WELLINGTON TOPICS.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 May 1917, Page 5

WELLINGTON TOPICS.

THE POLITICAL SITUATION. . S ';J THE SESSION AND ITS WORK* 31 (Special Correspondent), r yjS Wellington, April 30, ' _ If is beinggencrallv assumed In 'At! .leal circles now that Mr. Masgoy ui.) Sir Joseph Ward will return to the Bo- ' >"j£ mmion a fortnight or so before the o]»n< vJ| ing of Parliament, and that they wIH bring back with them sufficient wor'-sis| more or less closely connected with th 4 -ifl war, to keep the \House and CttwifltJ '/$ 'busy for the usual three or four wontbs, s The Acting Prime Minister and Acting sj| Minister of Finiuici have setaod HVMyI ..oa| opportunities lately to prepare th» lie for another Loan Bill, and (or !a»ily • flj increased taxation,' but thesn measttf#( '?Laj are not likely to occupy much time' passing through all their stage*, is plenty of money available, &n4 tw'ufpS public is quite willing it should b# Mfk ploj'ed in winning the war. Of qowSj. 'tig there will be somo difference of in regard to the incidence' of the (MAC Jj£ tion, but it is 'ejected the new M< jKHj poeals will meet most of the objHt!opj|/v urged against tho legislation last fWt~% SECOND DIVISION CLASSWIOITiWi The classification' of the Second sion of tho Expeditionary Forco hub considered further by Cabinet day,' but final decision was The matter is one of considerable culty, and the Ministers arc g'vlnjt their very dose attention, with the •oi»*| | f] jeel of anticipating as far as tin' objections that are sure - to be to any scheme tliev Ynav evolve. - Tlrt/Jl completion of this classification W imi-'.vs portant in view of the ilioransed<tr*lq| .{'' iipoi! the First Diviition of the The announcement that at to-morrtWp,.- 's ballot live names will bo' drawft every recruit actually required for thtt 1 31st Reinforcements, brings the exhstui' Jii tion of tlie ' First Division appreciably % nearer. ,' I^sJjh »i , ' THE MINISTRY. ; -Jl| It was generally thought when Jobn Findlay was induced to contest OR Sll Hawke's Bay seat (hat in the event of his election he would lie offered a pent ( MS in the Cabinet. Far as Sir John's ejil enthusiasm had carried him in th«/:£jgl Way of personal Eacrifico, no one Mtj'/IRB pocted him to assume responaibiliti#* ' l l kg that would seriously interfere with ht( lucrative practice at the bar, with no , prospect of playing a greater part lg vb» ( jjj administration of the affairs of the coW 'jfcM try than is assigned to ft privato mini*jiM® ber. But it seems «ow that S|r -'"Jw .iffiS had no desire to join the Natioaat ieminent; that lift would prefcr r to romain outside the Cabinet, and t- to 4j|laj free, whib giving Miniltern bit cordial support in their war meamijHij, offer them his advice and even critiwfil 7**518 in regard to a number of other mtttWj l ; i|§J 1 which he thinks should be dealt with bf tho. present Parliament. f