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The Life and Work of Richard John Seddon

Index

Index.

  • Acts: Grey's Electoral Bill, 25, 43; Beer Tax Bill, 26; Hall's Triennial Parliament Bill, 43; passed 46; Qualification of Electors Act, 46; Property-tax, passed, repealed 46; Rolleston's Land Act, 54; Hall's Representation Act, 63; Seddon's Auction Bill, 67; Abolition of gold duty, 68; Seddon's Payment of Members Bill, 70, 72; Grey's Annexation and Confederation Bill, 73; Repeal of Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 78; Charitable Aid Act, 79; Women's Property Act, 82; Grey's Land Settlement Bill, 82; Ballance's Land Acquisition Bill, 83; Atkinson's Tariff Bill, 96; Property Tax Amendment, 102; Atkinson's Representation Bill, 108; Hare Voting System, 109; Property Tax, repealed, Land and Income Tax passed, 161, 384; Hall's Female Franchise Bill, defeated, 161; Electoral Bill, 162; Mackenzie's Land Bill, 163; Electoral Bill, 183, 184; becomes law, 187; Conciliation and Arbitration Bill, 200; Criminal Code Act, 202; Alcoholic Liquor Sale Control Act, 203; Bank of New Zealand Share Guarantee Bill, 211; passed 213; its terms, 214; Employment of Females Act, 224; Employment of Females and Others Act, 226; Employers' Liability Act, 226; Contractors' Debts Act, 227; Workmen's Wages Act, 227; Master and Apprentice Bill, 228; Registration of Trades Unions, 228; Law Society's Act, 229; Eight Hours Bill, 229; Factories Act, 232; Coal-mine Bill, 232; Threats and Molestations Bill, 233; Truck Act, 234; Employers' Liability Act Amendment Act, 234; Consolidating Factories Act, 235; Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 238; becomes law, 242; Industrial Arbitration Bill, 252; Shops and Shop-assistants Act, 270; Act providing compensation to Workers for accidents, 272; Dairy Act, 275; State Coal-mines Act, 277; Municipal rating on unimproved values, 279; Sir John Mackenzie's Act to secure homes for the people, 283; McNab's Testator's Family Maintenance Act, 284; Manual and Technical Instruction Act, 284; Teachers' Superannuation Act, 285; Maori Lands Administration Act, 287; Land and Income Assessment Act, 291; Land for Settlements Act, 294; Ward's Advances to Settlers Act, 300; Seddon's Preferential and Reciprocal Trade Act, 323; Midwives Act, 341; Old Age Pensions Act, 325, 383.

  • Agricultural Company, Auckland, 216.

  • Arbitration: one Court, 238; dreaded, 241; opposed by Legislative Council, 242; Arbitration possible without conciliation, 247; Industrial Arbiration Bill, 252; dispute between Boot Manufacturers and Workers, 254; Court upheld by Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, 260; value of judge's legal training, 264; Court earned respect and appreciation, 266; promoted conciliatory spirit, 266; absence of strikes and lock-outs, 267.

  • Atkinson, Sir Harry, Colonial Treasurer, 44, 49; property tax, 44; Customs duties, 45; Premier, 49; tours colony, 53; scheme for national annuities, 53; number of supporters, 56; forms new ministry, 58; yet supported by minority, 60; joined by E. Wakefield, 60; efforts at coalition with Stout-Vogel, 61; when a labourer, 66; last continuous government, 89; borrows money, 91; his attitude to unemployed, 92; his Financial Statement of 1888,95; tea-duty, 96; ‘hobnail boots policy,’ 97; defeated by Seddon, 98; his Representation Act, 108; ill-health, 111; averse to further retrenchment, 119; attitude towards maritime strike, 129; refused to resign, 139; forced by ill-health to accept Speakership of Legislative Council, 142; control of railways by commissioners, 279; a humanist, 328.

  • Ballance, John, Native Minister and Minister for Lands, 56; consolidates land laws, 82; votes with the Conservatives, 97; offered leadership of Liberal Party, 100; attacks property-tax, 103; plan of campaign, 112; speech on Address-in-Reply, 113; moves dissolution, 115; demands instant resignation of the government, 138; Premier etc., 143; breaks down in health, 169; death, 172; Mr. Seddon's eulogy, 173; an early advocate of women's franchise, 183; his Electoral Bill, 184; land policy, 291.

  • Bank Of New Zealand: Crisis, 204; Mr. G. Buckley's speech, 205; conference, Sir Joseph Ward, Mr. Seddon, Mr. Murray, 207; Bank's proposal to Government, 209; terms of Banking Act, 214; Estates Co., 215; amalgamation with Colonial Bank, 217.

  • Bills: See Acts.

