POLITICAL NOTES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3149, 30 August 1892, Page 2

POLITICAL NOTES.

(BY TELEGBAPU—SPECIAL COUKKSPON'DENT). Wellington , , Last Niylit. RAILWAY .UANA.G EMKNT. Thk Government Railways Bill, which proposes virtually t-> t ike the whole control of the railways out of t'io hands ot the Commissioners, and to innke Mr Seddon the supremo autocrat in nil way management, is curt'iin t , ) meet w>th the strongest opposition. It is v*rv questionable indued whether Mimsti;is will lie able to carry it through the K'liwn without a complete remodelling unless the majority of members take the sume view as uas expressed by * modest (!"vernment supporters day or two ago. His opinion was that the sure-it wiy to cause t!i« downfall of the Seddon Ministry would be for the Hcnse to pass without amendment a'i the revolutionary nica-uivs Ministers chuse to bring in, sn that directly the country has had a "Taste of their quality" they would be ojf.ctH fp'tn office hy a considerable majority. It i.i no secret at all that sov.hm! members of tho party are strongly opposed to many of the Government measures, and would pri'oalily vote against them but fur politic il nxtinction. , THE LAND BILL. • I am informed that the report in tho Ministerial journal this morning that factinu-i opposition is to be otf-red to the Land Bill is wholly without fouii'iation. There is no doubt that the Opposition will comment with some reason un the inconsistency between Ministerial practice and profession, inasmuch as whilst the Great Liberal Party have for years ulk e 1 so much about the untiarnsrl increment, their present proposal fur a lease in perpetuity will do away vvit'i the unearned increment.