CABINET RECONSTRUCTION.

Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue 36, 11 August 1902, Page 4

CABINET RECONSTRUCTION.

Our London cable messages announce several changes in the Imperial Ministry. These are consequent upon the retirement of three Ministers, in addition to the Marquis of Salisbury. The retiring Ministers are Sir Michael Hickß-Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl Cadogan, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, and Lord James of Hereford, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Sir John Gorst also withdraws from the Vice-Presidency of tha Board of Education, but that office becomes extinct. The new Cabinet Ministers are Mr. George Wyndham, who still retains his post us Chief Secretary for Ireland, and Mr. Austen Chamberlain, eldest son of Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, who becomes Postmaster-General. They are prominent among the younger "lights" of the Unionist Party. They are both just under forty, and will bring tho vigour of youth to the Cabinet. Mr. Wyndham bad a good training as Private Secretary to'«tho present Prime .Minister for five yeara. He has also proved his capacity for administration bb Parliamentary Secretary for War and Chief Secretary for Ireland. Among the other changes, the most important are Mr. C. T. Ritchie's transfer from the Home Of« fice to the Exchequer, and Sir William Anson's . appointment as Parliamentary Secretary for Education. Mr. Ritchie is a man of sound commercial and administrative experience, and tJ> h should stand him in good stead in tao arduous and delicate work of his new office. bir \.illiam Anson's reputation as jurist, historian, author, and University "don," is too well known to '".ike any explanation of his claim to an educational post necessary. The other appointments and transfers are mainly of what may be called a consequential character, the mosu noticeable among the new men being Earl Percy, who becomes Under-Becretary lor India at the ear; v. age of 81, and Mr. A. B. Law, who has auite suddenly and unexpectedly obtained office. He only tn« tered Parliament U years ago.

We regret to announce the death of Mr. J. J. Taylor, late of the firm of Taylor, Rumsuy, und Co., plumbers, of this city, which occurred at London. Death was due to hoemorrhuge of the brain. The deceased left Wellington about thirteen months ago. He was a brother of Mr.. I£. T. Taylor, wine merchant, of Courtenay-plaoe. Tho latest official report as to the condition of the Wellington Labour market states : — Building trades : Bricklayer and plasterers fairly busy; painting and carpentering trades slack. Engineering trades : General engineering slack ; boilermakers a little busier than during last month; lange-making fairly busy. Boot trade: Rather slack; some factories not working full time. Clothing trade : Fairly busy ; working full time. Retail trade (general): Boot trade rather dull; other trades appear to be doing good business. Unskilled labour; fhere %as been 11 Rood number of men applying for work during the post month, mostly single men. A number of married men have been sent to co-operative works, and a good number of single men to private employment in the country. The following is the return of dairy produce and meat «cported from the colony during tha four months ending July:— Butter, 64,627cwt valued £272,159, as againit 37,865cwt, £171,870, in the corresponding period of lairt year 5 cheese; 25,107cwt, £84,786, as against 32,448cwt, .£74,418 ; frozen beef, 139,869 owt, £167.539, as against 73,441cwt, £87,097; frozen mutton, 959,326- carcases, £520,902, as against 543,698 carcases, £309,100; legs and pieces frozen mutton, 48,055cwt, £56,644, as against 16,8646wt, £18,455 ; frozen lamb, i; 020-,-732 carcases, £498,703, aa against 838,777 carcases, £448,401. A wholesale unauthorised poisoning of dogs has occurred at Wanganui during the present week. It is estimated that at least forty dogs have been poisoned, many of them prized animals. The poisoning was done with strychnine. A meeting of the general committee in connection with Dr. Torrey's mission will be held in St. John's Schoolroom tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon, at 4 o'clock. Pupils of the late Miss Collins are asked to meet at Begg's rooms, Willisstreet, to-morrow afternoon. There is much corruption in .political elections, but Defiance Butter is known for its purity and fine flavour. — Advt. Tho high road to wealth.— <J. Smith, Cuba-street. Monoy laved is money earned. — O. Smith's Sale, Cuba-itroet. We ara right in the midst of it now. The low prices have brought the people, and purohaieri at 0. Smith's Sale are congratulating themselves on the cheap lines they have secured. Still there is more to follow. The continuance of mo affords a further opportunity of obtaining mor« bargains. If you are open to sound profitable reasoning, take a (rood steady glance at what 0. Smith oiers you. C. Smah knows what you want, O. Smith knows what you want to pay. O. Smith is making tho prices to suit you. For proof of ] this, see O. Smith's Sale, Cuba-street.— Advt. Messrs. Jolly and Co. offer a splendid freehold for immediate tale at a low figure. Particulars in our advertising column! . Orion range* are guaranteed by the makers to accomplish a great saving in ooal, and being made of heavy iron retain the heat longer than inferior makes. Bonnington'a pill* are recommended for indigoition and kindred ailmeut*. OMr.. H. Fislder, Manners-street, anuounoos tho commencement of his great annual clearing talo on Tuesday 12th August. Full particular! and reductions will bb found in inset issued with Tuesday's Post. Mosirs. Maodonald, Wilson and Co. sell to-morrow, on the premises, No. 14, Mul-grave-street, at 1.30 o'olock, the whole of the household furniture and effsots, as comprised in the iovea-roomod house. Details aro published.