LATEST POLITICAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5496, 28 June 1879, Page 5

LATEST POLITICAL NEWS.

t " THE SPLIT IN THE CABINET. i- [BY TELEGRAPH, HtOM OUR CORRESPONDENT.] ° Wellington, Friday. - " Tire Rangilikd Advocate authoritatively u denies that Sir W. Fox will lead the Opposii tion. s There are rumours current, and believed J to be well-founded, of very serious disagreee montj between Ministers sss to the appointt ment of a successor to Mr. Stout. Sir t George Grey, it is said, insists on the seat in a. the Cabinet beiog given to either Mr. Moss . or Mr. Rees, and Mr. Sheehan supports him; e but the other Ministers insist on a South ; Island man being appointed, Mr. Mont- - gomery, if possible. It is by no means im- . probable thai things will very speedily come b to an open rupture, and that there'will be ; at least one more Ministerial vacancy, b The Government are not likely to decide . on any nomination for tho Chairmanship of 1 Committees until the .House meets, when 1 they will ask a caucus of their supporters to 1 decide upon tho most suitable candidate. » There are at least balf-a-dczen aspirants to 5 the office. It is believed that negotiations are nearly I completed for an amalgamation between the k New Zealandcr and New Zealand Times I newspapers ; but the terms are not known, 1 further thaa that the New Zealandcr will probably be the surviving paper. 1 Mr. Jackson's election for the Hutfc is ■ practically certain.