  • Bradshaw, Mr., mover of Eight Hours Bill, 231.

  • Buckley, Sir Patrick, his Charitable Aid Act, 79; Attorney General, Colonial Secretary, and Postmaster-General, 143 Minister for Mines, 177.

  • Cadman, Sir A. J., Commissioner of Stamp Duties, 144.

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  • Carroll, Mr. J., Representative of the Native Race, 178.

  • Cheviot, estate purchased, 293.

  • Conciliation, Boards of, 238; compulsory clauses attacked, 241; Mr. Reeves's opinion, 242; members paid, 243; Boards favoured by workers, 243; absence of formality 244; Board of Experts a failure, 346; status of Boards unsatisfactory, 246; practically abolished, 248; made Courts of first instance, 251; Mr. Justice Cooper's view, 251.

  • Conservative, Party dying, 27; met organised Opposition, 28; Ministry, 43; insecure position 44; view of freehold, 46; repudiated the name, 47; passed away, 47; Sir Harry Atkinson, the policy-maker, 49; holding office when in minority, 99; manifesto, 133; attacks the Liberal Government, 153,156; its efforts to organise, 159; Napier, centre of Conservative thought, 175; Conservatives well organised as the National Association, 197; their manifesto, 198.

  • Continuous Ministry, first break in, 46; in power again, 58; supported by North Island; second break, 62; last lease of power begins, 87, 89; weakness of, 99; passed liberal measures, 126; defeated, 134,138; resigned, 143; labour legislation, 229.

  • Convention, Intercolonial at Sydney, 72.

  • Co-operative, system of labour in public works, 149.

  • Elections, general, 126,199.

  • Employers, Liability Act, 226.

  • Estates Company, Bank of New Zealand, 215.

  • Exodus, The, 92; Continuous ministry blamed, 116; stopped, 159.

  • Fox, Sir William, defeated, 34.

  • Freetrade, 96.

  • Glasgow, Lord, Governor refuses appointments to Legislative Council, 164; Memorandum to, 166; instructed by Secretary of State to accept advice of his government, 168.

  • Goldfields, West Coast, 11,15.

  • Grey, Sir George, Liberal Government, 25; autocratic temperament, 27; extraordinary vigour, 28; admired by Seddon, 28; ‘Greyhounds,’ 30; Premier, 35; reply to Hall, 37; defeated by two votes, 42; income tax and land tax, 44; his temper, 53; tours colony, 54; leader of middle Liberal Opposition, 54; number of supporters, 56; attitude towards Stout-Vogel Ministry, 56; attempt to form Ministry, 57, 58; defeats Continuous Ministry (second break); failure of his imperialist schemes, 75; his ‘no confidence’ motions, 84; speech on Atkinson's Representation Bill, 108; one-man-one-vote, 113; introduced a Friendly Societies Bill, 163; advises Seddon to form Ministry, 175; Grey and the principle of Trades Unions, 229; takes up Eight Hours' Bill, 232; visited by Mr. Seddon, 306.

  • Hall, Sir John, 34; leader of Opposition, 36; took office, 43; Triennial Parliaments Bill, 43; Premier, 43, 49; resigned, 49; petition in favour of women's franchise, 186; petitions, 195.

  • Hall-Jones, Hon. W., Minister for Public Works and Marine, 180.

  • Industrial Protection League, 94.

  • Kumara, 14,16.

  • Labour: first labour parliament, 135; establishment of bureaux, 155, 181; early legislation, 223; Employment of Females Act, 224; Employment of Females and Others Act, 226; Workmen's Wages Act, 227; Eight Hours Bill, 229; Factories Act, 232; Threats and Molestations Bill, 233; Truck Act, 234; Consolidating Factories Act, 235; Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 238; workers encouraged to organise, 240; The Labour Laws of New Zealand, 269; Shops and Shop Assistants Act, 270; minor legislation, 272–273; Labour Department, 273; Labour Journal, 274.

  • Land: Speculation, 50; four notable legislators, 289; Ballance's village settlement system, 289; Land Act, 290; McKenzie attacks big estates, 290; land policy of Ballance Ministry, 291; compulsory purchase clauses, 291, 293; Land and Income Assessment Act, 291; purchase of Cheviot estate, 293; tenures, 295; Royal Commission report, 296; abolution of lease-in-perpetuity, 300; Land and Income-tax, 384.

  • Legislative Council, recommendation to appoint six new members, 140; out of touch with the new liberalism, 162; rejects Female Franchise Bill, the Electoral Bill, Shop Hours Bill, Workman's Lien Bill, 162; also Grey's Friendly Societies Bill, 163; analysed, 164; battle re appointments to 164–168; agrees to Bank of New Zealand Share Guarantee Bill, 213; opposes Arbitration, 242; supports conciliation, 247; hostile to Old-age Pensions, 334; appointment of new members 335.

