Thank you for correcting the text in this article. Your corrections improve Papers Past searches for everyone. See the latest corrections.

This article contains searchable text which was automatically generated and may contain errors. Join the community and correct any errors you spot to help us improve Papers Past.

Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image

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. ' : ~

Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG18850709.2.10

Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1548, 9 July 1885, Page 2

Word count
Tapeke kupu
310

POLITICAL TOPICS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1548, 9 July 1885, Page 2

POLITICAL TOPICS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1548, 9 July 1885, Page 2

Help

Log in or create a Papers Past website account

Use your Papers Past website account to correct newspaper text.

By creating and using this account you agree to our terms of use.

Log in with RealMe®

If you’ve used a RealMe login somewhere else, you can use it here too. If you don’t already have a username and password, just click Log in and you can choose to create one.


Log in again to continue your work

Your session has expired.

Log in again with RealMe®


Alert