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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5331, 29 April 1878, Page 2

Paeliament will not meet before the 1 9th July. It will be remembered that towards the close of last session hopes were held out by Ministers that this year the session would begin sooner than usual, but it has been found that to adopt this course would not result in any actual saving of time, or in any real advantage. Sir Julius Vogel tried the experiment of meeting in June, but the result was that but little work was done before the Financial Statement was made, and members having nothing in particular with which to occupy their minds, proceeded to discuss things in general. However anxious Ministers may be to call the representatives of the people together, they know the truth of the old adage, which forcibly tells us that mischief will be found for idle hands to- do. Past experience proves that, in this colony at all events, members insist on hearing the Financial Statement before they really settle down to practical and useful legislation. When prorogation day is approaching, Ministers are easily tempted to assure hon. members that it will be the desire of the Government to.have Parliament summoned before the close of the financial year; but as time rolls on, difficulties arise, departmental work has to be done, Bills have to be drafted and revised, discussed in Cabinet, and redrafted perhaps ohce or twice; retrenchments guaranteed must be effected, and a general effort attempted to keep pledges given in the fulness of hope, but which afterwards appear difficult of realisation. : These causes will probably ac- i count for Parliament not being called together in June this year.