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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 155
Memorandum for His Excellency the Governor.
MR. Waterhouse presents his compliments to His
Excellency the Governor, and feels it his duty to
bring to His Excellency's knowledge that he (Mr.
Waterhouse) has seen it stated as of authority in
the public press, that it is His Excellency's intention
finally to depart from Wellington to-morrow morn-
ing at 10.30 a.m.
Mr. Waterhouse desires to bring under His
Excellency's notice the grave inconveniences that
would arise to the public interests from His Excel-
lency's abrupt departure at the present moment.
As His Excellency is aware, the most important
office in the Government, that of the Colonial
Secretary, is actually vacant. Mr. Waterhouse re-
spectfully declines to make any nomination thereto.
Should, therefore, His Excellency depart from Wel-
lington before this office be filled up, the whole
machinery of the Government will be brought to a
standstill.
Under these circumstances Mr. Waterhouse, with
regret, has arrived at the conclusion that he would
not be justified in affording any facilities for His
Excellency's departure, and has instructed Captain
Fairchild not to leave Wellington without the ex-
press authority of the Premier.
Mr. Waterhouse entreats His Excellency to re-
consider his decision regarding his own (Mr. Water-
house's) resignation. Nothing would give Mr.
Waterhouse greater pleasure than the withdrawal of
the Memoranda which have passed between His
Excellency and himself upon the subject; and Mr.
Waterhouse is satisfied that His Excellency must
perceive that its continuation and eventual publica-
tion cannot be of advantage to the public in-
terests.
G. M. WATERHOUSE.
Wellington, 2nd March, 1873.
Memorandum by the Governor.
THE action taken by Mr. Waterhouse this day
renders it imperative on the Governor to release him
forthwith from his offices of Premier and Member
of the Executive Council, by formally accepting his
resignation of both positions.
Government House,
Wellington, 2nd March, 1873.
G. F. BOWEN.
Memorandum for His Excellency the Governor.
MR. Waterhouse has the honor to acknowledge the
receipt, subsequent to the despatch to His Excellency
of Mr. Waterhouse's Memorandum of this day's date,
of His Excellency's Memorandum of yesterday.
Mr. Waterhouse is equally anxious with His Excel-
lency that this correspondence should not be pro-
longed; but feels it due to himself to state that he
cannot acknowledge the accuracy of His Excellency's
account of his interview with one of the other Minis-
ters on Saturday, and would respectfully remind His
Excellency that the object of his summoning that
Minister was to induce him to authorize a proceding
that, through his own Aide-de-Camp, His Excellency
was aware Mr. Waterhouse had declined to sanction.
G. M. WATERHOUSE.
Wellington, 2nd March, 1873.
By authority: GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.
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Correspondence regarding Premier Waterhouse's resignation and Governor's departure
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🏛️ Governance & Central Administration2 March 1873
Premier, Governor, Resignation, Colonial Secretary, Executive Council, Wellington, Ministerial instructions
6 names identified
- Governor (His Excellency), Intention to depart Wellington
- Captain Fairchild, Instructed regarding departure
- Mr. Waterhouse, Resignation reconsideration requested
- Mr. Waterhouse, Resignation formally accepted
- Governor (His Excellency), Account of interview disputed
- one of the other Ministers, Interview account disputed
- G. M. WATERHOUSE
- G. F. BOWEN
- G. M. WATERHOUSE