THE WEEK.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 255, 26 October 1872, Page 2

THE WEEK.

Veey nearly fifteen weeks have elapsed since his Excellency delivered that cleverly composed speech, which contained a large number of wocds without any meaning. Since then, strange events have happened, two Ministries have been sent to the rightabout, a little work haa been -done, and the Governor has in set phrase thanked the members of the House of Representatives for granting him supplies —-an act of kindness and consideration on their part which he was at one time afraid they would not perform — and has promised that they shall be expended with the utmost regard to economy and efficiency. This, of course, is all very satisfactory, and the members will return to their constituencies in all parts of tbe colony, deliver carefully prepared... speeches, in which they will show beyond all possibilityofdoubt that; had it not been for the particular line of action they adopted, and for the patriotic principles that on all occaßioris.^influenced their conduct and; votes, the cbuntry 'would by; this time have' been far advanced von the road to ruin; Their constituents will prabablylistieii wnh; some pleasure .to the speeches, particularly yifideii^^^ Tivacity andT SowAomwze,vwill, thank their 7 representative yjro!7matters;;v^ siinopthly^fbi^ bth^trri y'lri-th^i^ '7;;..^oiced ! 7&^|t^ v has been entered into with euch spirit by

the members of the Lower House, and which has extended over nearly four months, is at last over, aDd that for some ' time tbey will not be bored with reading what Mr. Fox said of Mr. Stafford, or the opinion Mr. Stafford entertained, of Mr. Yogel, and so od. Newspaper proprietors, too; will not, unless I am very : much mistaken, regret that the drain on their purses in the shape of fees for the transmission of Parliamentary telegrams, for which their subscribers craved, has temporarily ceased, so that on the whole we may conclude that the close of the session is a source 'of satisfaction to all parties. That irrepressible damsel, the deceased wife's sister, has, as usual, been giving a good deal of trouble during the late legislative period. Last year she waa taken by the hand by the Lords, who listened favorably to the claims on their consideration which she. so seductively poured into their ears. They were willing to give her all she wanted, and dispatched her with beating heart and .glowing hopes to the Commons, who . however appeared to be made of sterner stuff than the members of the Council, and would have nothing whatever to say to her. This year the position of affairs has been reversed. The House of Representative?,, succumbing to the little lady's blandishments, agreed that the deareat wish of her heart should be gratified, and that for. tho future no obstacle whatever should be placed in the way A of her uniting herself to her dead sister's husband. Full of hope, she hastened away to her former admirers, but this time [they, in their turn, declined all . her overtures with a polite, but decided refusal, so that the poor creature is still - left standing out in the cold with nobody^ to love, nobody to pity her. ' ; I bad begun to fear that the suggestions I have from time to time thrown out with reference to the. advisability and importance of constructing a. tramway down the Buller Valley had simply been so many words wasted, but it is gratifying to find that the matter has attracted some attention in quarters where it is not likely to be allowed to drop, and that there are a few of our business men who are disposed at least to discuss and enquire into it with a view of ascertaining whether something of the kind is not practicable. All that is required is that the scheme should be laid before the public in a thoroughly practical manner, and there is little fear but that it will at once he entered upon. F.