Parliamentary Notes

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 4, 19 June 1884, Page 3

Parliamentary Notes

~ ♦*"" ~~~ Borne of the members of the House are not very well pleased at the course taken by Major Atkinson in obtaining the assent ofthe Governor to a dissolution. They evidently dread to" face the music" of their constituents at a general -election. Mr Fish condemned the course taken by the Government and charged the Governor with being a political partisan. Mr Fish has evidently "got a pain on his mind." Sir George Grey said if he had occupied the position of a leader on this occasion; he would have felt it his duty to move a resolution to the effect that Parliament earnestly solicits the Governor ito call to his counsel advisers possessing the confidence ofthe House. The Governor bas dene better than this, fer by granting a dissolution he will be able to "call to his counsel" advisers T'ossessing the -confidence nf the country; Sir -jeorge alluded to the danger of leaving the adwiiiilistion in the hands ol the present Government. It is possible that the danger hinted at lies in the influence Ministers may exercise ovei ffcjtHnrfiftn" ltis not likely that one set of Ministers wonld he more conscientious thananctber in this respect, and the country will loaepr gain .as ranch bj the one as the other. Members ought tc know by fhis time that the country b heartily sick. "of the farce of party Go vernment'as played by such miserable players. A new cast , is wanted. By the way Mr Rollestpn has written -to the chairman of his last iAeeffng;at Papauni, expressing his intention hot to stand foi Papanui, as he has reason toi believe th< electors would prefer to be represented by one resident among them. This is i prudent retreat, as Mr Holiest -n wai told plainlyenough, that " his service! were no longer required." He will gel a seat for some other Canterbury elector ute for all that. ltis pleasant to know that Mr McAndiew amd Mr Mongomeij are in favor of the course pursued bj Ministers.