POL ITI CA L NEWS.
'The Napie^ Herald's parliamentary correspondent writes:— Tiie defections •from the, Ministerial supporters are m'e'rbasin" daily. The latest seceder is Gapt'. Slitter, ; the mernher for Gladstone, >lio I understand has written to J the ' : Pr<3rnfer-statiiig"that his (Captain Sutter's) allegiance is not to he reckoned on 1 for the .Jsast and West : Coast railway scheme. ,The Premier replisd regrettipg the circumstance, and stated that the propbsal' would be greatly modified before being submttted to the. House. I hear also that Mi' Buckland, the member for! Waikonaiti, has formally withdrawn his' support from Y thc Government, so thalt at presesent Ministers are declared to be m a consideral)le minority. Strong efforts are being made to bring about a coalition between Mi- Orrnond. and Major AtMnson, and it is generally rumoured tha|t such a/union-will take place, as the only practicable solution out of the present 'difficulty. '. ; . ;
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 53, 31 July 1885, Page 4
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147POLITICAL NEWS. Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 53, 31 July 1885, Page 4
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