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Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 69, 8 October 1872, Page 2

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(From the ]>att.t Sotithkun , Cross.)

HOUSE , OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Friday night

Mr Yogel, in his want-of-wmfidence motion,, commenced by explaining why be, instead of Mr Fox, moved tlie vote. Mr Fox, although not intending to retire from public life, did not desire tooccupy a seat in the- Ministry. He expressed great regret at this determination. He brought the motion , forward on these grounds — First: thai Ministers obtained theiv seats on false pretences ; second : because of the personnel of the Ministry; and third,. be<!ause of the consequences sum to follow if tliey retained office. The present Ministers , only idea of' policy seemed to be to grope-in the footsteps-of their predewssoi's. Instead of one Superintendent in tho , Ministry, which had been so much complained oi", th try had now three, and an ox-Provincial Secretary,, who had very properly been dismissed from that office. The late Ministry had been blamed with regard to the Brogd'en contracts, and for not accepting; Proudfoot and tender.. Mr Reid's Public Works Statement never mentioned Messrs Proudfoot and Forrest, although the latter was quite as open to him as to his predecessors. It was good for members of the late Government that they had been turned out, as their successors had shown the hollowness of the pretences on the strength of which the late . Ministry had been put out of offices The Budget was a most extraordinary production, evidently compiled with an intention-to make things appear as bad as possible, and it proved the correctness of the late Government, as that statement, wae the worst theiropponents could make out. He then criticised theFinancial Statement at great length. He deeply retiretted the- proposal to abandon, the Road BoardsGrant which had been most valuable.. The late , Government had intended to meet Mr Reynolds' separation resolutions not by the previous question,, but by a direct amendment that such a change was impracticable and inadmissable. He believed that sooner or later the poovinces in the two islands will' be consolidated, but separation was impracticable, asthe Imperial Government never would allow it. Hecould not countenance any removal of the seat of Government, although such had been imminent owing to Messrs Fitzherbert and Bunny's actions. He then criticised the individuality of the members-, of the Ministry at length. With regard to Mr. Stafford he said he should be sorry if the vote should result in the" country losing- the services of MrStafford.. He believed that Minister's policy wasframed with a view to making the-publie works schemea failure, so as to justify their predictions respecting; it. He was altogether opposed to reconsidering railways already authorised. He thought the proposed bridle track to Kaikoura was in no way a work of colonial importance, as it would only benefit a few station-holders. Thousands of places had greater claaTi3.. He declared the condition- of the West Coast goldfields must be dealt with this session, and if he were returned tc~ office he would deal with that matter. He defined the possible native policy, and believed Ministers were also opposed to the Government Assurance scheme. In the Legislative Council they had struck out the clause in the bill requiring assurance companies to- deposit security. The San , Francisco service could never become a success under their management. The- result of the present administration would be that native affairs would - fall inta disorder, Road Boards would be crushed out of life, West Coast interests would be sacrificed to those of a clique, a number of detached and unfinished railways left, and the country reduced to the state of depression which it was formerly under Mr Stafford. He condemned the proposal to abandon the confiscated lands,, but admitted that the colony was now pledged to carry out what the Ministry daring its tenure of office had promised. GreviTTe's summary of Mr Vogel's speech contains some additional points to those given in the above, which was sent to us by the Press Association. We extract the following items of the speech from thenar i —" There "was one item in the Financial Statement Tvhich he -would characterise as a gem. The , hon. gentleman had taken £17,000 of savings on

