The Waikato Times. "ONCE SOLUM FORTH PATRIA" SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1872.

Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 74, 19 October 1872, Page 2

The Waikato Times. "ONCE SOLUM FORTH PATRIA" SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1872.

Tiiu stoppage to the business of tln* country is iorttmately removed at last. Mr'Vogel's answer to Mr Stail'ord to the cH'cct that the resignation or death of Air Waterhouse during the session would be considered as a dissolution-of the Ministry has unsweied one of the principal objects that the opponents of the present Ministry had to urge. It was lcarcd by M),ne that Mr Waterhouse might retire from bin; Ministry and leave his colleagues uncontrolled management of the ail'airs of the colony. Ibis-sup-posed danger no longer exists, and the talons, if not the tongues of the opposition have been clipped. We have fonlidence in the Ministry as constituted. In Mr Waterhouse we have a vet eran colonial statesman, and a man whose character must, instil coniidence into the minds oi'tlie mostscoptical. Mr Vogel is undoubtedly a man ol considerable ability; his forte is conception of new ideas and schemes, in fact they follow so fast one on the other, neither he nor any man connected with liini, has as yet been able, in practice, to keep time with his fertile mind. We have too rooontly, however, expressed our opinion- with regard to Mr Vogel as a statesman for it to be necessary to do so again, it is admitted on all hands that Mr McLean is the man to be entrusted with native allairs; he has a thorough knowledge of their character, and has by bitter experience learned that fighting is most, ruirous to the colonV'. lie is not likely to involve us in another war unless the attitude assumed by the natives renders resort to arms absolutely necessary. When this time comes, which let us hope will never be the ease, his conduct of all'airs in years past on the East Coast gives us every reason to know that lie can strike hard -when no other course is open to liim. Mr J .Lull, who takes the position of Colonial Seoretary, has proved to all who know anything on the matter that ho is n.n able man; and in possessed of indomitable industry and perseverance. It will be remembered that in the latfl Stafford Ministry he held the position of Postmaster-General, and during the absence of the Colonial Treasurer in Englaud, he performed the duties of t hat ofl'icc. Mr Orinond is not much known to the general public; he is held much higher in tile estimation of members of the House, who have necessarily been brought in contact with moi, than tie is ever likely to be on account of his reliving manners by those out oi' door:!. As .Stipe••nitencentof the Province a constituency of which he represents, he has given almost universal satisfaction. No work that required his personal supervision was ever neglected, and there were very few things trusted to the discretion or indiscretion of his subordinates. lie is an able man and it would be difficult to find another equally well-fitted for the office of Minister of Public Works. Such being the personnel of the Ministry, we consider that, we are justified in looking forward to a better state of all'airs as regards the conduct of public business.