POLITICAL NOTES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2957, 27 June 1891, Page 2

POLITICAL NOTES.

[uv TKt,KGU APH —S t'EO lAI. UKHJIU'KU. | Wkli.incton, List Night. Till: FINANCIAL DERATE. Tlllilli; i,- not the slightest, appearance a.s yet of the tiiianci.il discus-ion coming to n close and it will last well into next week at the very least. Amongst the prominent men on either side who have not yet spoken are Sir John Hall, Sir (ieorge Grey, Messrs Holies tun, Richardson, and Fergus, besides three of the Ministets—Mr Ital.'ance, Mr Seddoii, and Mr John McKenzie. Mr Kees loads off to-night at half-past seven and he is expected to speak for a couple of hours or thereabouts. The Press referring to last night's debate, says that, "Mr DuLhiu's sensible and staightforward speech full of facts, closely reasoned and solid, created a very favouia'ole impression 011 his audience. Ho made some veiy damaging attacks on tho liscal policy of the Government, and it will puzzle tho Colonial Treasurer to satisfactorily reply to him. Mr Mel Juiro was put up by the Government to attempt to answer Mr Duthie, but he was a signal failure. His matter consisted of mere vague generalities. It was really a treat to listen to the merry ringing voice r»f Capt. Russell after tho dreary utterances of Mr McGuire had been Drought to a close. The captain was in capitil foiin, and he. hit the Ministry hard all round, making some exceedingly telling points, lie was warmly applauded, and even the labour members joined in cheering him. TUB EDWARDS' CASK. The following is the position in which Mr Justico Edwards' case stands with rospeet to the appeal to the Privy Council :— Immediately after the Appeal Court had given its decision, instructions were given to tho Crown Solicitor, who has since had the entire conduct of the matter, to forward the papers Home. The AttorneyGeneral believes that the papers have since been despatched to England to the Crown solicitor agents there (Mackrel and Co.), who also happen to be solicitors for the New Zealand Government. No salaiy will bo asked for for Mr Edwards till tho "l'rivy Council liavo decided the ease, as the Government adhere to their opinion that the appointment was unconstitutional, and that no necessity existed for a sixth judge being created. The papers ought to reach the Privy Council in due course—in five or six week*—and the Hon. Mr Buckley sees rio reason why the case should not come on two or three weeks thereafter. Ho emphatically declares that tho Government have in no way interferred with the Crown Solicitor's conduct of the appeal, and adds that no member ot the Cabinet, except himself, has spoken to Mr Gully concerning it. M I. NIST E RIAL M AN AGE MK NT. Captain Russell last night scored off tho Ministers over their new departmental arrangements. He said the Minister for Lands knew his own weakness, and so had to get a new head to look after himself and his department, while the Defence Minister, less wise, had eut off his head and now