Imperial Parliament.
SECOND AMENDMENT TO FINANCE BILL. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright London, May 21. Sir H. Fowler, in moving his amendment to the Finance Bill, complained of ■ the excessive proportion of war expenditure, which had been met by borrowing. Sir Michael Hicks-Boach stated that a sum of forty-five millions sterling would bo derived from direct taxation. Ho expressed a hope that the taxpayers of the United Kingdom would not be indefinitely compelled to bear the whole of the charge which was imposed for the naval defence of the Empire. Mr Redmond moved a fecond amendment to the Bill. Mr Shaw secured an adjournment of the debate.
ANOTHER GOVERNMENT VICTORY. ByTolegraph—Press Association—Copyright Received 10.23 p.m., -May 22. London, May 22. Sir H. Fowler’s amendment was negatived by 300 to 123. All the Nationalists and eleven Radicals abstained from voting.
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 114, 23 May 1901, Page 2
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