422 DOMINION MINISTRIES, 1867-1910. Office. Name. Date, of appointment. Seventh Ministry—con. President of Council Hon. A. R. Angers.. _. May 1, 1896 Minister of Public Works..... Hon. A. Desjardins May 1, 1896 Minister of Interior Hon. Hugh John Macdonald. May 1, 1896 Postmaster General Hon. L. O. Taillon May 1, 1896 Minister of Militia and Defence. Hon. David Tisdale May 2, 1896 Controller of Customs Hon. John F. Wood Jan. 15, 1896 Controller of Inland Revenue. Hon. E. G. Prior Dec. 17, 1895 Without portfolio Hon. Sir Frank Smith. July 29, o t Dec. * Hon. D. Ferguson 21, 4 S Hon. J. J. Ross May 1, O Not in the Cabinet. Solicitor General Hon. Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper.. May 1, 1896 Eighth Ministry. Premierand PresidentofCouncil Right Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier. July 11 1896 Minister of Tradeand Commerce Right Hon. Sir Richard J. Cartwright. July 13, 1896 Secretary of State ,. Hon. R. W. Scott July 13. 1896 Hon. Charles Murphy Oct. 10, 1908 Minister of Justice Hon. Sir Oliver Mowat. July 13. 1896 Hon. David Mills... ..... Nov. 18. 1897 Hon. Charles Fitzpatrick.. Feb. 11 1902 Hon. Allen B. Aylesworth. June 4. 1906 Minister of Marine and Fisheries Hon. Sir Louis Henry Da vies July 13 1896 Hon. James Sutherland Jan. 15. 1902 Hon. J. Raymond F. Prefontaine. Nov. 11 1902 Hon. Louis P. Brodeur Feb. 6; 1906 Minister of Militia and Defence, Hon. Sir Frederick W. Borden. July 13, 1896 Postmaster General Hon. Sir William Mulock . July 13. 1896 Hon. Allen B. Aylesworth. Oct. 16. 1905 Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux... June 4 1906 Minister of Agriculture....:.. Hon. Sydney A. Fisher. July 13; 1896 Minister of Public Works Hon. J Israel Tarte July 13. 1896 Hon. James Sutherland, Nov. 11. 1902 Hon. Charles S. Hyman. May 22. 1905 Hon. William Pugsley... Sept. 13, 1907 Minister of Finance Hon. William S. Fielding. July 13, 1896 Minister of Railways and Canals Hon. Andrew G. Blair Julv 13. 1896 Hon. Henry R. Emmerson. Jan. 15. 1904 Hon. Geo. P. Graham Sept. 13. 1907 .