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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 Old-age 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.
