THE PREMIER’S PROMISES.

Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 439, 28 June 1879, Page 2

THE PREMIER’S PROMISES.

In a lengthy article on the above, the New Zealand Times says : In October, 1877—now nearly two years ago—by a trick which, even in party warfare, was unfair and discreditable, Sir George Grey wriggled mto office. By a succession of tricks and by, shameless abuse of Parliamentary.' forms/ of which

the last has not yet been, heard, the Premier maintained himself, and his colleagues, of that time—Messrs. Laniach, Sheehan, Macandrew, and Fisher—in that position throughout the session, in the face of a majority of the llofse of Representatives avowedly, and absolutely without confidence in th» Government as then constituted. His op-» position to the former Ministry had been so noisy anil malevolent, and his promises of administrative and fiscal reform so large and attractive to ignorant people, upon whose credulity he has known how to trade, that even in the ranks o the Opposition there was a contemptuous disposition to “ give, the ex-Gover-nor a chance” of exhibiting bis inability successfully to eon d net the public businesf of a colony which parliamentary government was . stablishcd, feeling assured that, from s previous training, and from his wel i .own personal character, his failure m>. ’t be confidently looked for. ■ ro bably tew even of those who knew the render's ways expected that the failtiire so complete as it has proved to bei i - . Under these ci r cnmstance's, no' doubt the ; • v epresentatiyes when it m...6 *Vm remember and act npon the advice contained in the dosing sentence of the Ministerial Statement of the Premie*' from which; we have ' already quoted t —“ If in any respect we fail, I ask the House to do justice to New Zealand, and io be re gafdless of myself and of those who sit npon those benches with me.” The failure has been complete in every respect, and the sins of cotqmission besides have been many and tery grave.