Parliaments.

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