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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates The Third Stafford Ministry was the tenth responsible government to be formed in New Zealand, and lasted for a month.

Background

Due largely to the mismanagement of Julius Vogel's Great Public Works policy, which critics suggested had not been thought through in detail and had involved spending which had not been approved by the House,[1] the Fox ministry was ended by a confidence motion proposed by two-time former Premier Edward Stafford.[2] The result was 40 votes to 37. The new Government's policy was to build railways only with funds approved by the General Assembly, which immediately alienated Members who had hoped for new lines though their own electorates.[3] Treasurer Gillies also announced that local roads boards would have their funding from loans cut and that North Island provinces would receive more subsidies than the South due to their higher population of non-taxpaying Maori.[4]

The Stafford ministry had won the votes of two of the Māori members, including Wi Parata, by promising that one Minister would be Māori and that confiscated land around Pātea would be returned.[5] However, no such appointment was made (it was even rumoured that Stafford's old political enemy Donald McLean might be appointed Native Minister[6]) and Stafford backed down on land restitution after hearing objections from the current owners. Parata was one of three MHRs who switched to support a no-confidence motion from Julius Vogel barely a month into the ministry's life.[7] Vogel's motion was carried by two votes; Governor Bowen refused Stafford a dissolution and instead appointed George Waterhouse (lately a Minister in Fox's government) as the new Premier.[8]

Ministers

The following members served in the Stafford Ministry:[9]

Name Image Office Term
Edward Stafford
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Premier 10 September 1872 - 11 October 1872
Sir William Fitzherbert
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Secretary for Crown Lands and Immigration 10 September 1872 - 11 October 1872
Henry Sewell, MLC
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Colonial Secretary 10 September 1872 - 11 October 1872
Thomas Gillies
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Colonial Treasurer 10 September 1872 - 11 October 1872
Donald Reid Minister for Public Works 10 September 1872 - 11 October 1872
Oswald Curtis
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Commissioner of Customs 110 September 1872 - 11 October 1872
Commissioner of Stamp Duties
Postmaster-General
Telegraph Commissioner

See also

Notes

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References

Шаблон:Governments of New Zealand