PARLIAMENTARY ITEMS.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1756, 6 October 1879, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY ITEMS.

[Br Tblbobaph.] WELLINGTON, October 4. It is said that the caucus of Ministerialists was not a happy family this morning, and this evening again entirely changed the aspect of affairs. It is now alleged by Ministerialists that the party can do better without Sir George Grey as leader. There is no doubt that at his own caucus to-day Sir George Grey has received a disagreeable surprise, when he thought ho was preparing one for his opponents. It is now said that he will advise tho Governor to send for Mr Header Wood, but if he knows no more of constitutional practice than this, it is probable the Governor will dispense with his advice, and perhaps with his services, without the usual formality.

The " New Zealand Times " this morning says: —" The chief difficulty before the constitutional paity will be be to secure a good working majority, and to recruit their ranks from amongst the least violent of their late political opponents. There will be no diffi culty about this, if carefully managed." Whatever this may mean, or however it may be inspired, there is not the most distant intention amongst tho party to amalgamate with the Greyites in any construction, and Mr Sheehan's gratuitous information about the determination of his colleagues not to serve under Mr Hall might safely have been reserved until he or his colleagues had been asked.

There seems to have been some confusion of ideas as to the exact meaning of Tamoana's remarks in the House regarding his conversation with Mr Hall respecting the appointment of Native Minister. The facts are that two days ago, Te Wheoro and Tamoana asked if, in the event of his party getting into power, Mr Hall would appoint any one to fill the place of Hoani Nane. Te Wheoro and Tamoana complained that the present Government had never consulted Hoani JNahe since he had been a member of the Ministry, and that they wished to know whether the next Native Minister would be treated in the same way by Mr Hall and his Ministers. Mr Hall replied that he would always consult every member of any Government with which he might be connected. It is said the misapprehension was owing to a mistake in the interpretation of the words used by Tamoana.

It is understood that the Governor will send for Mr Hall on Monday.