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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 50429, 4 May 1878, Page 2

The Wellington correspondent of the New Zealand Herald says : — v Wellington, however, is not the only place to feel the effects of Mr Macandrew's energy. He is pushing things on all round, and, amongst other matters which have been long hung up, the Port Ahgriri bridge and the railway extension into Blenheim are to be forthwith proceeded with. It was over these two latter works that Mr Carruthers came into collision with Ministers." In an earlier part of his letter the same correspondent had remarked : — "Mr Carruthers very soon found out that neither Mr Macandrew nor Mr Ballance were inclined to submit to the actual control and dictation which he had been accustomed to exercise over the members of the late Ministry. He was kept in check, and roundly pulled up when he attempted to mix up questions of politics and political economy with professional advice. In fact, he was too big for his position, and when he was kept to it he tendered his resignation, which, greatly to his surprise no doubt, was at once accepted."