BRITISH POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1927, 8 November 1906, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

THE EDUCATION BILL. i<i&4sa PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT London, Nov. 6. Lard Henaage’s amendment to clause 4 of the Education Bill, making it mindatory for a local authority to allow extended facilities, has been adopted by 157 votes to 46.

Lord Jersey’s amendment providing that extended facilities be not confined to urban areas was adopted by 180 to 44. Lord Crewe, Lord President of the CouQOil, declared that tho House of Lords is battering the Bill' out of recognition. The proposal to omit clause 4 in the Trades Dispute Bill has beoa defeated in the House of Commons by 342 votes to 72. The Bill has been reported. The Government prooeed with the Lind Tenure Bill to-day. Toe Unionists are indignant, alleging that Sir Henry Campbell Bsnnerman gave a pledge that only Government msasures would be token in the autumn session.

The Shipowners’ Association has agreed to Mr L'oyd George, President of the Board of Trade, appointing marine superintendents and staffs conditionally on the Board of Trade's advisory committee, to whioh all important questions affeciiog shipping will be referred. It is understood that th 9 Government oppose Mr Haveloek Wileou’s proposals to abolish the local marine boards.

At a meeting of tho National Free Churob Council, attended by twelve hundred delegates, it waa declared that the House of Lards’ amendment had atnlti-

fied the nation’s verdiot on the education questiou. Tae minting appealed to the Government to oppose every alternative giving a foothold to seotarian privilege, Dr Clifford called the Acohbishop of Canterbury Mr Facing Both-Ways,

ANOTHER AMENDMENT.

HOUSING PROBLEMS.

PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT Received 9.35 p m., Nov. 7. London, Nov. 7,

Lord Jersey’s am - dine it, tiquuiug that extended faciiuits be granted whenever demanded by four-fifths of the parents, was oarried by 133 to 83. Lord Ripoo declared that it rendered tbe intention of the clause nugatory.

Replying to a deputation from tbe National Housing Reform Oounoil, Bir H. Campbell Bannermau and Mr Burns promised to stimulate tbe looal authorities to provide suitable aooommodatioa for tbe working olasses. Government were facilitating three private Bills dealing with houerng problems, and hoped shortly to legislate themselves.