Political Intelligence.

Southland Times, Issue 9541, 10 June 1887, Page 2

Political Intelligence.

■*■ (By Telegraph). (from our own correspondent.) Wellington, June !>. Early this morning Ministers gave us another oxhihition of tb^ir want of pqheßJon fc"ir J. \'og<-l told Isr 13-illaace ho did not snow anything of the \Yest Cjaat Nativ Reserves Bill, of which he was in charge ia committee, and requested hia colleague to hand it over to him. Mr Ballance did so in a dignified manner, and Sir J. Yogel subsequently thanked bim for his courtesy in so doing. Later on Sir J. Yogel disputed the ruling of the Speaker, and was consequently severely rebuked *+nd £01.l by |hat gentleman that he had better table a motion of censure against him. Sir J. Yogel proposed to take a vote of the House upon it, but to day he apologised for his want of courtesy to the Slpea^er. 4q attempt vyag u\ .(Jb to: day to got Sir Qoo. (jreyY X-imiratian of Votes Bill through, but Mr Samuel, who, does not love that gentleman, stonewalled it out of tee Bouse. The West CoistKaservesßill was finally passed ti)'B afternoon without any debft.Q C: tl_e pari of tho \fAZti. S:me of the small fry spoke dismally for half an hour and then tho question was nut and carried aou tho House adjourned until lO.dO p,m„ ostensibly to enable the Legislative Council to send down their Bills, but really to allow m mbers to attend a Ministerial lAmL&r given to the Government., flap. port .M.

Ilt has been asked how the Ministry are going to manage the affairs satisfactorily, seeing that one half of the Government . are not supporters of the otber half. It ib quite certain that if the Government : come back from tbe country with a majority the personnel of tbe Ministry will have co be materially altered before a satisfactory administration can be formed. The dissolution takbs plaice to-mOitow. The Petitions Committee havo reported on the petition of John Campbell, of Invercargill. The petitioner asked for an inquiry into the., rejection of his off er for the construction 'ot light rai_ways""which was gent in to the late Provincial Government of Otago. The committee report that they can- see no reason' to depart from the decision arrived at by the Co_nn)ittea in 1878. V