BRITISH POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 1 July 1907, Page 3

BRITISH POLITICS.

a comavATU u review of ihk VOSITIOJf. Kecsired 30th. 415 p.m. London, June 80. lord Lansdowne, speaking at the Liberal Union Club, said the Imperial Conference had established the fact tint Mte Colonial offer wax firm, yet the Government refused to discu-s it ie.-t it should raise the question of food ia." ing, though 14 million! was already im posad from that source. He deserib d tbe sugar convention as a po;icy ■ t free-trade prudery, the Government Icing unwilling to raise a fing.-r in defence of free trade against a combination such as trusts' cartels, yet guarantee fire millions to protect Boer farmers from Band magnates. The Govern meilt's proposals regarding land encroached on the principle of free trade In land. Sir H. Campbclbliannerman'= proposal re the Uotue of LonU would pat the Commons and the people under tile heel of any Government, no matter for what purpose elected. Bills would be badly drafted, closured and guiluttincd and hurried on to the Staute Book without check or correction.

COLONIAL BILLSReceived 30th, 4.30 p.m. ! London, June 29. Tbe Australian States Constitution find Colonial Statutes as Evidence Bills Were read a second time in the House pf Commons. np>FPTAT, PREFERENCE. London, June 28. In the House of Commons, the Right Boil A. Lyttelton gave notice to move j that the Hook regrets that the Cov- !

«rnment dftlißed tbe invitation unanimously preferred by the Prime Ministers of the self-governing colonies to consider favorably any form of colonial preference, or a measure of closer commercial union of the Empire on a preferential hma.