PARLIAMENTRY.

Kaikoura Star, Volume XIV, Issue 762, 7 August 1894, Page 4

PARLIAMENTRY.

The Debate on the Financial Statement continues, the Opposition members being unmerciful, but not, so far, very successful in their adverse criticisms upon the Treasurer’s Budget. Sir Robert Stout, now dubbed the Leader of the Opposition, is not strong on finance, so that ins more powerful shafts were those showing that the Ministry were acting in an autocratic manner to the injury of pure administration and good government. Inferentially he dressed the Premier down.

The Hon Mr Seddon was very severe on the Radical Knight, ami threatened him that if he, Sir Robert, continued his present course Members on the Ministerial side would teach him a sharp lesson. The Premier asked why Sir Robert Stout had shown generosity ana commiseration for those who, if they were in power tomorrow, would undo all the Liberal Party had done in the last four years ? He ought to be with the Govt Party, side by side, lighting the battles of the people. He (Sir Robert) did not come openly as a highwayman, but as a footpad assassin from behind, with stiletto and with dagger. The antagonism existing between the Ministry (or, at least, some xMetubers thereof) and Sir R. Stout appears to be increasing in virulence. It is a very sorry spectacle.