POLITICAL GOSSIP IN WELLINGTON.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8004, 24 October 1887, Page 2

POLITICAL GOSSIP IN WELLINGTON.

[TULEGEAPUtiD BY OUR CO'IRESI'ONUEKT SIR JULIUS VOGEL'S MYSTERIOUS MOVEMENTS. Monday, October 2-L— There was a rumor on FfiJay night that Sir Julius Yogel was about to depart by the ss. Te Annu for Auckland on that night with some mysterious political object in view. Tho specials all telegraphed it out to their papers, but to their amazement Sir Julius was Htill here on Saturday morning, and tho Te Anau far out on the deep blue sea. As a matter of fact, Sir Julius had intended to go by the steamer, but changed I his mind. What his object was it is difficult to say. It is variously believed that he was going on political business, and that ho was going to take charge of tho Auckland Bell. Perhaps he was only going on a pleasure trip after all. It's a free country. TE WIIITI AND THE NATIVE BILLS. Sydney Tuiwhanga has returned from his visit to Te Whiti, which he reports to have been satisfactory. NATIVE LAND ADMINISTRATION. Judge Macdonald haa arrived in Wellington, having been sent for to draft a short bill as an amendment to tho Native Lands Administration Bill. THE AUCKLAND LAND SCANDAL. There ia to be a great rumpus over the Auckland defence purchase. MINISTRY NOT LIKELY TO STAND. Although nothing can yet ba said definitely as to the future of the Government, there seems to be a strong probability that they will go out this 1 session. There is no doubt the inclusion of three Otago men in the Cabinet does not fit all strengthen it; nol so much because the three gentlemen in question are not able men, but because there are «o many members who think they might have been the chosen ones, if the Otagonians had been left out. There are a great imny 'members now temporarily supporting tho Government who would almost be glad of any pretext upon which to vote against them. The Budget is pretty certain to give such a pretext to many, and the only difficulty is thot Sir Ju!iu3 Vogcl stares them in the face, as hoad of tha n^x'. administration if Major Atkinson is ejected. On the other hand, from what I hear, there are many men who will vote against tho present Govorument iv the hope that, iL' the bag was shaken agnin, they might got into office.