PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP. Government Buildings, Wellington, last night.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 652, 25 July 1876, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP. Government Buildings, Wellington, last night.

The joint caucus of Otago and Auckland Member* agreed to a basis of separation, which, it is said, will command thijty-six votei ivom those two provinces alone. The jieperation resolutions will probably be moved as arc amendment to the County Councils Bills. Mr Woolcock, to-morrow, i* going 1 to meve •* That it is highly desirable that the mot/ions of the uininbors for ihe Waiknto and the Geraldine Districts, now on the Order Paper, be dexlt with without delay. 1 Mr Wbitakor this afternoon decided to abaudon land revetiu* 1 resolution, and on going 1 in boldly and openly for S'pu'atiou. The Opposition now publicly spoaic of a majority on thear siilu. The Ofcago members met. to-day atid agreed to a final form of Separation; tho proposals to be laid be-, fore thp CaHterbui-v mernlmrs. They' hare since met 43 of the Canterbury mumbers and submitted their proposals to them. The acherae is not for IniuUr. hut Finsmoial Scpjimtion, with a Federal Government. With regard to the dwbt, it wua proposed to apportion rt between the two ItduucU, in the pvojiortion of^lOO,O«0 for South to 460.W00 for North. >Cmt.erbury meiuber^ obji'cted to tltis dd vision as bein^ unfair to the South, and nUted fcbafc they did ,not Bee their way to financial Beperabion however inclined to insular separation. 'On the proposals bcingf ]>«t tliero were one foi them, and bliree declined (o vote at all. At the same time feeling w.is expressed in favour of turning the present Ministry out on the tina»>"ial policy and placing in office a (Government which wouHd during the recess consider the possibility of iusnlar separation. [We cmnot bnt thiuk thit onr spocia'l correspondent must be in error us regards (the action of Mr Whitaker. If he is not, we cau only regret it. — Eb. W. T.]