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Motueka Star, Volume II, Issue 98, 22 July 1902, Page 4

Mr E'l hopes never again to see in the H >use of Representatives an organised, Opposition. In his opinion, an . Opposition is the bane’of politics, but he is under no misapprehension as to the reason for the present lack of a leader for the Opposition. He knows “full well, he told the House, that expediency was the reason for it, and nothing else. He was sorry there was not a better motive behind it. “ Amongst the many achievements o° the Postmaster General, Sir Joseph Ward, the manner in which he has given us penny postage and brought to a successful conclusion the scheme will not be the least notable with which bis name will be associated.”—Mr G. W, Russell. “ My own opinion of this colony, gathered from a close scrutiny of the accounts. and from a review of its prospects, is that we are in a more than solvent position. This is a wonderful country, a marvellous country.”-—Mr Fraser, member of Opposition. “I shall come back, there’s no doubt about that.”---Mr EM. Smith, speaking of his prospects at the general election. In the opinion of Mr G. W. Russell, “the splendidly optimistic and sanguine temperament of the Acting Premier, generally enables him to see .success at the end of the road.”