Mataura Ensign GORE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1884. THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 392, 16 September 1884, Page 2

Mataura Ensign GORE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1884. THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

„ The battle which .will, probably decide ;u the' u fat'e'of the 'STOTiT-VbGEL Ministry will be 'fought thisevebiilg upon the

Financial Statement. The prospects of a successful issue out of the enI T/co'uji'terjbre not of the most hopeful nature for the occupants of the : Gol !S ° r '^reralQaenfc -benches. They do not ( a^p ! ear,tq r bave imitated the snowball „!' in gatb,erlng| volume as they progressed. " t>: This 'is much to be wondered at, for it would have been thought that

knowing theirowii weakness they would have used tali the arts of conciliation < \ i -and iprppitiatipn: at ■ their • command in \txs'.M<or&ev Ho^gem adherents. Instead of '* '■■' r af , r tKey ."have assumed a haughty - towards thoae who syi;iVer©< favorably disposed to give them ;•» '-a triaLv? Thus they go into the combat „'** '"with' vno support but what may be ..,, !o ,ga^Ma' iTQin , tneir own policy. If rumor speaks correctly Sir Julius •'•-': t^osii wiil urifold his promised plan for reducing the 1 : taxation of the

r r-feduntr^? .^Prob'ably ha will develop •^'^'Boine for } the inscription , aR of th^ wjhole of r the New Zealand ,!..... .-.stock. at four" per cenr. including no doubt a newlthree O r four million loan. lj- r rtS'., V(. f 3 i'/ - 1' ..,ii h*f •' l " : 'pVi,{i^'V\ v^'- > '' ! v^.t -'.v.' r.i wti- ii irJ\ }hVh 'J 'f'A ,{■'!', M vI ; :%; -^', S3TOUT cuu u-'ji.tiiiyiJj}'j)?-.^.i;t'Ool,m.-«tt : r, lie ii» Jikf.lv tv ■-i-iJii i(H)Kiin i ijiOubitt-: before long.