IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, June 23. In the House of Commons Mr Ritchio replying to Sir H. C. Bannerman, said only the first ten million of the Transvaal war contribution loan was guaranteed. Sir Michael Hieks-Beach suggested earmarking certain Transvaal receipts, otherwise there would be a risk ol losing the second and third contributions. Mr Chamberlain admitted there had been valuable finds of diamonds in the Transvaal. Sir Michael Ilicks-Beach has been elected chairman of the Select Committee appointed to inquiro into tho question of incidence of the Income Tux. A conference of members of tho llouso of Commons interested in tho iron, steel, and engineering industries and electricity, meets on Thursday to arrange a vigorous crusade in support of Mr Chamberlain’s policy It is expected that one hundred and thirty members of tho Unionist party will attend.
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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 925, 25 June 1903, Page 4
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