Imperial Politics

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 32, 27 June 1914, Page 5

Imperial Politics

NEED FOR REVISION OF INCOMETAX.

PRESIENT SCHEME CHAOTIC.

•Received 26, 10,10 pjm.

London, June 20.

iMr Asquitlh- defended Mr LloydGeorge's finance proposals, but said the time had come for a full enquiry into 'the system whereon the income-tax was levied, the law at present being a ghaistly confusion of chaotic provisions. Mr Bonar Law taninted Mr LCoydGeorgc with surrendering to his millionaire supporters, and denounced his methods of finance. He had broken every principle which past liberal financiers had regarded, as essential. THE FINANCE BILL. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright London, June 25. Mr. Hayes-Fisher's amendment to the Finance Bill was defeated by 303 to 265. The Laborites and several i Liberals abstained from voting. The O'Brienites and Sir Luke White (Liberal) voted with the Opposition. The Finance Bill was read a second time. THE WELSH DISESTABLISH»IENT. Received 26, 10.5 p.m. / London, Juno 20. Lord Orewe, in tlhe House 'of Lords, announced that the Government was prepared to assent to the Unionfct request for the appointment of a (Select Committee to enquire into the growing n.anifestations of Non-Conformist 'opposition to the Welsh dis«atablisli'nient proposals, and as to whether w constitution and convocations of the Church of England had ever been altered' by Act of Parliament without the assent, and against the pretest, of the Convocation.