WELLINGTON GOSSIP.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 368, 24 June 1884, Page 2

WELLINGTON GOSSIP.

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Wellington, June 23, 8 p,m In my last telegram Mr O'Oallaghan's motion, through his imperfect utterance and distance from the Reporters' Gallery, was cot gutfe correctly reported, it was really a vote of c,enpjjre on the Qovernor p,nd Ministers for dissolving without previous, resignation. It was defeated by the casting vote of the Speaker.

The Treasurer has made a Financial Statement. It has excited very little interest.' The facts it cgntaped were not satisfactory, 1% ghpws a deficit of about LJL 50,000. but all wag known previously. ' ' The House mi in Committee of. Supply all Saturday until past midnight, and all day to-day since 11 o'clock. The discussion has been of no public interest whatever. The members have been merely speaking to their constituents for election piirposes. Tp-day the time has been taken up with discussions on the licenses to kauri gum diggers in. the Auckland district. '■.

It is thpught the session business will close to-night, and that the prprogatipn will take place to-morrow.' ' * i ~ _• The dissolution' will take place as soon as possible afterwards, ancTthen the writs for the general, elections will be issßed at once, It is rumored that the general election will take place on 21st July, but the Clerk of Writs tells me that nothing is yet fixed. Mr Driver, M.H.R., for Hokonui, took his geat to-day,

It is most likely Sir Julius Yogel will stand for Te Aro against Mr C. J. Johnston, ar.d it is thought he will be returned. Mr J. H. Shaw, a local man, will also stand. Mr Johnston is per«( natty popular, but has no weight as a politician. Mr George Fisher, Mayor of Wellington, amd an Oppositionist wi. h pr«-at' local interest, will stand for South Wellington, and is almost certain to beat IMr Hutchison, the present member. Dr I Hewman will probably be returned for T,horndon ; without a contest. Mr H, S. '■■-Fitzher'b.efr, a local barrister and son .of. .the. i Speaker of the Legislative Council, ". : stand for the Hutt. Mr Pi'liet, the notoiious of Stanmore, is' row in Wellington, and wi'l be a candidats ! for Picton fs an mdepfcndi'nt member in opposition to Mr Connolly. i . . Mr Bunny siands foT Wa'rarapa- South. ■ ' I believe that on the whole the next Pari liament will be very much like tl-e last in personnel but with more of the [politicians of known talent and experience in :t. It is thought, heie that, the .Ministry will cpnoe back wich about as many 'followers aS at present. ' - j '. A rowing . match has <just been arranged between Hcarn and H:iulan, champion of the world, for L2(W ; to come off in Wellington Harbor shortly. ; The New Zealand footballers came back by the Wakatipu steamer to-day, and will be entertained at a banquet at the Empire Hotel to-night. The Governor will take ithe chair. , , . . , . , j On Saturday afternoon Mr Firth, head master of the College here, broke his collarbone playing football. t _ _ i Ari agitation is being got up by- the insurers of Wellington against the present rate of fire insurance. There is a good supply of water, and there are very few fires, ■ Later. .. ; Mr John Duthie, a large wholesale ironmonger m Wellington, is to contest Te 'Aro against Sir J. Yogei, Mr C. J. Johnston, ; and, Shaw. He is a strong Ministerialist, jand took the chair lately at the Premier's public meeting. j The House met at 7.30, and during- the evening a noticeable circumstance was : Mr Fish's defence of the present rate of payment of members. He sail , members here were worse off than in. Victoria, where jthey ' got L3OO a year. Members ought to be jpaid! L 5,00 a year, and, unless, t'.iey were paid iprpperly no honest working man would ' Bit .in the House; -but: 'only 'political trickßt«js ! of' b.qth ■ classes, representing jOjUy. their i own pocket.