BIRTHDAY HONOURS.
ME BALLANCE A.ND KNIGHTHOOD. T . . Wellington, Friday. It is rumoured here that the Hon. Mr Ballance will be the recipient of Boval SrtM U P°* Her Ma ies<#s approachfng birthday. No one, I should think, can 1 lot e buf y^ SltlVe ltnwlelJ S° on the W ' fi» ? T Ut Persists. It appears 1 flnltfl f ° r Sranted political people that thu expectation will be fulfailed. The story goes that Lord Onslow has recommended the Premier for the 1 r. paM £ nship of St - Michael sa d that the Hon Mr Ballance has not filled «ie office of Premier long enough 1 F*Vv,o\ an f Wert ° thißi9 ' thassfr William , Sir P, Weld had been Premier of the • E^K SW*!? 11 montha w °en he was . knighted. Sir Havry Atkinson had been » for n fi, re « ler< havin S h eld the office for more than fave years, and he was not . lifted nntd the commencement of , h.s fourth accession to the office. Sir J, i i iS'lf; Whl iaker. and Sir J. Y oge l had held the office two and a-half years respect^ely when they received knight- , hood. Sir E. Stout held the office three . years, but he was twice Premier. There 'Jo *n ar « and fast rule ia mat- • t -V\,i he above names were dist tmgiusbed by Ministerial or official rank for several years before they were ; decorated Sir William Stafford. Sir 2? n m /■«. and the other statesmen , mentioned were for years at the ton of the political tree before they wore i e ™ r l^- The H en . Mr Ballance has i held the rank of Cabinet Minister in three Governments, and he has been in the rank of politicians since 1874. 14 years. It is considered that this cirouni- ■ prT<r a ,- 011 t makea him eli S ibl ° for -Royal distinction.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11540, 19 May 1892, Page 2
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309BIRTHDAY HONOURS. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11540, 19 May 1892, Page 2
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