IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 95, 30 July 1910, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

OLD-AGE PENSIONS. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright London, July ZB. It is estimated) that the cost of the removal of the poor law disqualification and the granting of old-age pensions to those in workhouses will total £750,000 In the last quarter of the current year and £2,500,000 for the whole of 1911. It will represent £1,000,000 saved iiom the rates, and this is claimed ■ che Exchequer, but legislation will be necessary to recover it.

THE VETO CONFERENCE. ■London, July 28. The Times interprets the fact that the to Conference met nine times in July as a sign that real progress is being macie towards a basis of agreement. PARLIAMENT'S ADJOURNMENT. London, July 28. Mr. Lloyd-George announced that Parliament would on Tuesday or Wednesday adjourn till loth November. . UNIFICATION? OF TRiADE MARKS. Received July 2D, 10.30 p.m. London, July 29. Speaking in the House of Commons, Colonel Seely, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, said that in view of the correspondence since the last Imperial Conference relating to the suggested unifica- ' tion of trade marks and patents laws, he did not consider the subject could fee usefully discussed at the next conference.

SAFEGUARDING BRITISH INTERESTS'. London, July 29. Sir toward Grey, in reply to Mr. G. Stewart, declared that in the event of Japan annexing Korea, the Government would study the best means of safeguarding British commercial istererti. dm LIST'S PASSAGE. Received) July 30, 0.5 a.m. \ London, July 29. In the House of Commons the Civil List Bill was read a third time, and the Declaration Bill was taken through the Committee stage.