BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1925, Page 2

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[Reuters Telegrams.i LOAN OFFER TO DOMINIONS. LONDON, February 24. The House of Commons agreed to a financial resolution increasing the amount of leans under the Trade Facilities Act, for which Government guarantees may lie given, from (55 to 70 millions sterling. Mr Hilton Young suggested the appointment of a sub-committee, endowed with initiative to work in conjunction with the Colonial Office, and to deal with dominions’ development schemes. In this connection, some disappointment prevailed. Mr Guinness pointed out the Colonial Office had a representative on the Dominions’ Committtee. He thought the disappointing results were due to the fact that the facilities were not_ fu 11 v appreciated in the Dominions, from whom it had been hoped applications would come. Questioned in connection with the Government’s decision regarding the draft report of the committee appointed by the late Government on the ganisation of Empire wireless, Mr Mitchell Thompson, (Postmaster-Gener-al. replied that many changes in tho organisation had been decided upon, including the establishment of a separate branch to administer oveiseas cables and wireless changes, had al- y ready been given effect. BRITISH AIR FORCES. LONDON, Feb ••ii.'t "y 24. In the House of Comm ns, in reply to a question. Sir Samuel Home (\ir Minister) said the normal 5..cOi of the eighteen mi noadi\,.is that at present were being formed fo- Lome defence was twelve machines each and nine of them wore bombing rons. It would not he in ‘.he l uoiic interest to publish the details ol tie latest type of bombing aornpiar.es used bv the Air Force, nor to give any information as to whether --he Air Force had a stock of any other tv.io of homo besides the high explore type. WEMBLEY EXHIBITION. LONDON, Feb. 23. In the House of Commons Mr Samuel stated be had been informed by the Empire Exhibition authorities that in the new agreement drawn up witn tho Dominion commissioners it was proposed to insert a clause providing for the use of 1C nip ire products and itiatcrial in the exhibition wherever reasonably possible. That meant that similar provision would be made, as last year, that no 11011-Empire material would be used without the consent of the High Commissioner.