Meeting of the Cabinet.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7913, 20 September 1904, Page 6

Meeting of the Cabinet.

A meeting of the Cabinet was held at midnight to consider matters of importanoe to the Empire, to BeddoD, and to hiß Mimstersi v i- '■■■''■■■.■ ■'■ ThQiHght Hon. Eichara John'occupied , tbo throne* his Ministers being seated on footstools. .W; „ ■ . The Cl«k read the special businesß tha Kmg had called them together abour.

Sir J. G. W-— would like to know what was their policy now. ' ' TomD To consider our land lawp. Jemmie ,C -(laughing)— Our land policy? Why wo haven't got one. m9u 6y • r8' 6 chat little sbow UP fot'ue- _ Tha Eight Hon. (severely)-Jamee, Can t you be serious at auch a time aa the present ? , .

Hall J—-Well, Chief, what is really our position in regard to the matter vow ?

The Right Hon. (in a stage whisper, but dramatically withal)— To' stick, to oiface. •"■.■;

Hall But we'll have to make a Btand on somethiag. —J ——So we will (Aside: When we can't get out of it). Sir J. G. W— 1 shall stand by my departments and the policy I have inaugurated, _ -X— —J- (mockingly), — xou 11 stand by what suits me. Don't come any of your little games with me ; remember I am Pnme : Minister' here, and will tolerate no insubordination. Jemmie C—^ Good on you, Old Man, that's the way to talk. : Sir J.G. W 1 will direct my own departments, and will allow no interference. v -^ —J What do you saj? Oppose mj will. lam chief here aud will be obeyed. Sir J. G. W Well, then, I see you re in Tom D Now, now, boys ; go easy.' It'll not do for us to fall out. Wp must stick or go down. Hall-J :—(imploringly).—l trust' my Chief and his. able Lieutenant will calm down. Consider what we have at stake. Our offices, our salaries, our position ; gentlemen, our all.

J. M'G—— I'm going to speak very plainly. We can'c afford' to fall out, so I advise you both to keep your tempers. Charley Mills.—That's real, good advice; I'm wiihit every bit. E. J. ami J. G. W.' (together and sulkily).—All right; let's proceed. Hall-J Then I understand we have no land policy. All together.—That's the Bafest thing for usav pretent. E.J-—Trust t.he peoplo; that's'my motto. .

Sir J. G. W— (sneeringly).—Yes, through a Eoyal Oommiasioa; fright ened to face the music

E. J.—(very severely).—Now, that'll 30, Sir Joe. It ion't; suit you nor me either to fall out. We've got to hang together. •'

The Clerk.— The' nexi item is the Licensing Bill. Jemmie C That's a terror for us ; ain't it, Old Man. Tommy Taylor will make ihirgs hum. ~ B« 'J: ,G- W——Well, let's.stick to the Bill, It 11 be the only gun we've manned this session.

tt^mll^ (looking to his Chief).— Well, Chief, What do you saj ? Eichard.—l have made it my life-long study to trust the people, and I'm going to do so now. I shall wait and see what a majority in the House will do : then I'll act; but not before. J. M'G —But can't we take a little hand m the matter.

Eichard.—We can't; it isn't safe. I should imagine that you would have realised ere. now that our true policy is to stick to office.

_Jemmie C — That's right, Diet. We 11 stick hke glue to each other. Eichard Joiiu.—Any other business on the Order Paper? :

Clerk iNo, sir. ■ •' Eichard.—Let us adjourn. I'm weary now.—Greymoufh Star.