More Cabinet-making Disclosures.

Evening Star, Issue 6919, 4 June 1885, Page 3

More Cabinet-making Disclosures.

Mr Hursthouse, M.H.R. for Motueka, aldressed his constituents the other day, and in reference to the struggles of last session remarked :—" The proposal was made that Sir J. Vogel and Mr Stout should join Major Atkinson and Mr Mitchelson, and that each of the party should nominate two others, that the remainder would support them* if their measures were reasonable. Fourteen Canterbury members had promised Major Atkinson that, if he offered terms to Sir Julius Vogel and the latter refused, they would give him (Major Atkinson) their hearty support. They offered to put it into writing, but Major Atkinson declined, saying he was treating with honest and honorable gentlemen whose word was sufficient. Sir Julius declined the coalition unless he was to be Premier, but this was refused, as it was considered that he had no prior right over Major Atkinson. That was the reason the coalition broke down. But mark the sequel. The Atkinson party supposed that in accordance with their promise the fourteen Canterbury members would support them, instead of which only one went into tho lobby with them. He was not vindictive, but, so sure as he was speaking, a day of reckoning with these Canterbury men would come, and he hoped to be there when it arrived."