THE BATTLE OF THE BUDGET

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 171, 12 August 1909, Page 2

THE BATTLE OF THE BUDGET

SPEECH BY SIU EDWARD CIKEY. « REPLY TO LOUD LAXSDOWNK. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Received 11, 11.55 p.ui. „ London, August 11. hir Edwurd Grey, Minister for I'Oreign Affairs, speaking at Leeds, said the merit of taxation was to placi it om tho shoulders of those who could beat afford it. That -was the test of thi» Budget, which was beginning to be more popular. .Hie outburst against it was in inverse proportion■ to< knowledge- 'tard Lam-" downes claims that the Lords ill list ABC the people properly consulted, in order to protect the paople's plijlit to hive a my on tho subject, represented a very nice function, it only performed iqi- " partially, "but under (lie OoHsfltutfu.i," he proceeded, "the House of Lord* in a weapon, a great gti n if you like, which can be |>o>ntcd only asalnit Liberal measures, an in the hands of the * Conservative I'arty. Will they fir." thn gun or notf They are debating In their own minds what will happen if Are the gun. Will tjiey deatrov Ihe Budget, or 'will- the recoll lw injurious to themselves f Whatever tin Lords do when an appeal i« made to the country, it will be an appeal on this Free-trade Budget and Against th« alternative of Tariff Reform He ridded that the Budget was fair and ma*nable. It wa> & great advantage ib the true principles of legislation. He bad no doubt what the of the great i j centres like Leeds would be.

ON THE BTIIIP. . Received August 12, 12.30 a.m. London, Angust 11. The Premier (Mr. H. H. Asquith) and Mr. A. J. Balfour (Leader of the Opposition) deliver addresses at sucoessive mass meetings, on the Budget,' during the latter half* of September. . LAND TAXATION™PROPOSALS. London, August 10. The House of Commons had a fifteen hours' sitting. Mr. Lloyd-Gcorge proposed that land on which owners spent £IOO an acre for development purposes should he exempted from the undeveloped land tax. Tin amendment was carried. HYDE PARK ' DEMONSTRATION. London, August 10. Mr. Asquith expressed pleasure at receiving a deputation headed by Mr, J. Rowlands, a member of the House of. Commons, who presented a resolution carried at tho Hyde Park meeting last month in favor of the Budget. Mr. RoXvlnmls emphasised the representative character of the gathering and its thorough unanimity.