Political Notes.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 6023, 13 December 1890, Page 3

Political Notes.

A moetinjy of tlio Cabinet, attended by all j the members of th... Government except Hie Hon Thou. Hiolop, was hold lit A o dock yesterday afternoon to clique* the political situation". Tho meeting extended over an hour and a half, and at its conclusion, tho J Premier, on being interviewed, stated that no decision had boon arrived at. The matter ■will be further considered in Cabinet to-day, and Sir Harry states that, it \» not likely 'that any information will bo divulged until Monday, or at least until the subject has Zen diioiwed with His Excolknny the governor, who is expected to return from mnganui to-nitfht. It U, however understood that the Governor will be advwed to call Parliament together next month, and that the Government will not resign at once. They claim that sever*: members wt down ac Oppositionists are Ministerialists, and will vote with them. The election excitement at Auckland on the oth instant must have been considerable, Wuse the paper of one of our exchanges e »dan,pel" with whiskey and waterFielding Star. Wβ (Evening Press) do not sco by what process of reasoning Mr Ballanco can claim lufficient enpport from tho published returns to warrant him in assuming that he now loads the Opposition, when as a .natter of Tact he was practically only nominal y leader of it during last session The party he was supposed to bo leader of worked each fn accordance with hi* own sweet will and Mr Ballance did the same A kind of middh party yclept the skinflints ook charge of both sides for the moit critical cart of the session, and it is impossible until tho Houao assembles to say who may be xjhqeen leader of the Opposition in the Sent HOUBO. Mr Finh ban quite ac pood Fchance as Mr Ballance, and would not be elo7 to assert it if ha had the leut enSagement, and Mr Reeves might command a larger following than either. Wo Swt believe thttt Mr Ballancoaae in any feme the confidence of the country SoSned by Sir Hurry Atkinson, ana For the latter to resign the reins of power to him hoforo Parliament meets simply botwo there are or three more of {he new members who are brands with the letter 0 than there .are Sh tho letter M, we do not think would be at all desirablein the best .uteres s of good government. We believe he whole difficulty could be got over by calling Parliament together early in 1-ebruary A change in the Ministry is not so vital y « Mr BaUaSoe forms a Government now fco is almort certain to be defeated on ho assembling of Parliament, and probably the country would bo put to tho expense of a dSulion. Calling Parliament together in February and allowing tho members Lmselves to select their leaders would Inmost certainly prevont that, and tho ftoScould proceed to tho argent business Sftk. country as noon as the Ministerial Zsttoa was decided, which it probably Tould bo i" » week after Parliament aesemblod. " Puff " ifttherreaa, writes:-" Ballanoo ,tt- cocky too—ho does't want any K X -top him there I I bought yoa rather believed in BaUance ! 3o 1 do, lies a first-rate feUow, and thoroughly on for and settlement 1 Hβ'. too much w ,tb.the busting-up ocitterK to give himself fair play, .and fa°r too easy and too ? < «,d-natared a follow to ever bo a H ucc««fal lender ! Hβ c & to make a hash of it ! But re«.ombor W W UI have Fish and Joyco and How to ■•Knnv'him up ! Yos, wa9 through Ballance 5* & Sot in instead of MeOardle for Sainton ! Well, I notice Hogg has taken him !" J EASTERW^AfIBIJSLEOTORATE. > Tho following ie tho 10^"1^! .•27th day of November. 1890 :- -: c\, '-> S . Nairn: of S ° 'M ■? -s s '§ roUioif i>lacu. r 3.| rf% -gg mpier .. -• JJ J~ Z _ Petaue .. •■ *' s x_ „ α-nahu .. ■■ 91 J» I__ _ Pak;-'whai.. •• ji >■' __ ~ _ AVaim: ,r,lintl •• .;., ~9 __ J- — Hasting-.' •• " !(,__— 1 TeHauko..- •• ( . s 15 ! _ _ Wiiipawa .. •' ,j.. ;; 1 — _ Takapuu .. • X "., 1 ;.. __ __ TaUoraitfi.. .. o [| __1 _ 1 Porang.'.hau .. ~\ _ Ngaawapuruu .. -- j „ v Tokohunui •• li ~ ! __ — J Mataittoniv .. J T _„. _ — AlvaihoroUi.. •• __ _ Mnstorton.. .. > - _ Greytown.. •• j>; 4 " __ ToHarato .. 1,! , l ~~ _ Tnuranga (Taupo) — — — Tiipuauharurii .. ' ~ Muroa .. •• '- l » J" ~ ~ Waikai-i .. .. ' l- _ Mohaka .. .. ; ,},_"_ Wai roil .. ■- 11<! 'J Tβ Kt;iug.i i ; - •' ~

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