THE BRITISH BUDGET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 169, 10 August 1909, Page 2

THE BRITISH BUDGET.

WINNING ITS WAV. SPEECH BY MR. CHURCHILL. Fy Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Received August It, 1t.30 p.iu. Loudou, August It. Mr. Winston Chureuill (President of j the Local Government Board) speaking J at Saltbura, said the Budget was •»>"- [ ning its way because the Lords wero i not entitled to touch questions affecting public money; secondly, because the Government was in earnest; also, because it was a necessity. The Budget, he said, was fair to all classes, and tariff reiurin I was nut the alternative, inasmuch as, the imposition of a 10 per cent, duty j | on foreign goods would yield only u »••• of lli millions required, after aect***ty reductions had been made, and the rent would only be obtainable by taxing food.

THE DUTY OF THE LORDS. APPEAL TO THE COUNTRY ADVOCATED. Received August 9, 9JO p.m. London, August 0. 'The Duke of Devonshire, speaking at Egbaston, said the House of Lords would be fully, justified in Uking every precaution and seeing how far the Finance Bill dealt with nuance and how fur it.cntercd into the rather sketchy realms of future legislation. Before proposals so vast as those contained in the Finance Bill were forced upon the country the bitter ought to have an opportunity of expressing its opinion.

THROWING DOWN THE GAUNTLET. THE LORDS READY TO MEET THKIB ADVERSARIES. Received August 10,18.20 a.in. London, August U. Lord Lansdowne, speaking at BowockW park, said the Liberals told them that unv measure, 110 matter how violent or little discussed, should be paswd over tlie bends of the House of Lords if it had been sent up twice or thrice. The Lords' scheme was much more moderat". Tliev recognised that the people's will must prevail in the end, but they demanded that the puiple should be given full and sufficient opportunity of «• pressing their will, with full and sufficient knowledge of the subject He added: "We are ready to trv conclusions on that issue. I do not believ# that tlie pepple will ever deprive themselves of the right of saying the last word on questions of great national importance, and whether the great struggle not distant turns upon finance or tariff reform or the House of Lords, we are readv to meet our adversaries anil *•* cept the verdict of tile people."