SEVERE CRITICISM OF THE MINISTRY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 292, 9 December 1893, Page 5

SEVERE CRITICISM OF THE MINISTRY.

Sydney, this day.

Mr Barton thinks it would be wiser if Sir George Dibbs accepted the resignation of Mr O'Connor and himself, and fehen tendered the resignation of tbo Ministry to the Govornor, who must be assumed to know exactly the course which should bo adopted in the interests of tbo country. Having resigned, he know nothing of the intentions of the Government until the announcement was made in the House. While the effect was dramatic, it was an error of judgment, and it would have been better if the Speaker had been informed of the prorogation. Mr Reid characterised the action as a! melancholy farce. The unbroken practice had always been to put the proclamation of proroguing Parliament on the outer door of the Assembly. Sir Hen y Parkes said the action waa the dost immensely stupid thing he could have dreamed of men doing, and, to a large extent), it was an act of political suicide. Some of the supporters of the Ministry approve of the course adopted, while others consider the Ministry should reconstruct, and pass important measures before the House. The Labour Party are considerably annoyed that so much useful legislation is abandoned, but fail to see how any other vote could have been taken. The "Herald" states the Ministry, in prorogation, refused to recognise the authority and opinion expressed by theHouse.and that it is hard to find in constitutional history a parallel for tbo present proceedings. The " Daily Telegraph " states the effect 18 to completely nullify responsible Government, and to give six weeks' uncontrolled power to a Ministry tinder the ban of censure.