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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5444, 6 February 1889, Page 2

Tiik Premier lias spoken, and all the papers seem disappointed, they having evidently been on the look-out for homo startling disclosures. Why aro successive Ministers so prorio to do the btuniping when the subjects to bo handled are so few and so limited in area 'i There is a widespread feeling tlirit they would be wiser were thoy to stick at head-quarters and manage, as has been arranged by tho centreing of offices. In tho first speech on his present tour the Premier has givosi out absolutely nothing but froth. Auckliuidors will bo warm against tho property tax, and their favoring the San Francisco mail service will be an item they will press for a promise for its continuance. The less t-ttimpiug Ministers do thy better tiblo will they be to take a firm f>taml when the discussion of the number of members that shall form tho House comes on. We fear the reduction of the number of members is too good to bo realised. The favoring of secondary education ut tho public cost, hinted at by Sir Harry, is one we decidedly object to. It is in the direetiou of causing all classes to lean on Government for support. Surely we want no further extension of Buch :t feeling, which is already too for , engrained without Government taiehiug of the young in such dcmoraliMilion. The favoring of such a scheme by tlio Premier should ciiiißo diflerenetis among some of his best friend*. We mar also draw tho conclusion that thi" now taxation will not have brought in the greatly increased amount expected, or that there will bo a surplus available to aid in the wiping out of a portion of the past deficit*. If this be tho case, (hen the primage duty of one petcent, which wan brought in us a temporary measure, will, we f tar, have to be continued permanently.