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

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1866, 21 June 1884, Page 2

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

■ ; ?| wfjuixGiSJpF , Last Night. , ■ i The attacitjWhich was to hav>.been made by the Opposition proper- on the Government did not turn out Very successfully, most people, who were behind" the scenes, hardly expected that it would. The statements made in the House at the time the vote of no confidence was passed, to the- effect that that event had been bronght about by a desire for a dissolution, were so evidently founded on fact that it was most dangerous to attempt to make it appear that any other motive had actuated the majority who voted against the Government, the real majority in the house who thought that the Government should be re-constructed may be safely set down ■at fourteen, but the majority that might be counted to say that a new ministry could be found may be set down at ni!. The business of the country could not be carried on witli the House constituted aa it is at present. Paity Government could not exist where the leaders are continually transgressing the first principles under which respective parties put them into power, and it is most sincerely to be hoped that the second parliament elected under manhood suffrage will return members pledged not to men but to measures, so that strong lines of demarcation may be formed between the contending sections of the House.

The Financial Statement. A debate is now proceeding on the Financial Statement. At the first blush it gives one an idea that the finances of the conntry are in anything but a hopeful condition. It seems redolent ot extension of powers under the Public Revenues Act and Deficiency Bills ; but the paragraphs which in the Statement refer to the prospect in front cf us, if care is taken and we do not lose heart, should do much to cheer the people of New Zealand.

Mr M. W. Green. The statement made by the correspondent of the Star about Mr Green's appearance as seconder of the Address has caused a good deal of amusement here. He is a gentle, good-natured creature is Green, and would not harm a fly, and it was simply cruel of the Star correspondent to compare him to a butler, ill at ease in his swallow-tail.

To-morrow's Proceedings. The debate on the Financial Statement has been adjourned until 11 o'clock to morrow morning, but it does not hold out any great promise of animation. The fact is. members seem uneasy about their opponents having the pull over them in their constituencies.

The Prorogation. I have just learned that the formal business will be concluded to-morrow, as the prorog\tion takes place on Tuesday next.