THE POLITICAL POSITION.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 956, 27 June 1890, Page 30

THE POLITICAL POSITION.

AN AUCKLAND OPINION. (from our own correspondent.) Auckland, June 23. To-day’s New Zealand Herald says : “It was expected that there would be almost no discussion on the Address, that the Financial Statement would be made on Tuesday, and that immediately thereafter the members would set themselves to the business of the few and unimportant Biffs to be introduced, by the Ministry. That was the legitimate expectation of the country, but the members do not see things in that way. In view of the next election, although the chance of their being returned to the House is but a small one with most of them, they have taken to addressing the new constituencies through Hansard. In view of the fact that Parliament can do nothing, whatever may be the amount of talk issuing therefrom, and that Ministers can only administer their departments, we could understand members voting for an immediate dissolution ; but it seems that of this there is not the slightest hope. Those members who have not found it convenient to be iu their places up-to this time have telegraphed to their friends to keep the debate going till they come to Wellington to utter their speeches. All this is very grievous, but we suppose it cannot be helped. There is really no need for a debate.”