  • Liberal, Government, 25, 26; view of free-hold, 46; repealed Property-tax, 46; split in party, 53; Liberal party in opposition, 88; its forbearance, 99; urging retrenchment, 119; Seddon, first lieutenant, 122; the party united, 126; Liberal policy, 133; brilliant victory, 134; petitions Governor, re appointments to Legislative Council, 141; in power, 143; policy outlined, 144; land policy, 294.

  • Lindsay, Miss Jean, maiden name of Mr. Seddon's mother, 2.

  • McKenzie, Sir John, Minister for Lands, Immigration and Agriculture, 144, 178; Land for Settlements Bill, 161; Land page 391 Bill, 163; Commissioner of Forests, 178; greatest land administrator, 180; increase of land settlement, 182; passed Act to secure homes for the people, 283; Land Act, 293; his views on sale of Crown lands, 297.

  • Midland Railway, 77
  • Mitchelson, E., Native Minister, leader of House during Atkinson's indisposition, 118.

  • Montgomery, W., leader of new Liberal Opposition, 54; number of supporters, 56; member of the Executive Council, 178.

  • National Annuities, Atkinson's scheme, 53; Mr. Seddon's scheme, 337.

  • Perceval, Sir Westby, 101, 102; motion re maritime strike, 129; prepares petition to the Governor, 141.

  • Pomohaka estate purchased, a failure, 291.

  • Prohibition, Stout's Alcoholic Liquor Sale Control Act passed, 203.

  • Prosperity, turn of the tide, 160.

  • Reeves, Hon. W. P., description of Conservative camp, 88; votes with Conservatives, 96; Minister for Education and Justice, 143; Minister for Education and Labour and Commissioner of Stamps, 177; ability in debate, 179; in charge of labour bureaux, 181; senior member for Christchurch, 200; his Conciliation and Arbitration Bill, 200; his “State Experiments,” quoted 202, 253, 336; Criminal Code Act, 202; author of Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 239; first Minister for Labour, 275; Agent-General, 296.

  • Reform Party, Young New Zealand, 47.

  • Rolleston, Mr. W., Minister for Lands, Land Act, 54; defeated by Sir William Steward for Speakership, 143.

  • Russell, Sir William, 97; not a strong party man, 142; consulted by Mr. Seddon in banking crisis, 210; checks party feeling of his supporters, 213; criticism of Oldage Pensions, 333; his amendment 335.

  • Saunders, Mr. Alfred, 52; supports Mr. Seddon, 154; replies to Mr. Scobie McKenzie. 156; early advocate of women's franchise, 188.

  • Seddon, Mr. Thomas, father of R. J. Seddon, p. 2.

  • Seddon, Richard John, birth, 3; apprenticed, 6; emigrated to Melbourne, 7; arrival in Hokitika, 10; Kumara. 14; entry into local politics, 20; Arahura Road Board, 19; Westland County Council, 19; Staffordtown School Committee and Education Board, 21; Study of May's “Parliamentary Practice,” 22, 23; member for Hokitika, 33; first political address, 30; maiden speech in House, 38; “no surrender,” 41; expresses surprise at Grey, 59; parochial days, 63; stonewaller, 63; struggling for Westland's needs, 65; his political aims, 65, 66; his Auction Bill, 67; abolition of gold duty, 68; miners' representative, 69; Payment of Members Bill, 70, 72; his reading, no orator, 76; attacks Continuous Ministry, 89; votes with Conservatives, 96; defeats Atkinson, 98; opposed tea and sugar duties, 99; criticises Department of Works and Mines, 114; refutes Sir John Hall's charge, 117; broadening his views, 118; nonplussed Ministers, 121; first lieutenant of the Liberal Party, 122; his defence of labour movement, 123; partial submission to party control, 124; advocates State intervention in Maritime Strike, 129; conviction State interference, justifiable, 130; Minister for Public Works, Mines, and Defence, 143, 177; policy of retrenchment, 146; substitutes co-operative system for practice of subletting contracts, 149; tours the colony, 151; deals plainly with unemployed, 152; attacked by Mr. T. Fergus, 154; defends himself and colleagues, 157; takes temporary lead of House, 168, 171; sent for by Lord Glasgow, 174; advised by Sir George Grey, 175; expansion of his mind, 176; reproves Auckland Liberal Association, 176; his Cabinet, 177; hostility to Mr. Seddon's Ministry. 178; his views on Electoral Bill, 183; in conference re Bank of New Zealand, 207; consults his opponents, 210; opinion of State-bank, 221; Coal-mine Bill, 232; speaks bitterly of Council re Arbitration, 248; Minister for Labour, 275; establishment of State Coal-mines, 277; State Fire Insurance Department, 278; Government resumes control of railways, 280; erects workers' dwellings, 282; Minister for Education, 284; his Manual and Technical Instruction Act, 284; Teachers' Superannuation Act, 285; his Maori Lands Administration Act, 287; views on the land question, 290; championship of his colleagues, 296; views on State treatment of tenants, 299; as an imperialist, 302; attends Diamond Jubilee celebrations, 303; Premiers' Conference, 303; created member of Privy Council, 304; interview with Mr. Gladstone, 304; visit to Sir George Grey, 306; Honorary D.C.L. Cambridge, 307; visit to Ireland, 308; reception in Wellington, 310; his policy of annexation, 311; despatch of contingents to South African war, 313; attends Coronation ceremony of King Edward VII., 315; visits South Africa en route, 315; second Premiers' Conference, 318; Imperial defence and preferential tariff schemes, 319; honorary LL.D., Edinburgh University, 321; Seddon cartoons, 322, 323, 345; his Preferential and Reciprocal Trade Act, 323; views regarding Britain's supremacy in the Pacific, 324–325; the humanist, 327; his Old-age Pensions scheme, 328; money to be taken from consolidated fund, 332; his scheme of national annuities, 337; not a mere theorist, 340; further humanitarian legislation, 340; Midwives Act, 341; his general elections, 354; remarkable activity, 354; Ministerial positions held, 356; visits Australia, 358; enthusiastic reception, 361; his death, 364; his obsequies, 366; his colleagues, 386.

