MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 March 1919, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

DOMINION'S SHARE OF GOVERNMENT. A COMMON AGREEMENT NECESSARY Received March 19, 5.5 p.m. London, March 18. In the House of Commons Mr. Amery said that any permanent scheme for securing for the Dominions a larger share of Empire Government must be the out- : come of a common agreement of the various Governments. A conference would be held as soon as convenient to the various Governments.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Association. FIRST PART OF RECONSTRUCTION. SCRAPPING PAST ECONOMIC POLICY Received March 20,12.20 a.m. Loudon, March 19. In the House of Commons the Transport Bill was read a second time without a division. Mr. Bouar Law said the Bill meant the repudiation of the whole past economic policy and represented the first big scheme of reconstruction. They must act quickly to avert disaster.—Aus NJS. Cable Assoc. WAYS OF COMMUNICATIONS. OPPOSITION TO BILL DEVELOPING. Received March 19, 2.50 p.m. London, March 15. There is growing opposition to the Ways of Communications Bill. Nearly .300 members of the House of Commons, also chambers of commerce, local authorities, and Transport Workers' Union protest at the far-reaching proposals, particularly the inclusion of roads, and the Minister's dictatorial powers, enabling the Minister to purchase and operate ways of communications through Orders-in-Council. The prime movers in the opposition are road users, especially commercial and private motorists, who fear that Sir Eric Geddes's antecedents as railway manager may cause him to favor railways at the expense of roads.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. NEW SERVICE BILL. Received March 20, 12.20 a.m. London, March 1,9. Mr Churchill agreed to the amendment to the new Service Bill and the retention of soldiers after April 30, 1920. Recently voluntary enlistments were one thousand daily. Thev are now 600 to 700 daily.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.