ALIENS BILL.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 October 1919, Page 5

ALIENS BILL.

..GOVERNMENT ~. REMOVE!},

Received Oct. 29, 7.50 p.m.

London, Oct, 28. The House of Commons unanimously accepted the Government's revised proposal in the .Aliens Bill. , Mr. Bonar Law, in explaining the Government's proposal in reference to the adverse vote on the Aliens Bill, said it had been decided to move an amendment enabling French pilots to bring ships to NewhaVen and Grimsby. He said the adverse vote was a curious vote, because the Government was beaten by its own friends. If uncertain on this point the Government,,would have resigned.

[A curious situation arose in the House of Commons as a result of the Government's defeat by 185 votes to 113 on an amendment to the Aliens Bill. The amendment related to a clause providing that no alien should hold a pilotage certificate. Mr. Shortt pointed out that eueh a clause would conflict with the Pilotage Act, 1913, and detrimentally affect French pilots, and he proposed an amendment to meet the difficulty. The House rejected the amendment, whereupon Mr. Bonar Law immediately moved the adjournment, though he ridiculed the idea that the Government was going to resign.]

REDUCTION OF EXPENDITURE.

PROPOSALS OF THE GOVERNMENT.

A NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION.

Received Oct. 20, 7.30 p.m. London, Oct. 2S. The . financial debate on Wednesday will be initiated by the Government's notice of motion that the House promises to support all reasonable proposals, however drastic, for the reduction of expenditure and the diminution of the debt.

Independent Liberals and Labor members have tabled motions demanding drastic and sweeping reductions in expenditure. Messrs Adamaon, Hodge, and Clynes urge a capitation levy and the seizure of fortunes made owing to the national emergency. It is presumed the motion of Sir Donald McLean (Leader of the Liberal | Party) will be regarded as an amendment to the Government's resolution and accepted as a vote of no-confidence.— I Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.