The Daily Telegraph. FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1883.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3700, 25 May 1883, Page 2

The Daily Telegraph. FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1883.

Tiik livening Post,' referring to tho ensuing session of Parliament, .says that coming events ["are supposed to cast their shadows before, but in this case no shadow has as yet put in an appearance. If we were warranted in judging by appearances, we should be led to conclude that all the unsatisfactory features of the past few sessions would be aggravated this year. There is everything to tend in that direction. During "tho hist two or three Reasons the Ministerial party has been so strong as to be unreliable. None could tell when some crotchctty members of the party might take it into their heads that their side was so safe that they might indulge their own particular fads mid vote irrespective of p.'irty ties. That has occurred in a number of cases, and in each crucial division of late tho Government whips have always had a good deal of worry and anxiety, about two or three of their men who were disposed to kick over the traces. Therein lies,the grave peril of a Ministry when there is no organised opposition party. They can never depend absolutely upon all their own men. It was so last year In respect to some of the Native Bills, and still more on the Loan Bill. It always must be so when tho Government party arc inordinately strong and the Opposition weak aiid disorganised. Therefore there is an increased likelihood of this disturbing clement in the comingsession, because Ministers have gained a substantial augmentation of strength during the recess—having Avon two scats from tho other side, equivalent; of course, to_ a difference of four in the relative voting powers—while the Opposition gives no sign of enhanced vitality or improved organization.' Mr Montgomery's leadership has so far bec-u a more signal failure even than that of Mr Maeandrcw. Sir George Grey's presence and tacit assumption of tho 'Opposition chieftainship is no less a potent factor of disturbance than it has been heretofore. What then is to be the outcome 'i ■ Probably that wouldpuzzlc anj-body to prognosticate—using this term in the proper sense of judging future probabilities by present signs. It would take one of the Hebrew "greater prophets" at loiist to foretell what will happen next in Mow Zealand politics. One thing, perhaps, may be safely predicted. Tho Government will not go out. Should they sustain a reverse there is little doubt that they wjll appeal to tho country, The Wellington correspondent of the Now Zealand Herald writes as follows: —The preparation of measures for the session goes on with unflagging- vigour, and a largo number of Bills are now undergoing correction in "proof." I believe, however, I am. warranted in saying that these, as yet, comprise only reproductions of Bills which for lack of time were dropped last session. I have good authority for stating that a large majority of these will be re-introduced with very slight alterations, if any; but I that what may be the "political" fiujamires, forming the Ministerial programme for #ip session, are not 3'ot to hand, but still form iho subject of earnest and protracted discussion in tiicCabinefc. Yesterday Ministers were in Cabinet from an early hour in the forenoon until late in the evening. I have reason to believe that some very prominent measures of political reform arc under the consideration of the Government, but J. ara not yet at liberty to givo any hint us lo their nature. 1 may merely say that present appearances seem to indicate that Ministers will inept the House with a pretty strong programme