1884 Atkinson ministry

Former government of New Zealand October 2022 The fourth Atkinson ministry was a responsible government in New Zealand, which lasted less than a week. It formed on 28 August 1884 after the fall of the first attempt at a Stout-Vogel coalition and lasted until Robert Stout and Sir Julius Vogel took back their majority on 3 September.Wilson 1985 70 Background After the 1884 general election, in which a number of factions were returned to the House, a brief coalition between Sir Julius Vogel and Robert Stout took office, but was immediately ousted in a confidence motion proposed by James William Thomson.Dunn Waldo Hilary Sir Robert Stout: A Biography Richardson Ivor L. M. Reed 1961 98 Thomson failed to form an alternative majority and advised the governor to call Sir George Grey; Grey attempted to form a coalition with ex-premier Harry Atkinson but was unsuccessful as Atkinson believed their followings would refuse to combine.Bassett Judith Sir Harry Atkinson Reed 1969 128 Atkinson was then appointed Premier and attempted to come to an arrangement with Robert Stout, but failed.Bassett Judith Sir Harry Atkinson Reed 1969 129 Within a week, the ephemeral fourth Atkinson government was unseated in another no-confidence vote, this time with the Greyites voting them down in revenge for the earlier snub. Atkinson’s ministry included Edward Wakefield, a nephew of Edward Gibbon Wakefield, who had pledged at the election to oppose Atkinson. After the fall of the government, Wakefield’s constituents presented him with a large dead rat.Taonga New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Wakefield, Edward https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/2w4/wakefield-edward 2022-11-02 teara.govt.nz en Ministers The following members served in the fourth Atkinson ministry:Wilson 1985 70 NamePortraitOfficeTerm Harry Atkinson center|75px Premier 28 August 1884 – 3 September 1884 Commissioner of Stamps George McLean, MLC Commissioner of Trade and Customs Edwin Mitchelson center|75px Minister for Public Works Edward Wakefield center|75px Colonial Secretary Richmond Hursthouse center|75px Minister of Lands and Immigration William Russell center|75px Postmaster-General and Commissioner of Telegraphs See also New Zealand Government Notes References Wilson Jim Jim Wilson (librarian) New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First published in 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103 Category:Ministries of Queen Victoria Category:Governments of New Zealand Category:1884 establishments in New Zealand Atkinson Ministry Atkinson Ministry Category:1884 disestablishments in New Zealand