THE COLONIST PUBLISHED DAILY NELSON, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1885. WELLINGTON NOTES.
[fbom oub own cokeespondent] . Wellington, June 20. The Treasurer delivered his Budget Speech last night. The delivery, ■which was made in a remarkably clear Toice, extended over an hour and a half. It is admitted to be one of the ablest Statements ever delivered in the House, and strong Oppositionists say it is so, and I think that the public will approve of it. Many expected to hear a good debate on it, but they were disappointed. The leaders of the Opposition seem to be flabergasted, to use an expressive term. They gave up their chance of a debate on the Address in Keply, on a plea that it would be more convenient to do it on the Budget Speech,. and when that was delivered they thought it would be more convenient to do so after the Bills whjch are tq give effect to this Statement have been brought down. The Government met them at once by promising to bring down the Bills on Tuesday next,,explain them, and to move the second reading of them. Of course, by these Bills they stand or fall. -■■ They are the Local Bodies Finance and Powers Bill, the Hospital and Charitable Aid Bill, and the Gold Duty Abolition Bill. Although the statement is admittedly very taking, there are, nevertheless, many grumblers. Mr Montgomery and Mr Macandrew find fault because the Local Government measures are not ample enough, some grumble over the duty on coals, while others object to the increase of duty on tea. There is no doubt that a very interesting and exhaustive debate will take placei upon the subject of Protection or Freetrade. Very few have, as yet, mastered or even read the Statement. The ' Evening Press' has a very strong article in to-night's issue, not only condemning the policy contained in the Statement, but denouncing Sir Julius Yogel as a sham financier. However, I think the arguments brought forward in this article sbow plainly that if the writer has read the Statement he has certainly not digested it. The' Evening Post' calls, it a marvellously clever State paper, and says that probably no more able paper of its kind has ever br been before Parliament, but finds fault with the protective element, as also with some of the other proposals, & but in a far more moderate style than in the article of the ' Press.'
THE COLONIST PUBLISHED DAILY NELSON, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1885. WELLINGTON NOTES.
Colonist, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4171, 22 June 1885, Page 3
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