HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 July 1923, Page 2

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. NO MONOPOLY OF WIRELESS. LONDON July *l. In the House of Commons, in reply to a question, Sir L. Worthington Evans, said that it was not proposed to give the. Marconi Company a monopoly of inter-imperial wireless. Licenses a:e to be issued for the working of the Imperial wireless chain and the Government had no intention of excluding private enterprise in wireless telegraphy anywhere in the Empire. BRITISH FINANCE. LONDON. July 5. The Finance Mill was read the third time in the House ot Commons by 219 votes to 1 to. Mr Baldwin, replying to the debate said the question of double income tax was one of the most difficult. A committee of experts, ineluding the chairman of the British Hoard of Inland Revenue was now sitting at Geneva to consider the report of a committee of the- lA'itgue of Nations on this subject, it was questionable if results would be achieved until the autumn. Doubtless it soon would he the duty ot the Government to try to devise legislation to assNt industrial taxpayers in this matter. Discussing the sugar doty. All* Baldwin pointed out that home sugar glowers to-day had an oppoitunity ot building nj* a great industry, such as they would never have again, il they tailed to take advantage of the benefits, which the Government gave last year, It- was true the consumer did not get much benefit from the subsidy being given the producer, hut the primary object- of the sugar preference was to increase the growth throughout the wxrl-.l

The Prime Minister described the settlement of the American debt as the first steji in the direction ot solving world problem-. He was convinced lto action the British Government had over taken had so greatly helped America to understand Britain. It made America more willing than she had over been to work with Britain for the regeneration of the world. Regarding the Allied debts, he said Britain’s offer made in .January, having been refused. Britain*' hands were left free to deal with these matters in tuo wav she deemed best.