BRITISH POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1694, 10 March 1906, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

By telegraphy Press 'Ass’n,, Copyrigh London, Maroh 8.

Liberal*, Laborites, and Nationalists supported Mr Lever’s resolution. Unionists opposed it. In the House of Commons, id a discussion on the Naval Estimate?, the Radioals are pressing for an abandonment of the navel base at Rosytb, on the plea of the ocstiy expenditure moossitated.

Mr Churchill stated that the death rats of Chineee coolies oo the Rand last year was 18‘386 per thousand, ond of African laborers 47 13.

Mr Haldane totally abolishes corporal punishment in military prisons. The Government have accepted Mr Rowland’s resolution to defray out of the public funds returning officers’ and other official oharges at Parliamentary elections. Mr William Redmond, making reference to Cardinal Moran’s correspondence, asked whether, considering Chief Just’ce Darley’e position, his expressions cf partisan feeling were justified. Mr Churchill said the statement was originally made in a private letter. Lord Elgin did not possess sufficient information es to the oircamstanoes under which it was published to form an opinion on the whole incident. It was generally recognised as undesirable for effioers of Slate representing the Crown to associate themselves publioly with controversial statements on party politics.

PAYMENT OF MEMBERS,

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' Received 10.28 p.m., March 9, London, Maroh 9,

The Times oondemns Sir H, A. Campbell Baane.man’s jaunty aoademio aequiesenoe in the principal of payment of members, while declaring he has neither t!m-> nor the money to give it practical effect.