Tuesday, 7th October. THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

Otago Witness, Issue 1456, 11 October 1879, Page 10

Tuesday, 7th October. THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

In the Council today, after some formal business, Colonel WHITMORE proposed the postponement of all business on the Order Paper, an he and his colleagues were about leaving office, and he wished to undertake no further business. Colonel Whitmore then thanked the Council and Speaker for their kindness and assistance, and hoped any hasty word spoken in heat would be forgotten. He had accepted office with diffidence, feeling doubts as to his competency, and his doubts were not wholly removed by his two years' experience j bus be bad done his best— though, without fcheforbear-

ance and assistance of his brother Councillors",, even partial success would have beo& impossible. The hon. gentleman was loudly cheeredL on sitting down.

Sir F. D. BELL read a letter from Mr- Hall, expressing the hope tbat in the unset! Iftd stateo£ affairs the Council would think it well to adjourn for a few days, when be hoped to be prepared with a Ministry and policy tbat would! satisfy the Assembly, the Governoivand: the Colony. Sir F. D. Bell explained that the letter, being Bent to him, had no political sig» nificarice.

ADJOURNMENT.

The Council adjourned horn 2.4s>.until 4, wbea it met to deal with an Imprest Supply Biil ; but as the bill had not been sent up, the Coucic'l »gain adjourned until the usual hour next day.