SIR JULIUS VOGELS CLAIMS.

Poverty Bay Independent, Volume I, Issue 25, 21 July 1885, Page 3

SIR JULIUS VOGELS CLAIMS.

The question of Sir Julius Vogel’s claims on the colony came before the House last Thursday in the shape of a petition presented by Mr Macandrew from Sir Julius himself. The petition states that Sir Julius was appointed Agent-General for the colony in 1876, and continued to act in that capacity till 1880; that during that time the petitioner became a director of the New Zealand Agricultural Company, a position which, he was informed by the Hall Government, was incompatible with that of Agent-General; that the Government, having requested Sir Julius either to resign the Agent-Gene-ralship or leave the company, he replied that his engagements with the company would not allow him to resign his directorship, and in consequence he resigned the office of Agent-General; that he had previously made application to the Government to allow him to continue the Agent-Generalship without salary on condition of his appointment

as loan agent at a percentage, and the Government replied that they would consider his application as to the loan agency, and asked him to forward full particulars, but they insisted on his giving up the Agent-Generalship if he continued to act for the company; that on the strength of that he had rendered every assistance to Sir Penrose Julyan in raising loans and inscribing the stock, but had received no remuneration, although the other loan agents had received large percentages. The petition makes no specific claim, but requests that the House will grant such relief as if thinks fit. Mr Macandrew, in presenting the petition, briefly referred to its nature, and said that in view of the high official and political position of the petitioner it had been thought that for the present perhaps the question might be left in abeyance. He might say, however, that from Sir Julius Vogel's state of health it was considered by many of his friends, in the interests of his family, that his evidence should be taken and placed on record without any undue delay. Mr Macandrew then handed the petition to the clerk (Major Campbell), and on Sir George Grey’s motion it was read to the House,