NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10363, 18 May 1895, Page 4

NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyrieht.'

SYDNEr, May 17. I Mr Reid, the Premier, in replying to Sir H. Parkes in the no-confidence debate, said that the letter's alliance with Sir George Dibbs was an unholy oae." Sir H. Parkes sat in the House on Monday in silence until he saw there was a chance of disturbing the political situation and piloting himself back to power,'otherwise his duties as ;a-member had: no claim upon him. He was a traitor to the cause of Freetrade, and •,was dragging federation, from its high national level into the mire ©f party politics, and making it a bone of contention. The true national issuo at present was the placing of a portion of the public burdens on the accumulated wealth of the country by direct taxation. Federation would be dealt with afc the proper time, in a true national spirit. All the . venerable Conservatives had banded themselves together to destroy the Government because the proposals 'of the latter meant direct taxation.

Sir George Dibbs said be was sanguine of federation being carried, add pending the decisiqn ,of a federated Australia the existing tariff should remain unaltered. 'Sleeping- it away meant in-sening the chances,of work,,reducing wages, 'asid closing industries. Ho demanded a policy of reciprocity. ; The othar colonies wanted a New South' Wales markat, and Freetrade would block federation by givicg, them a thwart. His speech was.a general attack on the policy of the Government.

The House then adjourned. The latest estimate of the strength of parties made by she Herald gives uhe Government a majority of between 20 and 30.

The Labour party has decided to vote for

the' Government. Mr Fergusson stated that if Sir H. Parkes thought he < could cram his policy down the throats of the party he was mistaken. Ha had jiited them once, but was not likely to have a chance of jilting the present party. The latter would sink the fiscal question for the present occasion only.

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