SUMMARY FOR EUROPE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 3367, 20 November 1872, Page 2

SUMMARY FOR EUROPE.

INTRODUCTORY,

jkvTmi a session which lasted upwards rf three inontt», the General Assembly was prorogued on the 25 th tilt Al-j

though, in the course of his prorogation speech, Bir Gkorgk Bowks bade fare*w«ll to the members of the Assembly, it wan generally expected that His Excellency would be re-apj>omted Governor of N«w Zealand for another term 'of years. This anticipation has proved to Im> incorrect,and Sir Gkokgk may well Sjo ■congratulated on having been selected t» iill the most important and lucrative ■Ckivemorship in the Australian Colonies. Ht is the intention of »Sm Gkokok, befiw© leaving for Victoria, to visit the daief centres of population in the Middle Island, and he will Ixj accompanied Jrp l^ady Bowe.v, who will visit this HV<nrince for the first time.

Before the close of the session, certain additions were made to and alterations effected in the Cabinet. Mr O'JtoRKK. member for Onehunga, an Auckland district, took office as Minister of Lands and 'immigration. Mr Rkynoj.ds accepted the Cominissionmrship of Customs, which office was resigned by Mv Batjkjate. The laltcr gentleman retained the Conunis--fncmei-ship of .Stamps, and was appointed .Minister of Justice; while Mr E. llic.nxui>so,v was appointed Minister of Public Works, Mr Ojimond having varsited bis seat in tlje Cabinet. Two Maori Chiefs, Mokuxa Kohkkh, of the East Coast, and 'Wikkmu Tako Noatata, of the Wesfc Coast, have l>een summoned to tlie Legislative Council'; and Katknk and Pauata, l»oth members of the House of Representatives, have been appointed Native Adrisera to the Cabinet.

Several members of the House have nhtwwly adf.lreK.serl their constituents. Mr Pkahck ami Mr Hunter, members for Wellington City, and Mr Stkwaiu>, member for Oarnaru, Government supporters, failed to secure votes of confidence in their favour. Mr J. Shkpbakij jmd Mr 0. Park Kit, a]so supporters of the Ministry, representing respectively the districts of Waimea iintl Motueka, received votes of confiilcucc sifter meeting their constituents. Tiie only anti-Ministerial members who have yet spoken are Mr T. B. Gii.ijks, .Superintendent of Auckland, who was (Jolonial Treasurer in Mr >Stafyoni/s short-lived Government, and wlio ih one of the representative:? of thocity of Auckland, and Mr Sjikkjian, tiui member for liodney. Mr Gilmks addressed a crowded meeting of his ixmstituents on the evening of the 10th iniA. He met with a most enthusiastic roeeption, and at the conclusion of his speech a vote of; confidence in his favour was unanimously carried. Mr Hiikkhah also had a vote of confidence- carried in his favour. Mr JJatju; \tk und Mr lvi:v\OM>s have iniimatcd lo the electors of Dunedin that It was their desire to invite them 'to jjltend a. meeting for the purpose of iJJbrding inforniiition upon the proceedings of the past session ;' and they .added, 'but, owing to pressing engagements, we find that we are unable at present to appoint a convenient day.'

flu; Secretary to tlio Superintendent hhß. by direction of His Honour, addressed a circakir to the members of the Provincial Council, enclosing the correspondence which passed between j\lr IWacandukw and Mr llkid, relative to the dismissal of the latter from the XYovinoial Kxecutive. From these letIxjrs we learn that, some days after the neeeptance by Mr Rkid of a seat in. the isJ'AKroKj* Government, lie was requested by Mr Maoandkkw to resign lii.'i position as a member of the Provincial Executive ; Mr Mac-JMsmii-rw assigning as a reason for this rf/jucst timt the latter position was altogether incompatible with •fjjwuburship of the Colonial Minisiriy. Mr IXf.U) not having resigned, Mr Macanoukw intimated to him that, in consequence of complaints which iuul reached him of neglect having rifoaracterisiul the public business of the 3'rovince during their absence, it was liis (Mr Maoanwikw's) intention to •proceed to Dimedin, with the view of matters on a more satisfactory looting ; and he repeated his request thai Mr .Ukid should resign. Mr JRicin, in reply to this letter, simply stckuowledged its receipt. Mr jVlacANi>itK\v tliereafter proceeded to Dun«din ; and on tho fMtli Septemher ho wrote Mr Reid, informing hhn that ho had been dismissed from t>lHce as a member of the Provincial 3</&ocutiv<.\ In the early part of Octohpi; Mr IJrcib ])aving resigned liis seat In the Colonial Government in consequence of the jxussing of Mr Vogei/s .motion of want of confidence in the Ktavfokd Ministry, Mr MACANDftirw by 3e»ttor requested him to resume his former position in the Provincial Executive, ;us the circumstances ■which led to his ceasing to be a member of that Jhody no longer existed. To that letter Mr itr:n> replied at some length. He stated that it never was Ijsh intention to fill both offices, and had lie remained a member of the General tSovemment, lie would, upon his return to the Province, have placed his resignation in tho hands of the Snpeiintenifcendent. He concluded by informing ■iM'r Macandrew that 'after the uncalled ibr and unmerited indignity' to which Sic had been subjected, he felt compelled to decline to accede to his (Mr Macanthikw'h) request. Mr Macandkkw, in reply, regretted that Mr Reid could anot see his way to resume las former position in the Executive, and dea*ied that lie had been actuated by a <3r;sire to cast upon Mr Rkid an ' in.tHgiiifcy 1 in any shape or form. With fivia letter the correspondence closed. For some 'reason or other, which has -not yet been explained, Mr Macaxjxiuav, upon Mr Reh> declining to re%urn to ofHco, resolved to get rid of the remaining members of the Executive, -with the exception of Mr Bathuate, -who, it was understood, only held •rtffiee ' until a new Goverrmoht could ■be formed. Mr Cutten, Mr Buai>--*uav, and Mr Siiand were re-

quested by .the Superintendent to resign their seats in the Executive, and each of those gentlemen replied, declining to do so. Before calling, however, upon those members of the Executive to resign, it appears that Mr Tolmik, at the request of the Bupeiintendent, had been endeavouring to form a new Government, and, it was upon Mr Tolmie intimating that he was prepared to occupy the position >of leader of the Executive, that Mr Macanprew took the above step. Mr Tolmie, who, it is understood, lias experienced considerable difficulty in filling up the places in the Executive, only yesterday succeeded in foirming his Government. Mr Tolmie is Provincial "Secretary and Secretai'y for Jyands; Mr G. TvnsnvLL, Provincial Treasurer; Mr H. M'Dkkmid and Mr J). M'Auxin; r, non-official members. It is supposed that the new Executive will hold office only until the Provincial Council meets. In the ordinary course of tidings, the Council will

not meet until May next. The feeling amongst the public, however, is unanimous that, looking at . all the circumstances connected with the change of Government, it is the clear duty of the Suj>erintendent to call the Council together upon an early date.