The Situation.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4247, 11 August 1882, Page 2

The Situation.

(FBOM OUU O ,'N . 'GU£?;??ONKENT.) Tri^r.rr ;t,)&. Ijf.,fr night. The division on ;. u,e V:*, v^P'-"^ vill» I think, do &way --'r.l the pror..-. 1" Southern confederation. I believu csrrey knefP this ?ery well when he assented to Montgomery moving the no-conQdeaoe aaotiou, Hir> consent had to be obtained s but then he knew that Montgome^J^uld fail, iheace a further illustration of hisTiicapacity as a leader would be displayed. Montgomery - thought he could defeat the Government— 1 Well, let him try.^~&ometbing Hkethi9 is the key to the position. ._ Nor is the motion against the million loan, but against the loan proposals. The" Herald, I see, as the Post does, wants' td n^ake.outi that the Opposition are voting againut the JfbVthern loan, but few people here are paying heed to the Post, as they know it says what Atkinson or Bryce tells the editor to say. Last week juthsii, talking over the loan business fwtttt Mr Maoandrew he remarked two things, which are of interest to Auckland readers. One was that n<> railway in the colony wanted extension as badly as th** did * from Te Awamutu, adding iaTpjftOtaial sanguine manner, " Had I bßeaja'oflwe I would have had it made befojeffnii.''; The other remark was thnl^ always complained that itej^^Jm .-jpiieh^ for Auckland while in^o^qp. «*Sjj,lt» not true to say that he or others-rote against the loan. What they vote agaiaitTid its allocation. The. impotency pf_th'e lead of Montgomery will be shown very likely in desertions at the last moment. ' This will be seen at the division,, proving that he cannot hold,llisppen'Hqgetaer, ,or that they won't "be hel^'^Tovernment have been very attentive to the lame ducks. Sutter and Petrie have been well looked after by Ministers, and George McLean took Sutton, of Napier, in.hand. Dodson, of Blenheim, is halting between two opinions, and others in Steward's Opposition list (who is the whip) are seeking sedulously bow to .serve two master?. Government want as large a majority as possible, and hence have delayed the division.

■v<3 This day. Fish on Hurst last night was unprecedented in our Parliamentary history. No one pitied Hurst, however, who had brought the attack oaihimself. After Fish the debate dragged "again, and con* tinued until 1, when both sides wanted a division taken, but the Government were not ready at the last moment. Tbe only effect of the debate is'to break up Montgomery'B following. r> " ; T