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DOMINION MINISTRIES, 1867-1909.

Date of Office. Name. appointment.

Fifth Ministry.* Premier Right Hon. Sir J. S. D. Thompson. Dec. 5, 1892 Minister of Justice and Attor­ ney General Right Hon. Sir J. S. D. Thompson. Sept. 25, 1885

Minister of Trade and Com­ merce Hon. ... Dec. 5, 1892 Postmaster General Hon. Sir A. P. Caron Jan. 25, 1892 Secretary of State _».. Hon. Dec. 5, 1892 Minister of Finance Hon. George Eulas Foster. May 29, 1888 Minister of Marine and Fish­ eries Hon. Sir . May 31, 1888 Minister of Railways and Canals Hon. John G. Haggart Jan. 11, 1892 Minister of Public Works... Hon. J. A. Ouimet Jan. 17, 1892 Minister of Militia Hon. J. C. Patterson Dec. 5, 1892 Minister of Interior and Super intendent General of Indian Affairs Hon. Thomas M. Daly. Oct. 17, 1892 Minister of Agriculture Hon. A. R. Angers.. . Dec. 5, 1892 President of Council Hon. William B. Ives., Dec. 5, 1892 Without portfolio Hon. Sir John Carling . Dec. 5, 1892 Hon. Sir Frank Smith.. July 29, 1882 Not in the Cabinet. Solicitor General Hon. John J. Curran.... Dec. 5, 1892 Controller of Inland Revenue.. Hon. John F.Wood Dec. 5, 1892 Controller of Customs Hon. N. Clarke Wallace. Dec. 5, 1892 Sixth Ministry.2 Premier and President of Council Hon. Sir Mackenzie Bowell Dec. 21, 1894 Hon. Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper. Dec. 21, 1894 Minister of Justice Hon. A. R. Dickey Jan. 15, 1896 Minister of Trade and Com­ merce Hon. W. B. Ives Dec. 21, 1894 Postmaster General Hon. Sir A. P. Caron.. Jan. 21, 1892

1 Some of the Ministers being continued in their positions, the dates of their original appointments are given. The Premier died on December 12 1894, and was succeeded by Sir Mackenzie Bowell. 2 In January, 1896, several members of the Cabinet resigned, and on the 15th of that month it was re-organized with four new members.