Dibbs ministry (1891–94)

Third Dibbs ministry
27th cabinet of the Colony of New South Wales
Premier Sir George Dibbs and the Colony of New South Wales (1863–1900)
Date formed	23 October 1891
Date dissolved	2 August 1894
People and organisations
Head of government	Sir George Dibbs
Head of state	Queen Victoria (represented by The Earl of Jersey, and subsequently Sir Robert Duff)
Number of ministers	10
Member party	Protectionist Party
Status in legislature	Minority government
Opposition party	Free Trade Party
Opposition leader	George Reid
History
Predecessor	Fifth Parkes ministry
Successor	Reid ministry

The third Dibbs ministry was the 27th ministry of the Colony of New South Wales, and was the third and final occasion of being led by the tenth Premier, the Honourable Sir George Dibbs KCMG. Dibbs was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in the state election of 1874.

In a period of great financial stress for the Colony, this ministry covers the period from 23 October 1891 until 2 August 1894. Dibbs took over as Premier on the first occasion in October 1885 following resignation of the Hon. Alexander Stuart MLA due to ill-health, with his ministry lasting for 75 days. Dibbs served as Colonial Secretary in the Jennings ministry, before it too suffered budgetary pressures. It was during this time that the party system was formed in New South Wales with Dibbs aligning himself with the Protectionist Party. His second term as Premier lasted for just 49 days.^[1][2][3] Dibbs was succeeded by George Reid.^[4][5]

Composition of ministry

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term start	Term end	Term length
Premier Colonial Secretary Registrar of Records	Hon. Sir George Dibbs KCMG, MLA		Protectionist	23 October 1891	2 August 1894	2 years, 283 days
Colonial Treasurer Collector of Internal Revenue	Hon. John See MLA		Protectionist
Attorney-General	Hon. Edmund Barton QC, MLA		Protectionist		14 December 1893	2 years, 52 days
	Hon. Charles Heydon MLC		Protectionist	15 December 1893	2 August 1894	230 days
Secretary for Lands	Hon. Henry Copeland MLA		Protectionist	23 October 1891		2 years, 283 days
Secretary for Public Works	Hon. William Lyne MLA		Protectionist
Minister of Justice	Hon. Richard O'Connor MLC		Protectionist		14 December 1893	2 years, 52 days
	Hon. Thomas Slattery MLA		Protectionist	15 December 1893	2 August 1894	230 days
Secretary for Mines and Agriculture				23 October 1891		2 years, 283 days
Minister of Public Instruction	Hon. Francis Suttor MLA		Protectionist
Postmaster-General	Hon. John Kidd MLA		Protectionist	27 October 1891		2 years, 279 days
Vice-President of the Executive Council Representative of the Government in Legislative Council	Hon. Sir Julian Salomons QC, MLC		Protectionist	23 October 1891	26 January 1893	1 year, 95 days
	Hon. Henry MacLaurin MLC		Protectionist	5 April 1893	2 August 1894	1 year, 119 days

See also

• George Dibbs - tenth Premier of New South Wales
• Self-government in New South Wales
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1887–1889
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1889–1891
• First Dibbs ministry (1885)
• Second Dibbs ministry (1889)

References

1. Mansfield, Bruce E. "Dibbs, Sir George Richard (1834 - 1904)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
2. "Sir George Richard Dibbs (1834 - 1904)". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
3. Serle, Percival. "Dibbs, Sir George Richard (1834 - 1904)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Project Gutenberg Australia. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
4. "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)" (Excel spreadsheet). Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
5. Wah, Malvyne Jong; Page, Jeffrey E. (November 2007). "New South Wales Parliamentary Record 1824 – 2007" (PDF) VIII. Parliament of New South Wales: 257. Retrieved 7 August 2011.