BRITISH POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 202, 30 September 1909, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

THE NEW LAND TAXES. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyrlgai London, September 20. Mr. A. Ure, Liberal member for Linlithgowshire, speaking at U&teshcad, said he believed the country would get I revenue rifling each year until it drew millions a year out of land without inflicting a particle of injustice on any human being. " The people," he added, "must settle the question of the Budget for themselves, and they will have an early opportunity of doing so." Mr. Lloyd-George secured the rejection of Sir P. Magnus' amendment to exempt from the new land taxes all land income the profits of which were applied for the promotion of education, literature, science, or fine arts. Mr. LloydGeorge Rtated that already he had conceded two-thirds of the claim made on behalf of public schools.

THE GOVERNMENT'S PROGRAMME. London, September 28. It is 1 widely believed in Parliamentary circles that in the event of the Budget being rejected, the Government will move for an adjournment for a few weeks, re. summoning Parliament in December to consider the measures necessary to meet tho financial stress and to pass resolutions strongly condemning tie Lords' action. 'AM A STATEMENT CONFIRMED. Received September 30, 12.45 a-m. London, September 29. The statement that in the event of the Lords destroying the Finance Bill a general election" will be held in JaaU' ary is semi-officially confirmed. "A SCRAMBLE." London, September 28. The Times) says that Mr. LloydGeorge's resolution is one of the most outrageous of the year. Nor is it to ' any purpose that can be named. It is 1 sin'iplv a scramble for some day bv aU 1 Ihe local interests of the country. Land ' I Inxers' theories, it says, are utterly 1 broken down.