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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

[introduction]

The changes in the Cabinet, up to the time of writing (February, 1897), include the retirement of the late Hon. Sir P. A. Buckley, K.C.M.G. (see page 43), from the positions of Colonial Secretary and Attorney-General, on the 20th of December, 1895; of the Hon. W. P. Reeves, as Minister of Education and Labour (vide page 43), on the 10th of January, 1896; of the Hon. J. G. Ward, Colonial Treasurer and Postmaster-General (page 47), on the 16th of June, 1896; and of the Hon. W. Montgomery, as a member of the Executive Council, on the 17th of December, 1895. Three new ministers have joined the Cabinet, viz.:—The Hons. W. C. Walker, W. Hall-Jones, and T. Thompson, and the portfolios as now allotted are held as follows:—