native schook armed eontabidary, &.<:., and classed them as liabilities. This was a most extraordinary -mteceding, certainly, considering that the money (■ml not been expended at; all, and need not be expended unless it were expended by the present Government. Hv the same rule all the lion, gentleman s promised economies mighi be called liabilities. The plain fact waM, t.ho lion, gentleman did not understand the law or sysfcm of accounts. It was a great mMforturicthat the Premier had chosen gentlemen to aid him who did not understand calculation and the use of figures as a boy high up in a school might. So it was an equal misfortune that he should have selected to fill that departmental office a gentleman who knew little indeed of the Hvsfcmn of public work*. After going through the statements in regard to the railway expenditure, Mr Voccl characterised the statement that there were nofsufneient funds to carry out the railways as so many attempts to discourage the construction of railways, and to lead the country to believe that the representations of the late Government could not be curried out. The announcement, of the withdrawal of the vote for Road Hoards had generally given great (lMHßl.iHfo.oMon throughout the country, notwithstanding MiK appearance of certain telegrams in the eveni,i" papers. Next came the offer which affected hnn-*<-\r and all other North Inland members to «ivo a capitation grant to the Maori population. With offers of this kind good Government became impossible ft win sufficient that they should say that the object in milking that offer was'perfectly welll underBio.nl. After nlludiiKi to the, "little names" of Messrs "Jimmy and Kil.zhcrbert, Mr Vogcl made reference, to Ilui penornel of the Ministry. To express any characteristics of the Colonial Treasurer was best am.mpliHiMid in six letters -« Tyrant!" The hon gmif leman's peculiarities had already been d.sc.Dveml hv Ih'k constituents: notwithstanding that the lion gentleman hurl told them he had hern returned by the votes of the people, he never would he returned iii'iun (won an Superintendent of Auckland, llio people of Aueklarnd, in eleetimr their Superintendent, reminded him of a short-sighted gentleman who saw a very handsome young lady at the opera-house. She had beautiful curls, pearly teeth, mid good figure, Imviii" most exquisite symmetry. The old gentleman manured to Hcrape acquaintance with the lady, and, to innko a long nfory short, married her. On arriving jit l lie well-ordered' house which had been prepared for the reception oft he lady, the old K enlleman found her beautiful curls imnKimr up, her pearly teeth were Ivin" about., the exquisite symmetry was also banging against the wall, after comparing notes the gentleman discovered that he had inaaricd his grandmother. That was just the ease with the people of Auckland From 1-lioir shovt-siirhted vi, ' w , """/ T ~,.;..! theirpninflmotlier. They were not going to do'i't acain. With respect to the public, works policy of the Govornment, he would say that if the Government had determined to go on with railways already authorised, instead of coming down with a proposal to reconsider the railways to he proceeded with, it would have shown some sympathy with the policy they had undertaken to administer. But thc»*e were districts where surveys for railways were already completed, notably the Rangitikci and Mataura districts. The announcement of the Government not to proceed with the work, taken in connection with intention to leave the Masterfcon line unfinished, could onlv be considered as u kind of punishment to the members who were not in accord with the present Government, Contrasted with this they had the most reprehensible proposal of the Government to make a railway to Knikoura, which could only benefit George Reynolds. Next he would refer to the absence to-day of the Native- Minister on the Government benches. Certainly the Premier had undert nken the duties of that office, but the hon. gentleman was like. Lord John "Russell. He was quite willing to lake charge of the Channel fleet if it were possible for him to ho. There was nothing on earth or under earth that he did not think himself equal to, but how could he possibly attend to every delicate question attaching to that office? Indeed it would he far better if he should leave them to drift rather than he should interfere with a subject which he knew n 'thing whatever about." Saturday, 8 p.m. Tt. is reported that Mr Stafford has applied for a dissolution on the ground that Mnjor Atkinson would reduce the majority to one. This is a most unconstitutional and incorrect ground, as it is not certnm whether Major Atkinson would have voted for the Government. lUostell'eelive acquisitions to Mr Vogel s^ Opposition party have already boon secured, and it is nowmore eerrain than ever that the Opposition majority will be largo and supplies will bo refused. Messrs Crci«?Uton. J. Shepherd, and Parata, who voted with Mr Stafford on the last want-of-confi-dence motion, on this occasion voted with the Opposition. A dissolution is talked of, but is not probable, as n, belief is conorally entertained that some of the , supporters of Mr Stafford would be beaten in a new election The other members will come round. j