POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3015, 14 October 1878, Page 1

POLITICAL GOSSIP.

„, (PHOM A pppESPOlfPßiq! ) ( ,", j- v „ .) .WBLLINGITOBr,, Qcj,.;7,-. i v '" * r The Situation. The 'situation'''may be described as pre'earious—ruhcertain, owinc; cliieily, I believe, to a want of cohesion in tlio Cabinetl Thisjn'ay be denied, but. there is a want of congeniality which militates against the harmonious working of ministers. »It is doubtful if any of their measures will-pass into law. The Treasurer and Attorney-General are failures, the latter being frequently.positively offensive, bitting out at his friends with his left hand, and slapping his opponents in the face with his right, so that he it really' .becoming obnoxious to many on both tides of the House. t The friends'of the Gorerament hare spoken most against the Government^ measures,, which, ire regarded as disappointing in the extreme. A complete fiscal change should hare been - proposed, or otherwise leare the matter orer till another session.' A property and income tax .would hate found faror, < and been in accordance with the Premier's ideas so widelypromuUtßtedduririg therecess. This would hare been simpler than their Land Tax and other measures, in harmony with (he professions of Ministers and the resolutions of the House passed last session. The measures before tne House do not, I am convinced, represent the views of the Premier Brthe mtive Minister, and if they,bVd had,^heir/way the measures put before' the' House would'have been bf a> broad arid 7' comprehensive character, instead of the Legislative tinkering which Parliament is now called'tip 5 on to engage in. Speaking candidly, and w,ithal truthfully iocordibg to my obnvictions, based on such informat^Q9!as;l have been able to glean, I beliere the Government fetl jfa, humiliation of have been placed in, sjnd none more keenly than. Bir Geprge, Grey, hjmself, 7 Their Native Policy „»>nd k,' P^pUc,, Workt^ are redeeming features,_and Mr" Sheehan deservedly gets , f credit I fo;r>r the former, while Mr. Maeaodreir,, *» 4 Minister for -Public Works* is hard'-wonkipK,l courteous and obliging-,-! and t iknowi: the wants of the Colony.) Summing'ut>?iE'itfay remark th»t';while" Ttbere is great uncerpereeivfl°"any" great" desire toT unseat Ministers. Aobdfl][/tM(r will abandon some more measures-and.bring the session to a close—and,r- (l in7?tUe. recess, make sontefohanges itt the Cabinet «i ,w*U ,aW in their polioy. . J;, fs'J ',;• o *w4 rr>i