POLITICAL NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 12, 12 June 1885, Page 3

POLITICAL NEWS.

The Colonial Treasurer was, ye regret to state;,' suffering . from severe illness on "Wednesday, m consequence of which an "i»portant ' Cabinet, meeting,, which had been fixed for yesterday afternoon, had to.be postponed. The Minister of Justice :was able to attend at his office on Wednesday for the first time since his recent illness. : We understand, says the Napier Tdegraph. th&t almost immediately after the meeting of the House Sir George Grey will: table an adverse vote m connection with the recent appointments to the Upper Houße. This will result m a long and acrimonious debate. The rumoiirwhich wto telegraphed by our Wellington correspondent last Monday that Sir George Grey 'had been very active of late, and had formed a party to oppose the Government, we hear on undoubted authority to he correct-- - -. -. : ; Among the -most important measures of, the /^essiora -will be. a series of Bflla do ilinjj with the, yexed question of local Government reform. No attempt, we hoar, is to be made to revert to 'tl»e obsolete provincial system, nor will it be proposed jtp, repeal, to the Counties Act, bat. the,", latter will be substantially amen'lert and a scliemo will be set forth for pUcin^ local finance on a better footing, : ke fi .pin? it quite distinct from the sreneral finance of the colon v. The details of the scheme will be fully explaln.rl m the Treasurer's Budget speech. — Wellington paper.