The Ministry.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 225, 20 August 1884, Page 2

The Ministry.

A Canterbury contributor^ of a, Wellington paper writes : — Tnere is' " but one opinion here as "to" the Ministry, that is,. that it is an excee^irigly\UA unsatisfactory combination. I have met with but two people who. prdfoss .; to be satisfied with the new Miniscryi '•=' and th ey, ;strange : to , say, are in/rthe « holelkeeping business. I learnt from one of them that Mr Stout has-pro-H;j\ mised certain concessions to the -trade, v> compensation for loss of license, and 1 " nominated licensing committees beingj ■;■> amongst the things promised. The same gentleman informed me that the trade had taken the precaution of getting their promises m writing. Vogel's most sanguine admirers-a re bitterly disappointed at the result. They had hoped to see a coalition of the bast men m the House, auoli as that indicated by Mr Levestamfin his address to his constituents. That their .hero should have put together, : . only the rump of the old "Grey Minls-^ try is; a terrible disappointment. The explanation gehevalljr gfyent is • fctfaCi Vogol, has been milled by Stout, and that Stout has sacrificed. the whole position to his ambition. From whatever cause; the result w ihtenslly* disappointing. Nobody is satisfied, and another shuffle of the caids is speedily anticipated. If the Ministry 1 was abruptly kicked put, few .persons i( would; regtet'its fate ; yet many think* '"' ' that it would be beiter that it 'should be permitted to unfold its "policy, jbq that anew Ministry wduj'^ l>e better* received .subsequently. Buifif this question is asked, "WioiUd you -like tob -„ see: the ! pre^ent : men .in office ,fo? we * ' session? the prom pi reply isj certainly; not. Those who f are in~fayor r of arr [short; shrift argue 1 that it is not a' ' question of policy, but ofcEdministfa*— tioni; jbut that no administrative ability; can be looked for :inthe»»present mpn. They hayi most bf'tjiein been tried and found wanting. If a. succesafi>l v attack uppjgf . jjhej Ti'easuipy. 1 1 .benches can be made every. one would l>e. relieved to see jits presents occupants displaced. Theo^inioris\Dbave recorded are those of Christchurph vr generally. Irrespective of ..political parties; many express sympathy with Sir Julius, believing; that be has been, sold by Mr ' Stout, and still clinging to the belief that he would be able to ,v form a successful administratibn s , hispath was once made clear. Oth!ers : ,' contend that his ability is measdr|ed by his present attempt which 3s a „ contemptible failure. Sir Geo. Grey's " friends (and he has many) are angry , - at Mr Stout's desertion 1 of his old leader — the man, they say, who, has lifted himV as well as several of his \ colleagues, out of obscurity andr given him a colonial reputation; ' i! '