THE STATE OF PARTIES.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 44, 17 June 1878, Page 2

THE STATE OF PARTIES.

{Post, May 27.) The question is frequently asked, 1 What majority will tho Ministry have when they weet PnrHaiaenC Wo have looked ve»y carefully into this matter, and have eomo t« tlio ocnclusion that at pro* sent tho Military possossea a fair majority not taking into noeount several laombors wHo nro as yet unpronoutveed, and whoso votes may yet possibly bo givon to tho Government Wo siw)l widoavor to show this in detail- | MINISfBHIAMsTS. Tho following momlicw aro Ministerialists :— Messrs Dnigont, Bnllanco, Barflt. Bastings, J. C. Brown, .1. K. Brown, Brycc t Uunny» Barrington, Do Lautour, Dignnn^ Fislwr, Grey, Hsmlin, Hislop, Hodgkinson, Joyco, Kelly, Maoandrow, Maofarlnnc, Montgomery, Murray, Nahe-, O'Borke, Fyke. K«««. Soaton, Shoohan, Shrimski, Stout, Swnnson. Taiuroa.Taka'. monna, Thompson, Tolo, Turnbutl, Wakeflold, Wallis, Wood, Woole.ock, Barton. Mo»s. Greon, llobbs, Suundora, and Kecvcs. Total Mininteiialists, 47. OPPOSITION. Messrs Atkinson, Beethnm, Brown, Burns. Cox, Curtis, Douglas, Fitaroy, Fox.'Gibbs, Henry, Huntor, Hurathouso, Johnston, Kenny, Lumsden, Maoloan, Moorhouso, Morris, Murray, Ormond, Hoid, Hiohnrdson, llichmond, Rolloston, Russell, Seymour. Sharp, Stevens, Sutton, Tawiti, Tosohomakcr. Wnson, Whitakor, Williams. Totnl Opposition. 35. trNPn"KOITNf!KT) MKMBERB, Tho following memhors havo not dcfl* rtitcly • pronnncod ' themoelvcs eithor ono way or anotlier, viz :— Messrs Brandon, Mandew, W, Row©. Total, 3. The foregoinor figures show that with Ministerialists 47 nnd Opposition 35 there in a mnj >ritv for the Government of 12, loaving out of noi-ount tho threo unpro» nounced men. In the rnnksoffho Minis* torialisN are inoluded tho names of sevon new members who hnro been olootod dnr* in tho'roeo«s, and who pledged thomsolvos to support Sir Gi-orgo Grey's policy. Thcso nre— Mr fVirton, elected for WoN linc»on city ; Mr Moss, for Parnol! i Mr Tnrnbnll. for Tiinnru j Mr Green, for Port Ch»lmors ; Mr ITobhs. for Franklin ; Mr Sanders, for Cheviot ; Mr Hooves, for tho Grey Valley. Tho name of Mr Button is not included in nny of tho lists of members, as ho rocontly resigned his scat for Hokitika, Tho Ministry aro oorlnin to gain a supportor in tlio now representative to bo elected for this sent, ns Mr Button ro« signed expressly to afford them an opportunity to elect a Groyite enndidato, Wo havo not included Sir Wm. Kitzhorbort's name amongst cHhcr the Ministorialiits or Opposition, seeing thnt ho occupied tho position of Speaker. Thcro is also a vnonnoy to be filled up in tho representation of I)unedin, owincf to Mr Larnach's resignation^ for whioh tho return of • Ministerialist is certain, Tho figures ap« proximate np nearly to correctness as it is possible to. do, It ia possible thnt ono or two members aro ranked as Minis* tsrial supporters will whon Pnrliamont is in session, seccdo from thoir party a bnt, on tho other hand, four mombors whom we havo rnnkod with the opposition, aro very doubtful adhorants of that side, nnd Vill |toss\bly com* over to tho Govern* went. The Ministry will thcreforo, bo far sttongor when it again moots Parliament, than it was at tho eloso of last tesikm.