IRSISH LAND LAWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 870, 21 April 1903, Page 3

IRSISH LAND LAWS.

THE NEW PILL. (Per K..J.E. Ventura, at Auckland ) London, March tin. The Irish Secretary, Mr Wyndhitm, introduced the Govi-nnm nt’s long-antici-pated Irish I,and Eili in the House nf Common': i>> day. i n no'..'-:, b. gr.-ntt ol 0.1.000a.'0 I '. f tiie purprses if tin; iii.i. t in: i: n i.;ix rest u a in th.; new b gi.-dslioh, ivnieh i’ )' liopi-i wi.i p-1-11jo-1. . ;j ■ an-l coni n:ur..:' in InI i-nl. was 1 i - • i bv the er-.'.vued I I use. 'i'b p {jins’ g.i.ie.-.y ::n di.-.tin guisj,;..| Grangers’ gallery wen; Jided, am! ’"bei-.-i of Parliam-.iit Mneo tin; opening of tin: -Jo J. Mr Michael R .At!. lutin r

'-f '.bo I. hid J.-.celebrated ni.-. si7e.ii brl In 1 :;.,- by re entering tin: j louse for tin: ■'ir-o jiitio .iiictt ho cca-'.d to be a member, in or. to h -a- the Chief Secretary for L- >■.»:■< union! nis v,-. Mr Wymtlum, 1 d--:d, i-g : In i luw ft > : uroug c .-1:1:11':. -i ■- 01 r- a: I. md 1 fei ' ■ f 1 h-. 1 p i*o . J-l ■_ 1 C' ■ ' >*-l- ;m,"K make th -ir ;w:i -irrany :- nmnl : \. r.i, . ,f i hi y tallied With t-ne pulley i.-l pr -rt l'.:!l, wbleo. in .lead of I.xpa rial log J,:tr ,-:!ati 'I in some qua; ~ w. 11he imped, enable

them In ■•unaiii in the country. Government Thought that ti- ■ m l for repayment of all lij’iir.i si: .;.d sixty-eight and pro\ ixiu.o - V in., -lib-lip i.iing m ,r tg igcno iiol.iings. fn c mobi-inn, Mr W.vi.ciuam saih lit: was sura landlords and leu;mls would continue to act in too reasonable spirit which ne-uate ! the conference, i iie-ro were two alternatives beluro the country. They could prolong for another i-iu years the present iragerly m Jrcland, or they could now initiate and henooforUi

proat onto business transactions, occupying some liiteen years, .based on tin: seii-es-teem, probity, and mutual goodwill of all concerned. Mr Wyndliam finished speak mg at 4.10 p.m. Eater tlio Irish L ind Hill passed its first reading.

E’bn Undo 1,;,s f o |. lov/ud Mi >Vy..duam, saying ri.af everybody would adiui" tin: tone end temper ol the Secretary’s speech showed tuns he realised the gravity of tho situation in Ireland, arid that in: was anxious to sincerely attempt to grapple with it. Mr Redmond deprecated hasty judgment ol Mr Wynn mi's pioptosals. either for or against them. No one coin’d ((uestion that (ho proposals were an enormous advance upon those of lust year, or tlmt they really" aimed at a settlement of the question. ’ lie, however, took exception to tho Oommissiom-ra. If the Irish concluded that the Dili offered a reasonable hope of settlement, it would be accepted by them. Opinions expressed iu flic lobby' of tin: House of i Ammons were generally favorable to the Bill, and pointed to tin: probability jf its being aec. pted in principle by all parties, ft produced in the House a feeling of intense satisfaction. Air John Redmond, the Duke of Abercorn, and .Lord Dunr.iven all agree in saying that Mr Vi yndbam luni made a genuine l ilort to settle Ireland’s tioublcson tho bins of the Dub-iu conference. They pointed out, however, tlmt many details must bo minutely discussed, and perhaps altered, before tho Rill is accepted.