NEW SOUTH WALES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXX, Issue 10218, 12 December 1893, Page 5

NEW SOUTH WALES.

THE POLITICAL CRISIS. [Special to Press Association.] SYDNEY, Dec. 11. Sir Henry Parkes condemns the Governor’s action in connection with the present crisis, and thinks that if there were say public spirit in the Colony, representations would be made to tho Secretary of State for the Colonies on the subject. Tho stoppage of parliament Sir Henry contends, means nothing shorS of the intention of Sir G. B, Dibba’ Government to do what they are doing behind the hack of Parliament and in defiance of the people. The Governor, Sir E. W. Duff, states that the whole crisis hoe arisen through there being no constituencies. He admits that according to constitutional precedents the Sovereign should not accept a prorogation as a means, of evading a Ministerial defeat, and should require either a dissolution of Parliament or the resignation of the Government, but, in consequence of the Opposition allowing Government to pass a measure repealing the electoral law, he was entirely at the mercy of the Government and could not appoint their successors, for their successors could not be elected. The effect of the Opposition allowing tha Repeal Bill to pass was to make Sit George Dibbs Dictator of the country. Under ordinary circumstances he would have declined to prorogue Parliament, but he was left no choice in the matter. The leader of the Labour party in the House says that owing to the action of the Government in the present crisis, the whole power of tho party, which hitherto was not unfriendly towards Government, will now be arrayed against them. There is very little fresh to relate in connection with the political situation. It ia understood that the Opposition will make an effort to call a large public meeting, with Sir H. Parkes in the chair and Mr Q. H. Reid to be the chief speaker. The Ministry is in Cabinet this evening, and it is expected that it will arrive at some decision respecting the resignations of Messrs Barton and O’Connor. His Excellency the Governor seal for Mr Reid, leader of the Opposition, to-day, and discussed the situation with him. It is understood that his Excellency desired to be in touch with both political parties.