1863–1864 Whitaker–Fox ministry

Former government of New Zealand November 2022 The Whitaker-Fox Ministry was a responsible government which held power in New Zealand from October 1863 to November 1864. Although Frederick Whitaker was the head of the government, he was never appointed premier as that office had yet to be established. Instead, he was attorney-general sitting in the Legislative Council while William Fox led the Government in the lower house.Wilson 1985 62 Background Governor Grey, upon the fall of the Domett Ministry, attempted to convince Edward Stafford to form a replacement Cabinet; he refused and Grey went to William Fox, who recommended Frederick Whitaker.Bohan Edmund Edward Stafford: New Zealand's First Statesman Hazard Press 1994 183–4 Whitaker, an Aucklander who favoured a vigorous war policy against the Kingitanga, led a government which pursued the policy of land confiscation and military settlement.McLintock Alexander Hare Patrick Russell Stephens M. A. Taonga New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu RUSSELL, Thomas https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/russell-thomas 2022-11-05 An encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, 1966. en There was also a provincialist streak to the Whitaker-Fox government, with the last restrictions on provincial borrowing being abolished. Reader Wood went to London to seek a £3 million loan for war and reconstruction purposes, but the British government would guarantee only part of this loan, and also announced that the New Zealand government would soon be liable for the upkeep of British Army regiments utilised in New Zealand Wars – to the tune of £40 per soldier per year.Bohan Edmund Edward Stafford: New Zealand's First Statesman Hazard Press 1994 189 When the government submitted to this dictate, the Opposition politician Frederick Weld announced a new policy of ‘self-reliance’ which prompted the fall of the Whitaker-Fox ministry barely a year after it had assumed office. Weld was then given an opportunity to prove the efficacy of his policy. Ministers The following members served in the Whitaker-Fox Ministry:Wilson 1985 62 NamePortraitOfficeTerm Frederick Whitaker, MLC center|75px Attorney-General 30 October 1863 – 24 November 1864 William Fox center|75px Colonial Secretarywith responsibility for Native Affairs 30 October 1863 – 24 November 1864 Reader Wood center|75px Colonial Treasurer 21 August 1862 – 24 November 1864 Commissioner of Customs 21 August 1862 – 24 November 1864 Thomas Gillies center|75px Postmaster-General 30 October 1863 – 24 November 1864 Secretary for Crown Lands 5 November 1863 – 13 January 1864 Thomas Russell center|75px Minister for Colonial Defence 22 July 1863 – 24 November 1864 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:1860s in New Zealand Category:Cabinets established in 1863 Category:Cabinets disestablished in 1864 Category:1864 disestablishments in New Zealand