POLITICAL NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 April 1918, Page 5

POLITICAL NOTES.

MEETING OP MEMBERS OF PATy ' 11AMENT. NO DISCORDANT NOTE, "if By Telegraph—Press Association. \ ' Wellington, Last Night, j A meeting of members of Parliament' was held this afternoon in response w the invitation of the Premier, all the members of the House Wellington being present, including me»- _ bers of the Labor party. The foUowbte' resolution was agreed to: That this cof-i ferenee of members of the New Zealand" Parliament approves of the represents--tionof New Zealand at the Imperial War' Conference and War Cabinet liv tjtti Prime Minister and the Minister of JTiS- « ance, and agrees to do everythmg poel-' - ible to facilitate their departure, so as to • enable them to reach London by the dste appointed. | Mr. Massey, speaking after the confdv'v ence, said the meeting had been veft cessful, there being practically no dSt" coxdant notes, merely differeaces ■ffc opinion oil minor questions. Membflm", ■ Were unanimous on the main point New Zealand should do everything pcStf ible to assist the Imperial Govemouw' r in the crisis which jnade appeal by the Prime Minister of Britain., ■ * ANOTHER POSTPONEMEOT'UBjg^II

(From Our Own Oottreapondeiti T-& , Wellington, Jkst \ One of the umtt&rs &£ caucuses to-day was the deta of eral election, which, underpresent legfiljU tion, must take place at tyie present year. There was a opinion that the election back again, and it is nndnratnrttf islation on the sußject will be during the session. Probably will be left open, the to have power to bring about Ha 4*+ fir. at the time considered proper. 1 '" ■ V" >&£& ; \ THE GENERAL iCTflffltyipff \j,l - I'll , IHfAKCTAL fiPTRTTTOft STRINGENT AMENDMENTS 3X^B?^ Wellington, Last Sir Joseph Ward did not mat? lfa to™? tentions quite clear when he pad wfel ring to the financial shirkers thisVa((A|viij noon. He explained th&il; the present clause providing ttmti 1 - sons whose incomes exceeded £7QOi jWfK annum, and vrho had failed to subfffwfe 8 ' to the war loan, should be compelle&gng pay f.our and a half times the mtrtffli;? of their land and income tax, was tO'tojß repealed. He would ask provide instead that these pt&rsous Bhotfidf be compelled to subscribe to the >v§wj| loan such stuns as were assessed t>y Treasury and the Commissioner of on the basis of their incomes. iSafe: would receive three per cent. intoreaVSwi| stead of the four and a half pet ce4«& paid to 'ordinary subscribers. Those JWio sons who waited to be forced to scribe would be further liable to a ty of twice the amount of their land income tax. Tjiey would have a riglitipjj appeal to the board set up under th»Afi£|j of last year. . THE LEADER OF THE "OPPOSm ; @M The Liberal caucus decided ask Mr. Col Via, as senior Liberal to occupy the seat usually the leader of the Opposition. The ber for Buller looks dignified seldom. His temporary, advaacemfiw|«Kj the front bench, it is scarcely to say, has bo political significant*'' 7 ;Js|| THE OQUOR QCTSHQST. "||||| The representations that made by the New Zealand garding the. liquoT question will j|p9|| move Parliament. The Uorrernmani thai there ib to Ibe mo liarnoT lotion this session, and no private jtaS&s ber can bring the matter foiwsr&Jiragi effective farm. ■< "vTSS WEBB'S RESIGNATION. |Jjj| Mr. We"bVs resignation has not'lm readied the Speaker, and it 3s sot yet that it -will l)p. f crowdedat; J>l» His snccesaoT could not toe decked in wll for the present session in any * - '