The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1886. DISSOLUTION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1472, 25 February 1886, Page 2

The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1886. DISSOLUTION.

Sir Julius "Vogel in his speech at Auckland laid very strong emphasis on tbo necessity of an immediate dissolution. He said that by dissolving Parliament before next session £25,000 would be saved ; but that was the least argument in its favor. Another loan bad become an absolute necessity, and the matter ought to be submitted to the constituences before raising it. By dissolving immediately the electors could pronounce for or against it, and Parliament could be called together in May to consider the question. By waiting until the Parliament had met at the usual time the delay would result in that authority for raising the loan could not be sent to England before January next. It is therefore evident that another loan will be the leading feature of the Government’s policy when they go to the country, and judging trom the pro gramme sketched out it will be a large one. They propose to make the East and West Coast and Nelson line ; to push railways ahead vigorously ; to lend money to farmers on a limited scale ; and to buy up large estates and cut them into small farms so as to settle the people on them, It is evident that to carry out this policy a very large loan will be wanted, and the question is, Will the country support such a proposal ? We shall not wait to discuss that point at present, but will deal with the proposed dissolution. On what ground will they ask the Governor to dissolve Parliament ? Can they ask His Excellency on the ground that they Lave not the support of the majority of the House ? If they do His Excellency can remind them that a majority of the House voted with the Government on several motions of “ no confidence” during last session. Then if they submit that it is necessary to go to the country on the ground that it is advisable to borrow extensively, the Governor can meet them again with the argjment that the policy of the peoples’ representatives last session was opposed to lavish expenditure, He can say that one of the last acts of the Legislature was to reduce the Estimates by half a million of money. In the face of these facts we cannot see bow it is possible to have a dissolution before Parliament meets. It would be absurd, and very injudicious so far as the Government is concerned. The policy of the Government ought to be to meet Parliament with a well defined policy, submit it for discussion, and if

beaten then go to the country. Unless they do this they will ho defeated, because their plans will not be properly before the constituencies. We do not think it probable that any dissolution will take place before Parliament meets.