SYDNEY POLITICS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 4773, 26 January 1887, Page 2

SYDNEY POLITICS.

THE NEW GOVERNMENT POLICY. SypNEY, to-day. In the Legislative Assembly last night Sir Henry Pavkes delivered a Ministerial statement. Ho said tho first duty of tho new Ministry would be to extricate the nuances from the deplorable condition in which they aro in at present. They intended to obtain an increase of revenue from the salo of a portion of the public estate, due regard being taken of the interests of those already settled on the land. An independent Board would bo appointed to work the railways efficiently on commercial principles. A searching inquiry would also bo made into the Civil Service. They intended to introduce a Local Self-govern-ment Bill. They would maintain the principles of free trade, and would seek to reduce the Customs duties. No income tax would be proposed, but instead a tax on property would be introduced. In conclusion tho Premier declared that the issue before the country was Freetrade or Protection, and on the former the Ministry would Btand or fall. Later. In his statement in tho Assembly yesterday Sir Henry Parkes further said the Government would propose the repeal of the ad valorem Customs duties, and obtain as much as possible from the salo of land, though ho should be no party to squandering the public estate for the mere purpose of revenue. Parliament was prorogued this morning, and writs for tho new elections will be issued on Thursday. Later. Parliament was dissolved to-nay. Sir H. Parlces has issued an electoral address which deals with the policy of the Government more in detail than his speech to the House. He states that the revenue from customs duties will bo raised under a tariff more limited thnn in former years, and that the ports of the colony will be virtually thrown open to the civilised world. ,