BRITISH POLITICS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8304, 6 December 1906, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

THE EDUCATION BILL.

LORD RIPON ANURY,

Received December 5, 8.3 a.m. LONDON, December 4. Lord Lansdowne's amondment to the Bill inoensed Lord Ripon, who, thumping the hooks before him, declared that it was wholly impossible for the Government to accede to any amendment striKing at the very heart ol the Bill. The Earl of Crewe ultimately promised to consider the possibility uf dealing with any hardship Ukely to arise under clause four.

STATEMENT BY THE PREMIER

Received December 5, 9.30 p.m. LONDON, Deueraber 5. Sir Henry Campbeli-Baunerman, in a letter in reply to the memorial frpm the Nonoomtormisfe members of toe House of Commons states that be was unable to foresee toe purport of the House of Lords' amendments to the Education Bill, but the Government wouli take the most likely coarse to ensure the passing of tno Bill in aooordanoe with their object. „ The newspapers compare Mr Lloyd-George's declaration at Oxford that the Government does not intend to dissolve over the Education Bill with Sir Henry CampbellBanuermau's statement contemplating the passing of the, Bill. The Times considers a settlement doubtful, because Sir Henry CampbellBannerrsan ranges himself on the side of the Nonconformist members of the House of Commons. Nevertheless, despite the denunciation of the House of Lords the amendment debate more and more shows that the drafting and machinery of the original Bill is utterly ineffective.

TRADES DISPUTE BILL. Received December 5, 11 p.m. LONDON, December 5. The House of Lord* read the Trades Disputes Bill a second time without division.