JOTTINGS FROM "WELLINGTON EXCHANGES.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXI, Issue 159, 29 June 1895, Page 4

JOTTINGS FROM "WELLINGTON EXCHANGES.

" The creed of the Government Party seems to consist m reiteration of ihe words. 'We are Liberals,'" quoth Lr Newman. Mr Joyce was told by the Minister for Labour yesterday that he approves <f the idea <>f inebriates' homes for the treatment of habitual drunkards, but m view of the licens.ng expenditure m lunacy and charitable aid cannot add this item. The Premier says some employers object to some of their men being volunteers. Mr Earnshaw considers that never within the last 14 years has depression been so severely felt m Otngo as now, and yet the Governor's Speech says to the contrary. A farm for t.e South Island is contemplated. The Premier told Dr Newman yesterday that Civil Servants are no longer paid for overtime, and are only required to work overtime on special business. Di . Newman says that some of the Government supporters at ribute to Ministers all the virtues of a patent medicine The Council has resolved to eupporfc Bellamy's. Mr Earnshaw considers the Ministry one of the most extravagant that has ev6r sat upon the benches. The Government is getting a report prepared upon the subject of State Fire lusurance, and will consider it later. ••' Money makes the man, and lack of it the felon."— Pope, slightly misquoted by Mr G. Hurchison, on Mr Reeves' Undesirable Immigrants Bill. i here is a story going the round of ihe lobbies m connection with Mr G. W. Eussell's perfovid avowal oi belief m Ministerial perfection last night, m such marked contrast to his opinion respecting Ministers recently expressed at Kiccarton. The story uoes that Mr Russell contemplated the formation of a now Party, of which he was to be leader (and ultimately Premier), and he i* persuaded that Government propose to add a new Minister to the team for the purpose of securing him and preventing the other calamity.