Reid ministry (New South Wales)

Reid ministry
Reid ministry
	28th Cabinet of the Colony of New South Wales
	Premier George Reid and the Colony of New South Wales (1863–1900)
Date formed	3 August 1894
Date dissolved	13 September 1899
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Victoria (represented by The Earl Beauchamp)
Head of government	George Reid
No. of ministers	10
Member party	Free Trade Party
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	Protectionist Party
Opposition leader	Sir William Lyne
History
Predecessor	Third Dibbs ministry
Successor	Lyne 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, 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		Term start	Term end	Term length
Premier	Right Hon. George Reid, PC, QC, MLA	Free Trade	3 August 1894	13 September 1899	5 years, 41 days
Colonial Treasurer Collector of Internal Revenue			3 August 1894	3 July 1899	4 years, 334 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 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	3 August 1894	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, 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		3 July 1899	4 years, 334 days
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			4 years, 12 days
Minister for Labour and Industry	Hon. Jacob Garrard MLA	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	3 August 1894	27 August 1898	4 years, 24 days
Vice-President of the Executive Council	Hon. William Suttor, Jnr MLC	Free Trade	7 August 1894	15 March 1895	220 days
Representative of the Government in Legislative Council	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		Term start	Term end	Term length
Solicitor-General	Right Hon. George Reid, PC, QC, 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		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	Hon. John Hughes MLC	Free Trade	22 November 1898		295 days

References

"Sir George Houston Reid (1845–1918)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
"Part 6: Ministries 1856 to the present" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
McMinn, W G. "Reid, Sir George Houstoun (1845–1918)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 4 March 2020 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

Preceded by Third Dibbs ministry	Reid ministry 1894–1899	Succeeded by Lyne ministry

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[George_Reid_NSW_parl-1] "Sir George Houston Reid (1845–1918)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

[2] "Part 6: Ministries 1856 to the present" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

[adb-3] McMinn, W G. "Reid, Sir George Houstoun (1845–1918)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 4 March 2020 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

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