POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1308, 16 June 1880, Page 2

POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

(from our own correspondent.)

Wellington June 16.

There is now very little doubt that Sir Julius Vogel has tendered his resignation. The facts are, I believe, that the Government called upon Sir Julius Yogel either to relinquish his position as a director of some public companies or sever his connection with the Colony. He thereupon chose the latter course, and it only remains for the Government to accept his resignation, The Post, a paper that supports the Ministry, says that it is understood that he will - act as agent for this Colony in floating and converting future loans, receiving a commission of onetwelfth per cent. (i.e. Is §d per L 100) on the transaction. Nothing, however, has been finally settled. Gossip is already busy with the names of probable successors of Sir Julius Yogel as Agent-General, Sir 33. W. Stafford and Mr. Reader Wood, one of the Auckland " four,* 1 being freely mentioned. It is possible that neither of these gentlemen will be chosen, but there is still a strong probability of Mr. Reader Wood being selected, and he would then receive some recompense fop the disappointment he suffered in not getting a seat in the present Ministry on, the occasion of his ratting. It is said that the Civil Service Commission will recommend reductions to the extent of 12£ per cent., and the amalgamation of offices in the Engineer's Department of Railways, by which the staff will be reduced by fully one-half, or from 80 to 40.

Mr. Bryce created more than, a favorable impression by the candour of his statement on native affairs, and completely staggered the House by some of the revelations he made, and the merciless manner in which he exposed the former conduct of the Native Land Purchase Department. He showed that for years this department has been a gross fraud upon, and scandal to, the oountry. : The system adopted by {Sir Donald M'Lean of securing peace at any price has from year to year grown under successive Native Ministers until ifc has developed into nothing short of a system of fra,ud, Mr. Bryce will certainly gain the thanks of the: country if he hia investigations still further- and tear up the tree of crruption by its roots.