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two or throo years a year or two this colony will have to find eight millions ea in the London market, or become default. This is enough to make a man ill, and I do not marvel at the absence of the Colonial Treasurer. A year ago he was hale and stalwart — one whose giant strength men talked of; A fow montho ago hao boon otriokon down, and now he has broken down t It id oortainly There has been, indeed, sufficient cause. What is our outlook ? We have—got—to hand this-eolony dowa wish to " leave this land as a noble heritage to our children ;" but it will have to be done by better men than, those who at present hold the Treasury benches. I will not, whatever I may think,' refer to any honourable gentlemen as tho pimps and panders of meaey-ageats banks and loan and mortgage companies, because that would be unparliamentary, but I deplore the fact that the geatlomea-ea taose-beaehes-are—geatleatea-wheso comlaet conduct of those who occupy the Government benches has been such as cannot be described in parliamentary language, aad-impeaefaed- for being tho panders— ef-a— baak-4e-whieh They have sacrificed the interests of this colony through three long years, aad-that We are not safe for one single hour while these gentlemen have control of the finances of the colony. No wonder that they cling to office. No wonder that they want this moribund Parliament, meeting in what I may fee called a this mortuary chamber, to grant them supplies for tke-foarth another year. We are under a system of triennial Parliaments and yet they we are asked as to vote supplies for a fourth year, so that those gentlemen may hold office till next session. I hope they will not succeed. However, whatever the temper of this House ma)- be —whatever may be the numerical divisions of this House—l take leave to say, with unusual boldness, that out of doors they the Government have not a majority, and that on the hustings they will be impeached and that by tho eloclioas at the ballot-box they will be condemned.

i broken down ! There has been, indeed, sufficient cause. What is our outlook ? We wish to " leave i this land as a noble heritage to our children." s feat It will have to be done by better men than • those who at present hold the Treasury benches. i I will not, whatever I may think, refer to aayi these honourable gentlemen as the pimps and panders of banks and loan and mortgage coini panics, because that would be unparliamentary: • but I deplore the fact that the conduct of those : who occupy the Government benches has been such as cannot be described in parliamentary language. They have sacrificed the interests of this colony through three long years. We are not safe for one single hour while these gentlemen have control of the finances of the colon}-. No wonder that they cling to office, and that they ivish to postpone their day of reckoning. No wonder that they want this moribund Parliament, meeting in what I may call this mortuary chamber, to grant them supplies for another year. We are under a system of triennial Parliaments and yet we are asked to vote supplies for a fourth year, so that those gentlemen may hold office till next session. I hope they will not succeed. Haweve*; Whatever the temper of this House may be —whatever may be the numerical divisions el in this House—l take leave to say, with unusual feeldaess confidence, that out of doors the Government have not a majority, aad that On the hustings they will be impeached and at the ballot-box they will be condemned.

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