POLITICAL TOPICS.
FBEETBADE OPPOSITION. Prehahle Besignation of Govermmaat. [From Our Own Oosbbsponrkht. ] (By Telegraph. ) Wellington, To-day. The Freotrado party inth* BtpawM gained a great victory last night, and certainly succeeded In patting the Government in a very awkward pcs the tariff came op for debate it was plain that the anti-proteetioiilsta wouldreoord a block vote against any increase in dutiesThe proposed doty on tea canted a prolonged fight, and after that Ministers had ■' - to submit to see their proposals negatived one item after the other, and the temper of the Hoose, wra each that a similar Pate would hare befallen the whole items. Atkinson’s part* voted with the Freetraders, although avowed Protectionists and were simply actuated by opposition to the Government views. The strange proceedings Hoose were pot a atop to by reporting progress. A meeting of Ministerial wellwishers was held to-day, and it* was d®-~ -- oided to support the Government pn condition thst the tariff was abandoned alto-*' aether and some mod fications made in the Local Government proposals, in the direo- . .. tion of limiting subsidies to fiye yesrsi' and not allowing borrowing powers. A depntstioa was appointed to wslt on the ,L Government to assure them of snpport lf ' V these wishes are acceded to; mid an answer will be submitted to a meeting at two o’clock. The general opinion isthat the Ministry will resign, as it is not likely . they will virtually abandon'their policy- - It is authoritatively reported that the Ministry will resign this afternoon. Later. The answer to the deputation of mem* ben has just (IJ6 p.m.) been made known. The Government will move the adjournment of the Hoose at 3.30 p.m. 1 , and a meeting of the Ministerial supporters will take place at Sir Julius Vogel’s residence this afternoon to disease \ . | the situation, and a statement will be made to the Hoose at 7.30 to-night. ' : ~
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1548, 9 July 1885, Page 2
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