Parliamentary Gossip.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4516, 26 June 1883, Page 2

Parliamentary Gossip.

(FBOM OUB OWN COBBEBPONDENT.) '■ .'i •■:...•'; Wellington, This day. During this week matters will be shaken into-shape, and public business proceeded with. At this early period of the session it is almost unprecedented to bring down the Financial and Public Works Statements this week, as now promised. It would be unfair not to say that the threat ! of the Canterbury men to obstruct busiuessif this were not done has had something to do with this new-born alacrity. The Government majority may be anything from 15 to 20, which may either increase or decrease during the current week to a curious limit or extent. When the proposals of the Government are known their strength oan be better estimated. They are in a position of extreme difficulty, both about the Northeriutnd Southern railways. Ail the quid nuncs in the H6u.se, arid out of it, \o the oity, are exercised in their mind over the vapourings of Mr Moss and Sir Geo. Whitmore, anent the. East Coast Land Co.'s Bill. Speaking with more than a common knowledge of the matter, I-can say that the Company do not care a brass farthing whether the Bill becomes law or not; but some men loVe a cry, and political cries are the sole moans some politicians iiave of obtaining notoriety, and retaining followers. ) There have been some petitions sent by Grey about the Native Land Court at Cambridge, bat'■-, Mr Sheehan's abusers will be pained to find that they contain nothing to his disadvantage. There are all kinds of idle, reports on the subject matter of these, petitions, but the surmises of detractors are found to be as baseless and as malevolent as the slanders on Tohh Bryce. There is no news here; rip contentment, iuokland men wish they were at home.