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The Life and Work of Richard John Seddon
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
