PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP. [BY TELEGRAPH.-OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1865, 19 June 1884, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP. [BY TELEGRAPH.-OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

The Opposition and the "G-oveinor's Action. Wellington, Wednesday Night. Caucus after caucus has been the order of the day with Hie heterogeneous Opposition. They have been trying hard to arrive at a common basis of attack upon the action of the Governor or his advisers. During a recent caucus I understand that an arrangement had been come to, but I ( cannot give details. It is generally thought that the Government having been turned out, a dissolution had better take place at once, and that it is beating the air to inflict further censure I upon them. As for consuring the Governor, I apprehend such a course would be most ] impolitic and uncalled for. I feel bound to j state that the great bulk of tbe Opposition are in a most moderate and conciliatory ( frame of mind, and quite averse to any r.tbh or obnoxious &tcp being taken.

The Future. I The determination of Mr Stout to reenter Parliament, the certainty of Mr Onnond'a return for Napier, the extiPine likelihood of the presence of Sir Julius Vogel in the House, and the possibility of a I number of lights, certainly lesser than tho^e j three, but capable of giving forth a laige amount of political light— points to a pretty , radical change in parties.

The Herald and the Trunk Railway. I do not know whether you have heaid anything at all about the long accounts which appeared in the Auckland Herald of the Government in re tho trunk , line or whether it is still believed to be correct. At all events, 1 will risk the news turning out state and inform you that that I journal appears to have been had. Ido not believe, and I understand it to be authoritatively domed, that any such proposition was over intended to be made to the House as to ask for two and a-half millions wherewith to construct a forked trunk railway. There can be but little doubt that the central route would have been the one leconuneuded by the Government, with an J alternative of the Stratford line if the other should be icjected. The way m which the money was proposed by the Herald to be raided for the bigger scheme I caused quite a flutter of excitement. Southern vote, weie to be procured by tho , agieement to construct some important | colonial work in the Middle Island and, Shade of Economy ! is the southern two and a-half million, which is to balance j Accounts, to be expended on the Ota^«> Central, or on the Chvistchurcn and" Wo^t Coast railways? If not, where i« the work of colonial importance in the South? Wheie are you to place that large sum of money ? Auckland member* hevvebsen returned pledged to oppose f»wthev bouowing for the-e works. Ihe Heiald has thundered at the toniblo state of the public funds that would result if they weie to becairied out, and now thopiospect of auothcr two million iv-half is to be realised by a fresh lo.ui of equal \alue, to bo expended on a colonial woik m the riouth 1 Butpnoughof dvscu *urn ab nit a thin<* that was an absurdity fiom the htait.

Mr Pykes Arrival. Mr Pyko has arrived. I mention this fact because, iir->tly, My Pyke is a very popuUr peivm, and, seondly, because Mr Pyke came too late to be in at tnc> death this time. When trouble is near and a storm threatens the political atmosphere, Mr Pyke w always judiciously absent, but at the moiueut when the fortunes of parties, tremble in the balance, when the storm is reaching its climax, the immoiUl Pyke "bobs up serenely, and decides the fate of the country. This time Pyke and his marvellous button-hole weie quite out of it. There are two thing-, quite ceitain : Everyone in the House <.eems> tfJ.ul to see him, and he is always treated with great respect.

The Prorogation. 1 expect the House will ri->e about Tuesday next.