BRITISH POLITICS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9566, 12 August 1909, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

I THE- FINANCIAL BILL. STRUGGLE IN HOUSE OF COMMONS. United Press Association-By Electric Telegrapn Copyright. Received August 11. 8.25 a.m. LONDON, August 10. The House of Commons sat for fifteen hours discussing the Government Finance Bill in Committee. Mr Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, uropospd that land upon which the owners had spent one hundred pounds an acre for development purposes should be exempted from th.3 undeveloped land tax. The amendment was carried. RESOLUTIONS FROM A HYDE PARK MEETING. Received August 11, 8.25 a..m. LONDON, August 10. The Prime Minister, Mr Asquith, expressed pleasure at receiving a I deputation headed by Mr J. Rowi lands. Labour member for Dartford. who presented the resolutions carried at the Hyde Park meeting on July , 25th. The resolutions expressed approval of the Government's taxation proposals, particularly those for securing a complete valuation of all land. This was declared essential to any policy of land andgsocial reform. i Mr Rowlands emphasised the representative character of the gathering, and its thorough unanimity. RAILWAY ACCIDENT, A TRAIN DERAILED. TWO PERSONS KILLED. Received August 12, 12.30 a.m. LONDON, August 11. Owing to the expansion of the rails by the heat of the sun, an express train was derailed near St. Aley : brimge. Two persons were killed and ten injured.

DEBATING CONTEST. 4> MASTERTON DEFEATS WELLINGTON. There was a large attendance &t the debating contest between a team from the Wellington Y.M.C.A. and one from the local Association, which was held in the rooms, last evening. The chair was occupied by Mr A. Donald, v* ho in a neat address, welcomed the visitors. The subject for discussion was "That the financial, legislative and administrative policy of the Libera.! Goyernm.en.t of the ftast nineteen years is Worthy of our continued support." IheiWellington Y.M.C.A. team, consisting of Messrs Nicklin, Budd and Dickenson, took the affirmative, and the Masterton Y.M.C.A. team, consisting of \ Messrs E.. Flanagan, K. Rigg and O. N. C. Pragnell, took the negative. Mr Dickenson opened for Wellington on finance, and stated that a borrowing policy was absolutely l necessary in order to develop the resources of the country. Mr Flanagan replied, showing that the policy of the Seddon and Ward Governments was not the policy of the Ballance Government. He enlarged on the high increase in the debt ot New Zealand, and also the high increase iu departmental expenditure. MrNiclin, legislature, admitted that errors may have been made. He averred that the policy was good in that it was averse to all the conservalve restrictions of previous governments. Mr Rigg replied by showing that the Opposition had been the means ot producing most of the legislation which had beer, of benefit. Mr Budd, administrative, referred to the huge Increase in the deposits in savings banks as being an indication of the success of the present policy. He also dealt with the penny postage, Government Insurance, labour bureau, etc. Mr Pragnell replied by showing that the Advances to Settlers Act was an Opposition measure, as were oth9r measures touched on by his opponent. He also showed that there had been huge extravagance in many departments. i Mr A. P. Rawson acted as judge, and awarded the following marks: I —Finance, Mr Flanagan, Masterton, 61. Mr Dickenson, Wellington, . 56. Administration, Mr Rigg, Mas- . terton, 68; Mr Niclin, Wellington, f 50. Legislation, Mr Pragnell, Mas- > terton, 78; Mr Budd, Wellington, E 58. Total for Masterton, 207; Wel--3 lington, 164.

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