THE DANGER TO THE GOVERNMENT.-A NEW PARTY.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XIII, Issue 3637, 26 June 1880, Page 3

THE DANGER TO THE GOVERN-MENT.-A NEW PARTY.

A cobbespohdbnt of the Auckland to' supplies the following :—

Mr Ormond's speech has completely altered the whole tone of the debate, and shows, with other speeches of avowed Government supporters, that there is no possibility of the Treasurer carrying his ilnancial proposals in their present'sliape. Mr Orniond, at the conclusion of his speech, applied to the Government to withdraw their proposals and submit a modified scheme, plainly indicating that he and others, hitherto Ministerial supporters, would not help the Government to carry out the-present scheme. The salvation of the Government is the deeprooled suspicion of Sir George Grey. If his amendment comes to a division, and it was openly stated by members on both aides of the House last night that it would not, there will be a complete break-up of both existing parties, and a re-organisation on the basis of a new financial programme. Already a new ■ party, composed of Messrs Ormond, Eiohardson, Stevens, Wood, Saunders, Colbeck, Swanson, Hurst, Wakefield, and others, is in process of formation. The new programe will bo tho stoppage of all further public works except those absolutely necessary to .connect the existing railway system; and_ extension of local control without legislative power, the construction of future railways by private enterprise by setting aside blocks.

of land for the purpose, One thing is clear —the financial proposals of the Government do not command the approval of a majority of the House, though tho suspicion of Sir George Grey will give them a majority iu the present question. Then comes the real dilemma of the Ministry. They will have before them the alternative of placing their resignation in the Governor's hands, with the admission of inability to carry their policy, or of withdrawing tho financial proposals and substituting a large modified scheme imposed at the will of the House. There is a •possibility oven of the re-construction of the Ministry. The Ministry may pass largoly reduced estimates and dissolve Parliament, but it is doubtful whether tho Governorjwould grant dissolution in the present critical condition of the country.