THE MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11011, 8 July 1901, Page 5

THE MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS.

THE "REISIGNATION" MYSTERY. On Saturday Mr Anthony MiKs, chairman ©f the Hon. HalUJones's committee at Timaru, received the following telegram from tbs Hon. Mr Hall-Jones:-r----"Your two letters never to liand. 1 had already seen ielegraphed report of your interview with the reporter of the 'Morning Post." As I have not tendered my resignation, you will recognise there i.«r a mistrcderstandiDg somewhere. Probably" it occurrEd through my recent indieposittc-n, which necessitated my (leaving Wellington shoptly before *he opening of Parliaments* 1 am gwd to say that, I am now feeling very much better, and hope to be back in Wellington on Monday evening. Accept my best thanks for the kindly interest you have taken in the matter. With best wishes,— W. Hall-Jones." '

In Saturday's issue of the "Morning Post" Mr Mills <writee in regard to the telegram which appeared in a-previous issue of that paper, stating ..that the Minister had referred to the interview which he (Mr Slills) had in Timaru with th* Premier as an "alleged interview." Mils says that it was not an "alleged" interview at all, but an interview in faci, and that the details of that interview as published in the "Morning Post" are accurate in every detail.