Wellington News.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 225, 2 September 1884, Page 2

Wellington News.

MR. STOUT’S EFFORTS CONSIDERED FUTILE. DISSOLUTION EXPECTED. [from our own correspondent.] Wellington, September 2. Mr. Stout is working hard to form a strong Coalition Ministry, but it is considered impossible he will succeed. Sir George Grey and his party will probably support him in the Land Tax instead of the Property Tax, which is promised, but if he proposes that tax he will lose his Canterbury followers and others opposed to such a change.

Overtures have been made to Major Atkinson to coalesce, but his followers will not hear of it, and almost resent his having gone so far as he did when fo'rming his late Cabinet.

The probabilities of a stable Government of any sort are far from hopeful. Taxation appears the sole questipn standing in the way. The present position of affairs points strongly in the direction of another speedy dissolution.

Later.—Sir Julius Vogel refuses to accept the names of the new Ministry submitted to him by Mr. Stout.

[Per United Press Association.] Wellington, September 2. Nothing has yet been definitely settled re the new Ministry, but it is said negotiations are progressing satisfactorily. It is probable that the House on meeting at 2.30 will adjourn until 7.30 to-night. 4 p.m.—Major Atkinson announced in the House that the Ministry resigned on Saturday morning in consequence of the adverse vote. He now, at the request of Mr. Stout, moved the adjournment of the House until 2.30 to-morrow.

Mr. Stout said he had accepted the re sponsibility, and hoped to form an admini stration by that time. The House adjourned till to-morrow.