THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.

Evening Star, Issue 3834, 8 June 1875, Page 2

THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.

will be prepared to lay before the House of Bopresentetives, with a view to the aboUtionrfthe Provinces, the ‘ Tribune.’ though not professing to be inspired, says the following sketch of what is not an unlikely programme may be hazarded; The clause will be so drawn as to permit, without any rude dislocation of the several parts of the measure, the inclusion of the Provinces of the Middle Island as well, and if a majority of the Bouse of Representatives is in favor of total abolition, the Government will not, upon grounds of public policy, oppose such amendment to the Bill It is well known that only because there was i reason to doubt the existence of any sufficiently strong feeling in the Middle Island upon thu subject, that the Premier’s resolution of Pst session did not at onoe propose to go the whole length of total abolition. It may readily .be believed it is quite in accordance with the views of the Government. It was, and is, simply a question of expediency in time in dealing with local Government. Thr measure will be tentative. Where details are so numerous, and opinions so conflicting, it is impossible at a single heat te frame a Bill to meet the varied exigencies of the case. It is presumed the measure will extend generally the powers of the existing Road Boards, besides chalking out a plan for the ama'gamation of every two, three, or half-a-dozen of them, into a County Board, to which will Ibe given license fees and other miseellaneous»reo :ipts in the County. It is not clear whether the endowments from the Central Government will be paid to Road Boards or to County Boards; but the Government will not take up any harl or fast position at the outset. The great recommendation of the Bill, the ‘ Tribune ’ says, is its simplicity and the elastic basis upon which it is framed, so as to permit of the introduction of any change circumstances may require. The ‘Post* last night gives currency to*a rumor that Mr Vogel has seut out his resignation, to be used at Ministers’ discretion, and mentions that Parliament is sure to meet about July 20,