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Reid ministry

28th Cabinet of the Colony of New South Wales
Premier George Reid and the Colony of New South Wales (1863–1900)
Date formed3 August 1894 (1894-08-03)
Date dissolved13 September 1899 (1899-09-13)
People and organisations
Head of stateQueen Victoria (represented by The Earl Beauchamp)
Head of governmentGeorge Reid
No. of ministers10
Member partyFree Trade Party
Status in legislatureMajority government
Opposition partyProtectionist Party
Opposition leaderSir William Lyne
History
PredecessorThird Dibbs ministry
SuccessorLyne ministry

The Reid ministry was the 28th ministry of the Colony of New South Wales, and was led by the 12th Premier, the Right Honourable George Reid, PC, QC, LL.D, MLA.

Reid was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1880, serving until 1884. Reid was re-elected to the Assembly in 1891 and assumed leadership of the Free Trade Party following the retirement of Henry Parkes. The ministry covers the period from 3 August 1894 until 13 September 1899[1][2] when Reid resigned in order to focus on ensuring adequate provisions were made for New South Wales in the federation of the Australian colonies into a Commonwealth.[3]

Composition of ministry

First arrangement

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Reid of 3 August 1894 and covers the period up to 15 August 1898, unless the Minister retains the portfolio for the full term. Ministers are listed in order of seniority.

Portfolio Minister Party Term start Term end Term length
Premier Right Hon. George Reid, PC, QC, LL.D, MLA   Free Trade 3 August 1894 13 September 1899 5 years, 41 days
Solicitor-General   21 December 1894 5 March 1895 74 days
  18 December 1895 20 April 1896 124 days
  22 December 1896 9 February 1897 49 days
  27 April 1898 7 October 1898 163 days
Colonial Treasurer
Collector of Internal Revenue 		  3 August 1894 3 July 1899 4 years, 334 days
Colonial Secretary
Registrar of Records 		Hon. James Brunker MLA   Free Trade 3 August 1894 13 September 1899 5 years, 41 days
Attorney-General Hon. George Simpson QC, MLC   Free Trade 1 December 1894 120 days
Hon. John Want MLC   Free Trade 18 December 1894 4 April 1898 3 years, 107 days
Right Hon. George Reid, PC, QC, LL.D, MLA   Free Trade 19 April 1899 13 September 1899 147 days
Secretary for Lands Hon. Joseph Carruthers MLA   Free Trade 3 August 1894 3 July 1899 4 years, 334 days
Secretary for Public Works Hon. James Young MLA   Free Trade
Minister of Justice Hon. Albert Gould MLC   Free Trade 15 August 1898 4 years, 12 days
Minister of Public Instruction Hon. Jacob Garrard MLA   Free Trade
Minister for Labour and Industry   Free Trade 11 March 1895 3 years, 157 days
Secretary for Mines and Agriculture Hon. Sydney Smith MLA   Free Trade 3 August 1894 15 August 1898 4 years, 12 days
Postmaster-General Hon. Joseph Cook MLA   Free Trade 27 August 1898 4 years, 24 days
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Representative of the Government in Legislative Council 		Hon. William Suttor, Jnr MLC   Free Trade 7 August 1894 15 March 1895 220 days
Hon. Andrew Garran MLC   Free Trade 19 March 1895 18 November 1898 3 years, 244 days

Second arrangement

This arrangement covers the period from 15 August 1898 until a ministerial reshuffle on 3 July 1899 until a subsequent reshuffle on 3 July 1899, unless the Minister retains the portfolio for the full term. Only changes in portfolios are shown below.

Portfolio Minister Party Term start Term end Term length
Solicitor-General Right Hon. George Reid, PC, QC, LL.D, MLA   Free Trade 3 January 1899 1 May 1899 118 days
Minister of Justice Hon. Charles Lee MLA   Free Trade 15 August 1898 3 July 1899 322 days
Minister of Public Instruction
Minister for Labour and Industry 		Hon. James Hogue MLA   Free Trade 27 August 1898 13 September 1899 1 year, 17 days
Secretary for Mines and Agriculture Hon. Joseph Cook MLA   Free Trade
Postmaster-General Hon. Varney Parkes MLA   Free Trade

Third arrangement

This arrangement covers the period from a ministerial reshuffle on 3 July 1899 until 13 September 1899, when the parliament was dissolved. Only changes in portfolios are shown below.

Portfolio Minister Party Term start Term end Term length
Colonial Treasurer
Collector of Internal Revenue 		Hon. Joseph Carruthers MLA   Free Trade 3 July 1899 13 September 1899 72 days
Secretary for Lands Hon. James Young MLA   Free Trade
Secretary for Public Works Hon. Charles Lee MLA   Free Trade
Minister of Justice Hon. John Hughes MLC   Free Trade
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Representative of the Government in Legislative Council 		  Free Trade 22 November 1898 295 days

See also

References

  1. ^ "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)" (Excel spreadsheet). Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  2. ^ Wah, Malvyne Jong; Page, Jeffrey E. (November 2007). "New South Wales Parliamentary Record 1824 – 2007" (PDF). VIII. Parliament of New South Wales: 259–260. Retrieved 7 August 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ McMinn, W. G. (2006), "Reid, Sir George Houstoun (1845 - 1918)", Australian Dictionary of Biography (Online ed.), Australian National University, retrieved 9 April 2009
Preceded by Reid ministry
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