THE NEW GOVERNMENT.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 429, 7 August 1915, Page 3

THE NEW GOVERNMENT.

THIRTEEN MINISTERS SWORN IN Du. McNAB MINISTER FOR JUSTICE AND MARINE. [ra nmw association. I Wellington. Aug. *»■ Shortly before 6 p.m. Ministers returned from the swearing-in ceremony at House, and Mr. M«Bey announced the constitution ait the National Cabinet, as follows: — The Right Honourable M. 1MASSEY, Prime Minister with portfolios for Land and for labour. He also retains several less important departments, inelnding Industries, Commerce and Electoral. Sir JOSEPH WARD, Minister for Finance anil [’ostmasterGeneral. . . The Hon. JAMES ALLEN. Minister for Defence. Dr. R. McNAB, Minister for Justice and for Marine. Mr. G. W. RUSSELL. Minister for Internal Affairs, Hospitals. Public Health, and the Goi - eminent Printing Offices. Mr. W. H. HERRIES. Minister for Railways and Native Affairs.

Mr. A. M. MYERS. Minister for Customs, with new portfolio of Munitions and Supplies. Mr. A. L. HERDMAN. AttomeyGeneraL including Prisons, Police and Stamps. Mr. W. D. S. Mac DONALD. Mln later for Mines and Agriculture. Mr. W. FRASER. Minister for Public Works. Mr. J. A. HANAN. Minister for Education and Immigration. Sir FRANCIS BELL, Leader of the Legislative Council. Dr. POMARE represents the Native race on the Executive and in charge of the ('ook Islands.

Mr. Massey stated that Sir Francis Bell and Mr. J. A. Hanan were Honorary Ministers. Speaking of the retirement of the Hon. RHeaton Rhodes, Mr. Massey said he thoroughly appreciated the generosity of Mr. Rhodes in coming forward and placing his resignation in his hands in order to facilitate the formation of a National Cabinet. He parted with Mr. Rhodes, so far as Ministerial position was concerned, with sincere regret. Although Mr.Rhodes had no ambition to till the pages of Hansard anti did not make a great noise in the House. y«-t having seen his work for the la< three years he had no hesitation in saying that he (Mr. Rhodes) was one of the best administrators of public departments the eounry had ever known. Everything he took in hand he did thoroughly and well. LABOUR MANIFESTO. The Labour Party issued a manifesto to-night in reference to the absence of he party from the House when Mr. Massey ami Sir Joseph Ward made their announcement in reference to a coalition Government. After accerting that the Labour Party stood loyally by the Liberals as long as there was anv prospect of ousting the Massey Ministry, anti outlining the proposals made for bringing about coalition, the manifesto says: — "In the circumstances the only alternative to coalition was another General Election. There was no difficulty in regard to Defence because both the Liberal and Labour Parties had loyally supported the Government in all its Defence Kroposals.’’ It concludes: "The Laour Party will assist the coalition Government, in every effort to help the Mother Country to maintain and uphold the highest ideals of liberty and justice.’’

POLITICAL PEACE PREVAILS.

PRESS TRIBUTE TO HON. R. 11. RHODES. [BT nUOBAFH —ZFEOUI.. ] Wellington. Aug. 7. Now that the National Cabinet has been settled peace prevails at Parliament House. Those members who had looked for Cabinet rank but who had unfortunately been missed through oversight are now complacent. All recognised the magnitude of the undertaking which the leaders of both parties had t<> face.

The “Dominion” to-day says: “In welcoming in the new Ministry it would be ungracious to overlook the voluntary retirement of the Hon. R. H. Rhodes, tfae late PostmasterGeneral. When the suggestion for the formation of a National Ministry was fir’.* mooted Mr. Rhodes unhesitatingly offered to sacrifice hm portfolio, or to take and course which might best further the interests of the country in the way ot bringing the two political parties into complete unity for the purposes of the war. I n the a< tion he has pursued, the retiring Minister has set an example, not merely to his fellow member-, hut. to the whole country. His record of useful service during the time he has held ministerial rank was the outcome of t-hat same sense of duty which impelled him to relinquish oilier. and Thus make a vacancy which was necessary p’ the formation of .1 National Ministry.

It is a signtieant fact that the Opposition organ to-day says not one word on the consummation of tf.te National Cabinet. Its leading article i; devoted to Alive Parkinson, th-' woman who shot a man at Napier. Two other columns are d.ooted to anything hut the National < nbirut or the fall of Warsaw.