MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 March 1920, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

fRy Electric Telegraph—Copyright) THE MINERS DEMAND. GRAVE TROUBLE. LONDON, March 23. The Miners negotiations for three shillings per day increase has broken off. The situation is of the gravest. OVERSEAS SETTLEMENT. (Received this d»v at 1.30 p.m.l .LONDON, March 22. Major Henderson, asked whether it is proposed to introduce an Overseas Settlement Bill this session, based on' the recommendation of the Dominions Royal Commission, and in accordance with the views sexpressed by the Overseas Settlement Committee. Hon. Lloyd George replid that 'e hoped it would be posible to introduce 6uch a bill this sessiop. (INDIAN FINANCE. (Received-this dav at 1.30 p.m.) DELHI, March 22. On the final discussion on the budget Mr Hailey said the actual deficit bad now been reduced to ten million sterling. Five millions will be recovered from England, as the capitalised value of pensions for Indian troops and their British officers. He expected the sur plus for the coming year will he 2\ million, but it entirely depended on tlic conclusion of the frontier war, and tbe exchange position. Lord Chelmsford, in closing tbe debate, said as a result of the joint coin mittee’is decision this would be the last time the Viceroy would preside at the Legislative Council at Delhi. Henceforth he would only attend in order to make an Occasional ceremonial speech.

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(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright./ AIRMEN’S PROGRESS. DELHI. March 22. Matthews, Parer and Mclntosh left Calcutta on the 24th for Ak.vab. Lntpr, (Parer and Mclntosh returned, jhrough engine trouble, Phtrsirain and Mass ire have .left en route fpr Tokio.