IMPERIAL POLITICS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 139, 7 December 1911, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS

THE HOUSE OF LORDS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright London, December 5. Lord Morley announced that lie was asking the House of Lords to sit on December lo and lli. He said he was afraid that even the ten days was not a large figure to deal with four big measures. In the debate on the Scottish Land Bill in the House of Lords, Lord Balfour of Burleigh's amendment to give the President of the Board of Agriculture, and Fisheries, instead of the Secretary for Scotland, control of foot and mouth disease regulations, with a view to securing uniformity, was carried against the Government by 51 votes to IS. NAVAL DISCIPLINE. Received 7. 1.20 a.m. London, December 0. In the House of Commons Mr. MacNamara introduced a Bill declaring the. effect of naval discipline acts when applied by the legislatures of the selfgoverning dominions to the forces raised by the latter. VARIOUS BILLS. Received (i. 12.4," a.m. London, December 0. <Unionist Peers intend to reject the Naval Prize Bill at the second reading stage. The Copyright Bill was read a third time in the House of Lords and the Coal Mines Bill a third time in tho House of Commons. A clause has been added disallowing a pitbrow bov. girl or woman to lift or carry anything so heavy as to cause injury. A clause was introduced by the Grand Committee, prohibiting the employment of women or girls at the pitbrow. was omitted. Mr. Acland. Under-Secretarv for Foreign Affairs, has informed the Government he is hopeful that France will applv the minimum tariff to Australian and New Zealand frozen mutton.