THE 'NEW ZEALAND TIMES' AND THE VOGEL GOVERNMENT.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 381, 30 June 1876, Page 3

THE 'NEW ZEALAND TIMES' AND THE VOGEL GOVERNMENT.

The Coloiral journal of New Zealand is very wrath. The new Parliament is not at all to its mind. Sir Julius Yogcl, whose services were so great, was not cheered when he addressed the House. Hi? great services were forgot 1 en. Mr. Richardson and Sir Donald M'Lean were also ill-used. Their good works were put behind and ignored. The Colonial journal should be aware that it is always so. No country pays itß servants to do bad work. ]f they are well paid they are expected to good work. As it is they have been well paid, and have done bad work. The new Parliament is not inclined to weigh the good done, but the evil which is in every one's mouth. Anyone who has watched the course of debate, as telegraphed, of the first day of the session, must have felt a conviction that Bir Julius Vogel's day was over, CI ranted splendid opportunities, trusted to an extent unparalleled in the history of New Zealand, by a few indiscretions—by a few precipitate blunders, if not worse—he has brought, discredit upon himself and on New Zealand, which can only be removed by his ejection from office. Jt were better bj far that such a trmt and such opportunities should never be given to any public man than that when given and abused the abuser should go unpunished. Although for a time Ministers will eling to their benches with that weakness of humanity that hesitates to give up a long-enjoyed authority, yet the feeling of the House and of the country is not to be mistaken. It were indeed better for the Government to leave office at once on a side issue than

wnit for wholesale condemnation upon their public policy. It were better for Opposition, on the other hand to "give Ministers time to bring down their Financial Stater; ent before proceeding to eject them.