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Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 44, 10 August 1872, Page 2

The; Auckland correspondent of the " Daily Times "writing , recently, says- —'' There has been no consultation, and there will be no concert among them, so far as present appearances go. The Opposition is a mass of fortuitous atoms. Tne Government supperters have been more active, and it is well known have lately held several meetings. In these meetings, the individual member counts for very little, but dances according to the t?ay in which' the wires are pulled. Rumour has it—and upon good authority —that the decision is to oust Fox and Gisborne, but leave McLean and Vogel, the latter especially, in any hew Ministry that may be formed. Mr. McLean is useful because the expenditure of the large sums required to carry oat his peace policv is skilfully managed to bring support to the Government. Mr. Yogel is the axegrinder of the few powerful capitalists who pull the wires here. They would find it difficult to find another man so skilful in bubbleblowing to tickle the general public, yet so useful to themselves. When the axes are

ground, or the stone worn out, the grind?* , will be coolly thrown over, and the same people be among the loudest in denouncing the recklessness and rashness of the policy which they now laud so highly. After all they will have secured the lion's share of tho profit, and only have their regular eharq of the taxes to pay. The general publ.c, knowing nothing of these intrigues, are more occupied with small-pox than anything , eWe just now. They curse both loudly, aud deeply the ' Nebraska.' the Mail Service, and all connected with it. It was mainly on the feeling of the Poverty Bay massacre that tho present (Jovornment went into office. Jt will be curious if it should bo on that- raised by the small-pox that they have to go out. Members may, in ostrich-1 ike securify,:ihiuk themselves able to do as they please in Wellington, but I much misread the signs of tho times if they rio not, on their return, find that they have been more closely watched by their constituents than they believe The land fund is likely to be als<v a serions ques ion. The very snail share we are getting, or likely to gut in Auckland out of the loans, together with tho very 1.-trge proportion of interest we are sure to pay, natural ly cause .discontent. For the support of schools, hospitils, gaols, and benevolent institutions, there wll have to be a local tax next year. Why, it is asked, should we submit to this, while the South is avoiding the burden by appropriating to their personal relief money which ought to he making road*', opening the country, introducing immigrants, and thus . indirectly relieving tho weight of general taxation ? Depend upon it this question will be raised, aud must bo ultimately forced If nothing else can be done, it will be proposed that tho interest on loans borrowed for pnb'ic works should in the first instance be defrayed from the land fund of tho provinces which have any, and from tho customs revenue of those which have not. Thin would relieve the customs, and allow of a larger distribution to'the provinces.