[From a Correspondent.]

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1052, 25 June 1880, Page 2

[From a Correspondent.]

Wellington, Friday. Mr. Ormond 's speech last night took every one by surprise. For over an hour, in a quiet correctional tone, he unmercifully assailed the whole policy of the Government. The Native Land Sales Bill he declared would never become law. It was really, he said, a measure intended to impede settlement in the North Island. He would, however, vote with the Government, solely because he could not trust Sir George Grey as a leader. The political situation is now most complicated. Rather than Mr. Ormond should get into power, Sir George Grey and his followers are resolved to support the present Ministry. Ministers themselves are most uncomfortable at their financial and other propo.' als meeting such general , condemnation. 'Allan McDonald, M.H.R., Mr. Ormond, and one or two other member's, interviewed Judge Fenton this morning relative to the East Coast land matters, and especially with regard to Poverty Bay land. Instructions are to be immediately issued for sub-division cases to be proceeded with without delay. It is rumoured in the lobbies that Allan McDonald and a Goverment land purchase officer on the East Coast have been acquiring land for themselves about Napier, East Coast, which was gazetted as under negotiation by the Government. The whole matter will be brought before the House shortly.