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New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6483, 28 August 1882, Page 4

' pra Parliamentary'- ,a The report >is _ that *Sir: John ..Hall is_aboufc,to_-.joia_the notyMoPremier, ;bat iirther subordinaifStpapaoity of Posimaster-Generalj. iWo sbould;]wdly;-th.iiik'vthat; thi3 .course is likely.; '.Sir, John; Hall;, has lately-left).the Ministry, ;the course stated by himself being ;fch'at' J he-" a chnjnie' and dangerous illness, whick'>endered 'the peir- ■ fdi : mahce v 'o£.;his dutiM'iniposslblej .'i except; ' With! greatVdangerVto lifei-v Hiswhealih has . no doubt improved materially during his'compkrative retirement.'but'it would'siitely be unsafe for him assume v the. duties'bf" demanding much* close?attention to, "matters of detail. Besides, although he has cordially an4 r strongly "supp'ortedithe Ministry, on the ,whole,s> he has differed totally • • from —them —in—several —impor-tant-respects, and /has"/not to express his disagreement with their: measures in the "Strongest"possible terms. We may instance thtr Land Bill as a ease in . point,""Sir John HalPhas^denounced thfa pet than any other'•.memberl".'hAll' ; things sidered, the Land Bill-has been the most important measure of the session, and it would "be singular, to. find r Sir John Hall joining]the MinistryVjust 1 ing a BULup'on which.tliey.hbpe to rest their, famei Further, -there- is -no •necessity for,"Sir l 'becbmihg'. a V;TheV'presents occupants: 'of office- have got along pretty well'-without-him,;_and would not bei : strehgthened ; i by: his th'em now 'm,ta}.subbrinatej ; position. There.iar.o.-call; .therefore, on the late Premier-to endanger his health' l by 'agaiii' : taking office." The vacancy/which at present exists .'Pabiijet'will no!"dbtibt be filled' by a; Canterbury , member. .•-A (rumour : has : prevailed"'sihce"tiy' Tthe session that Mi'.vWrighVwould be asked^to;join, the* ; Ministry, the department of Public - ; Workß,- Mr.-'Wright 1 notable' ' jpoints of on the questions,for.;- instance-,Yiofi;the.' ■ Taranaki..,harbour.;.expenditure, .and the best' method-~6f-working-*tHe'railv?ays—but"' - none that are irreconoilable;?!!