THE BUDGET BATTLE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9643, 8 November 1909, Page 5

THE BUDGET BATTLE.

COMMONS AND THE FINANCE BILL.

CONDITIONAL SUPPORT. LONDON, November 5. Mr H. Bottomly, Liberal member for South Hackney, has written to Mr J. Pease, Chief Government Whip, stating that he will vote for the Budget, but he will support any mendment introduced by the House of Lords to delete the clauses which would revive the defeated Licensing Bill. Should the Budget pass, Mr Bottomly says, hie will strive during 1910 to secure the removal of the unjustifiable burden it imposes upon the licensed trade.

IRISH LAND BILL

LORDS' AMENDMENTS REJECT-

ED BY COMMON&

Received November 7, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, November 6. The House of Commons disagreed with the Lords' amendments to the Irish Land Bill, and appointed a committee to draft reasons in connection therewith. The Hon. A. Biirell (Chief Secretary for Ireland), in a conciliatory speech, expressed the hope that ht3 Lords would recognise the Government's disire to come to terms in order toavoid grave misfortune w. i.h the loss of the Bill would involve. The Opposition complained that the Government were not treating any of the amendments on their merits.

Mr J. Dillon, Nationalist, deS'ribed tne Nationalists' mandate as ''the whole Bill or none.

Mr William Redmond,, predicted discontent and agitation in the west of Ireland if the Lords persisted in their action towards congested districts. The Commons adourned to November 23rd.

The public and press of all political parties m Ireland have condemned the Nationalists for their refusal it vote against the third reading of the Budget Many of Mr Redmond's followers declare that if after this sacrifices of Irish interests the Lurds upset his plans by passing the Budget, the Nationalist Party's pisition will be almost untenable. The Edenderry District Council has unanimously summoned the Irish Party to explain its attitude in regard to a Budget which imposed 10s per head on the population of Irej land. It was declared that the land taxes were calculated to ruin Irish tarmers. The Coucml asked the Lords to reject the Bill. The Council invited all public representative boards in Ireland to pass similar resolutions.