IN OFFICE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 186, 8 August 1930, Page 7

IN OFFICE.

NEW CABINET.

Tory Administration Sworn in

For Canada.

MR. BENNETT'S TEAM.

(United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright!

(Received 11.30 a.m.)

OTTAWA, August 7. The Conservative Cabinet was announced on Thursday. The portfolios have been allotted as follow:-—

Prime Minister, Mr. R. B. Bennett, who is also president of the Council and Minister of Finance. The latter portfolio goes to the appointee after a special session of Parliament.

Other members of the Cabinet are: Sir George Perley and Mr. J. A. MacDonald, Ministers without portfolio; Mr. E. N. Rhodes, Minister of Fisheries; Senator Gideon Robertson, Labour; Mr. Hugh Guthrie, Justice and AttorneyGeneral; Mr. H. H. Stevens, Trade and Commerce; Mr. R. J. Manion, Railways and Canals; Mr. E. B. Ryckniaiv National Revenue; Mr. Arthur Sauve. Postmaster-General; Colonel Murray MacLaren, Pensions and National Health; Mr. H. A. Stewart, Public Works; Mr. C. H. Cahan, Secretary of State; Mr. D. M. Sutherland, National Defence; Mr. Alfred Durlaneau, Marine; Mr. T. G. Murphy, Interior; Mr. Maurice Dupre, Solicitor-General; Mr. W. S. Gordon, Immigration, and Colonisation and Mines; Mr. Robert Weir, Agriculture.

The Liberal Government of Mr. Mackenzie King resigned to-day and the Conservative Administration of Mr. R. B. Bennett was sworn in.

TORY TRICKERY. Alleged Ruse With N.Z. Butter To Gain Farm Vote.

CANADA ELECTION ISSUE.

VANCOUVER, August 7,

The Liberal election managers are investigating reports that New Zealand butter was used in farming constituencies to influence the voting in favour of the victorious Conservatives. It is alleged that the Conservative election organisers, in conjunction with Conservative wholesalers, imported large supplies. The butter, it is alleged, was dumped in the agricultural sections at greatly reduced prices just before the election, the losses being made up from the campaign funds.