On Saturday last at Barberton Lord Milner received depu- tations
from the Chambers of Mines and Commerce. He pointed out the peculiar position of the Government, which was being pressed on the one hand to pass immediately the most important measures affecting the present and future well-being of the country; and on the other side was being urged to make no new laws without first obtaining the opinions of all sections of the community. " He assured them that good progress was being made in all directions, and that when the military requirements of the railway were lessened the present congestion between the coast and the inland towns would be relieved. A Commission was hard at work upon a new gold law, the most important measure affecting the district, but the mass of evidence taken required an immense amount of careful consideration." Lord Milner's optimism is, we fully believe, well founded. The confusion and disorganisation of the country is no doubt very great, but all that is wanted is time to put things straight. After all, hardly three months ago the war was actually going on.
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