  • Skinflints, The, 91.

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  • State-Bank, in all but name, 220; Mr. Ell's action, 220; Mr. Seddon's opinion, 221.

  • State Coal Mines, 277.

  • Steward, Sir W., elected speaker, 143.

  • St. Helens, birthplace of Seddon, 1.

  • Stout, Sir Robert, advice to Vogel, 55; Premier, 56; Stout-Vogel Ministry dissolved, 57; Stout-Vogel combination supported by South Island, 61; its spirit, 77; no confidence motions, 84; hybrid nature of the coalition, 85; its defeat, 87; his opinion in Maritime Strike, 128; his opinion of the labour members, 137; opinion regarding unions, 229; reason for supporting Eight Hours' Bill, 231.

  • Strike, Maritime, 127.

  • Sweating Evil, 103.

  • Trust, Public Office, 278.

  • Union, Trades, tailoresses, 105; union of Civil Servants, 119; registration of, 228; affirmation of the principle, 229; Industrial Union of Employers, 254; Federated Employer's Association of N.Z., 254; preference clause, 257.

  • Vogel, Sir Julius, Public Works Policy, 49; State-aided immigrants, 51; returns to colony, reception, member for Christchurch, 55; optimist, 55; Colonial Treasurer, 56; another Public Works policy, 57; defeated, 57; idolised by Dunedin, 58; Midland railway scheme, 77; new system of local government, 78; schemes re fish, silk, and beet-root industries, 80; relies on roads and railways, 81; system of selling native lands stopped, 81; sale of liquor in King Country prohibited, 82; leaves for England, 90; support of women's franchise, 192; State Life Insurance established, 278.

  • Wakefield, E., member for Selwyn, 60.

  • Walker, W. C., prominent Liberal, 101.

  • Wallis, Dr. J., early advocate of women's franchise, 189, 190.

  • Ward, Sir Joseph, his vote, 96; member of Young New Zealand Party, 102; portfolio. Post and Telegraph Department, 144; Colonial Treasurer, Postmaster-General and Commissioner of Telegraphs and Customs, 178; his wide grasp of finance, 180; his first Financial Statement, 182; in conference re Bank of New Zealand, 207; introduces Bank of New Zealand Share Guarantee Bill, 211; eulogised for his boldness, and presence of mind in banking crisis, 214; his action with Estates Company, 215; amalgamates Colonial and New Zealand Banks, 217; adopts universal penny postage, 276; sixpenny telegrams, 276; passes municipal rating on unimproved values, 279; successful management of Railway Department, 280; Advances to Settlers Scheme, 300.

  • Whitaker, Sir Frederick, Premier, 49.

  • Women's Franchise, 86; advocated by Ballance, 183; a clause in Electoral Bill, 184; Mr. Seddon refuses to accept Council's amendment, 185; formation of leagues, 186; efforts of Women's Christian Temperance Union, 186; petitions and counter petitions, 187; actively supported by Mrs. K. W. Sheppard, 187; Mr. A. Saunders, 188; Mrs. Müller, Dr. James Wallis, 189; history of the movement, 188, 196; comparative table, appendix, 383.

  • Wool, price of, 84.

  • Young New Zealand Party,

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