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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3842, 22 April 1881, Page 2

It is not at all improbable that one of the indictments cited against the Government during the forthcoming session will be their practice of relegating important functions to Commissions. This the Hall Government has done to an almost unlimited extent. Commissioners have dabbled in the West Coast question, have travelled round the country inspecting local industries, and have done ditto to see what Civil Service expenditure could be avoided. Now, Commissions are all very well in their way, but when a responsible Government, entrusted with important functions, relegate their powers to two or,.ihree nonentities, they are guilty of

very gTerious sins of both omission and commission. Membei's of Liberal principles haye always looked on the action of the Government in this matter with, distrust, considering" it a blow aimed at constitutional government, but now we hear of not a few prominent Ministerialists being dissatisfied at the plethora of Commissions. No less a personage than J. 1). Ormond, member for Clive, a man looked upon as one of the pillars of the Hall, party, has strongly condemned the practise, and we expect to hear of the Government having to call " peccavi" before long.