OPPOSITION DIFFERENCES.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3489, 11 June 1884, Page 3

OPPOSITION DIFFERENCES.

The Wellington correspondent of the « Lyttelton Times ” says Last night an impression got abroad thot the difficulties of the Opposition had been removed by an amicable arrangement between Sir George Grey and Mr Montgomery. The two bad a conference in the morning, which was described as having ended in the understanding that the two whips of the Opposition, Mr Steward and Mr Feid wick, would bo put forward respectively to move and second the amendment to the Address in Eoply. It was known that this understanding was nearly arrived at, and even amongst the Opposition an impression prevailed that there was practically very little difference remaining between Sir Sir George Grey and Mr Montgomery, That little difference was, it was confidently believed, to be finally removed at a meeting which the two were to hold at eight in the evening. It was hoped that the only business would be the formal ratification of the agreement about the whips, hut when the two leaders met in the evening, Sir George announced that he had found himself in a considerably stronger position than ho had expected or had been aware of in the morning. He cried off in consequence, and a very long interview ended by leaving matters exactly as they were before negotiations began. (