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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 3, Issue 2 (June 1, 1928)
Sir Julius Vogel, K.C.M.G. — Sir Julius Vogel was the father of the railway policy in New Zealand. He first took office as a member of the Fox Ministry in 1869, having, before that time, held political office in the Provincial Government of Otago. He was also a member of the Stout-Voge Government from 1884 to 1887. “Restless energy, great selfconfidence, quick perception, dialectical power, persistent tenacity, unbounded fertility of resources, constructiveness, and capability of rapid combinat…
Sir Julius Vogel, K.C.M.G.
Sir Julius Vogel was the father of the railway policy in New Zealand. He first took office as a member of the Fox Ministry in 1869, having, before that time, held political office in the Provincial Government of Otago. He was also a member of the Stout-Voge Government from 1884 to 1887. “Restless energy, great selfconfidence, quick perception, dialectical power, persistent tenacity, unbounded fertility of resources, constructiveness, and capability of rapid combination” were the leading characteristics of his mind —says his biographer, Mr. William Gisborne.