PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP.
Wellington August 16. The Opposition were unable to table their no-confidence vote to-night in consequence of unforeseen circumstances, it having been definitely decided to take a vote oil the question.
August 17. After a season of caucusing, rumors and alarms, a different move in the political game has been decided upon. On Saturday morning the Atkinson Party met in solemn conclaye, and decided to table a no-confidence motion on Monday. The muster present was 32.
August 18. It is just possible now that the Government wiil pull through this session without further fear of attack, unless it is on the Public Works Statement, which Mr llichardson is expected to deliver sometime next week. With that statement the ; hopes of the West Coast depend, as it is intended to ask the House for <=£153,000 for the purpose of commencing the East and West Coast Railway. It is expected that strong opposition will be offered to the vote, but if the members from the Coast, Canterbury, and Nelson, are only true to themselves by pulling together, there is no doubt of a satisfactoiy result. It is a great deal owing to the determined and united attitude on their part during the recent crisis that the Government have escaped the last threatened attack oii their position. August 19.
It is now quite certain that if the Government bring down the plan shadowed forth by Sir Julius Vogel allocating new railways into separate districts with Local liability or management, a no-confidence vote will be tabled immediately by Mr Ormonde It is also asserted that this step will be taken if Ministers propose a vote for the East and West Coast railway on the estimates as is understood to have been promised by Sir Julius Yogel to the
Canterbury members, and, even apart from these two possibilities, there is great likelihood of to-night's statement furnishing abundant ground of attack. It is believed on all hands that a crisis is at last imminent.
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Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume V, Issue 236, 22 August 1885, Page 2
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329PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP. Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume V, Issue 236, 22 August 1885, Page 2
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