POLITICAL NOTES.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2534, 27 July 1893, Page 2

POLITICAL NOTES.

Rumours are afloat to tho effect that Mr Rolleston is contemplating the propriety of moving a vote of no confidence in the Government, but it is not generally credited. Mr Rolleston thinks the prestige of the Government is weakened since Sir Robert Stout disapproved of the exemption of improvements, but though confidence in the Government may be weakened thereby Mr Rollestou will find that very few Liberals have any confidence in him. Mr Rolleston will And that though Sir Robert disagrees with an item or two in the Government policy he will not on that account assist to place Mr Rolleston in power. Mr Rolleston may make up his mind on one point, namely, he will never be Premier of New Zealand.

In his speech on the Financial Statement Sir Robert Stout gave a synopsis of tho history of the last 12 of’ 13 years, showing how the Opposition wore misrepresenting facts. The Opposition 1 party, however, do not like this, and Sir Robert has been violently attacked for going so deeply into what they call ancient history. They say that such speeches are not fit to be delivered in the House, This is beautiful. Sir John Hall, Mr Rollestou, Mr Scobie Mackenzie, Mr E. G. Wright, and some lesser lights have been strutting about the country telling the people that in 1879 the Grey Government loft a deficit of £900,000, and that in 1887 the Stout-Vogel Government left a deficit of £500,000. Sir Robert Stout has proved both statements untrue, and now tho Oppositionists do not like it. Of course they don’t. It is very irritating to them that Sir Robert Inis made them appear as telling that which is not.

The Government appear to be determined t>> pass laws dealing with Native lands this session. Two .Native Court Judges are now in Wellington assisting the Government in drafting suitable legislation. If they had done this twelve mouths ago Mr Cadman would nut have bee j in trouble to-day.

The Loudon correspondent of the Otago Daily Times stated recently that Sir William Jervois told him that in 1887 the Hon. W. P. Reeves had a narrow escape of .1 icing included in the Atkinson Ministry. Mr Mitchclson has published a letter to the effect that this was not true, bat the Hon. Dr. Grace says it was. T n a letter to a Wellington paper Dr.

' -n that Sip William Jervois ws jiace&ay «» 0 ( Mr and that strongl yin tavo* . ,1 j-.-, 0 . J ... - “ake<i iJi.. s Sir Harry Atkinson . i assistance to dissuade the oui. •-'oa ! insisting on the inclusion of Mr Pee.

in the Cabinet. It is evident from this that there was something in it, and that though Mr Mitchelson was iu Sir Harry Atkinson’s confidence to some extent, he was not lot into this secret. If Mr Reeves had boon offered the position, wo do not believe he would have accepted it. That was tho first year ho was elected to Parliament.

J ustico is to be done at last. Mr Ell is to get £2OO, and ho is to be appointed trustee iu his own estate. His case has been hanging fire for tho last eight or nine years, and it is a disgrace that j ustico has been so long delayed.

Sm William Jervois and Mr Reeves. —Dr Grace writes to the Evening Press as follows“ Sir William Jervois was strongly of opinion that it would be wise for Sir Harry Atkinson to offer Mr W. P. Reeves a seat in the last Ministry. Sir Harry, after the first interview with the Governor, called on me to ask me to help him to disabuse Sir William Jervois’ mind on this idea.”