FEDERAL POLITICS

Nelson Evening Mail, 15 November 1916, Page 4

FEDERAL POLITICS

NEW CABINET FORMED MR HUGHES AMD THIE CAUCUS.

<(ißec. a\m.) , ■ , iMRLB'O.TJBiN'.E, This Day. After the Labour split, Messrs O-Mal-lev and Malion resigited dErom ' the. Ministry.. and Mr Hraghes immdiatejy .formr ed a new /Cabinet, consisting of \tlie /following-: • • Hfughes,. d?rimo i.Minister and At-torney-General. .■■■■'■ 1 1 . •Senator iPearce i(iDefence). Mr Jensen (Navy). •.■ VMr 'Webster (Postmaster-General); Mr Poynton (Treasurer). Mr Archibald* i(iCustoms). ait Banitord (IHome Affairs).Mr Lynch (Works). Mr iSpence; ■ Vice-President of th 6 Executive Council. ' ' Mr , iLairdsmith and Senator Russell, • Assistant Mini friers. , , .Vhen Caucus: meets, a motion declaring the leadership of the party vacant, will be moved. , After several members attempted to heal tlio breach, Mr Hughes; said mem-' bers were acting on instructions vftorn , outside organisations -and "were impevyioiis to argument. Ho expressed sregret;! at severing a life-long connection withithei members opposed to hinn iHe vacated the Chamber, requesting his . stipportfersf •to follow. .- x -." " . lie left the rooip- and selected the new. Cabinet. , - The portfolio of Minister of Internal Affairs has been abolished, and the .work willi be distributed between the;' Prime Minister and Home Affairs. Mr IHuglies tendered his resignation to,the Governor-General, and received a communication lo form; a new Govern- , ment, wheu the new Ministers were mediately.' 1 sworn, in., - _ ' It is understood that wheu the House of .Representatives meets, • the Labour members; opposed to Mr _ Hugh-es . will , cross to the Opposition side and , /a motion of no-confidence'in the Minis^ to the cleavage, Mr ,JEJiig-hes; said th?t the position became • quito intolerable and incompatible with a responsible representative Government, as-, members were no longer free agents, andmerely registered dho opinion of outside organisations. ,: . / "