British Politics.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7803, 20 April 1905, Page 3

British Politics.

THE UNEMPLOYED DIFFICULTY. (Received April 19, 11.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 19. In the House of Commons the Hon. 'Gerald Balfour, member for Leeds, introduced the Unemployed Workmen's Bill to establish local bodies in London for the purpose of dis■crimmuting applicants for relief, al:so a central tody, which would be empowered to provide employment exclusively on a farm colony, and to •establish a labour exchange. The entire cost is to be. defrayed by. subscription, and an equalised rate of a halfpenny in the £< Mr S. Buxton, Liberal member for Tower Humlet, declared that if not compulsory elsewhere the last state of London jwoirid be worse than the first.

UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRANTS. (Received. April 19, 10.39 p.m.) LONDON, April 19. In the House of Common; the Right Hon. Alters Douglas Secretary of State for Home Affairs, Introducing the Aliens BiH, quoted statistics showing the growing influx of foreigners, also the increase of ■crime. The Bill safeguards the right of a political asylum. Emigrant «hips in future will be admitted to ■eight ports only, where machinery to. exclude undesirables is establish■cd,. The pros-lent Bill omits the clause relating to prohibited areas. Mr Dilke, opposing the Bill, denied the accuracy of the statistics quoted. The evil dealt with under thy Bill was, he maintained, trifling, except in a district or two, in the shape of sweating. This evil could Jjc met by anti-sweating legislation.

COLONIAL INCOME TAX. (Received April 19, 9.53 p.m.) LONDON, April 19. Hon Alfred) Lytteltou, Secretary for the Colonies:, replying to reprc-. saltations o& the Royal Colonial Institute, said Iho question of the duplication of the income tax on colonial investments would rcceivo most careful attention.