BRITISH POLITICS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 987, 5 March 1910, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

DEBATE IN THE COMMONS, "WANTON PERVERSITY." United PresaAssociation— By Electrio Tleegrapli Copyright. Received March 4, 9 am. LONDON, March 3. In the House of Commons, during angry criticism of the Government for borrowing, Sir Robert Finlay. Unionist, and a former AttorneyGeneral,^accused them of wanton perversity. He declared that only the Government's allies would oppose the income-tax resolution. Mr Horatio Bottomley, Liberal member tor South Hackney, and a well-known financier, said that borrowing from a debtor is the apotheosis of business inaptitude. Mr M'Kenna, Fhsc Lord of the Admiralty: "We are not going to adopt the course mapped out by the Lords." Lord Hugh Cecil: "The Government ought to refuse a resolution for the collection of income-tax out of pique and temper, because the new House is against the Government on the Budget. Sir W. S. Robson, Attorrey-Gen-eral denied that the resolution would compel people to pay income tax before the Budget was passed. WHAT MR LLOYD-GEORGE THINKS. DISORDERED FINANCE. Received March 4, 9 a.m. LONDON, March 3. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. D. Lloyd-George, considers the House of Commons will disapprove ot the taking of the in-come-tax matter apart from other measures of the Budget. Unionist newspapers protest against this view and urge the Government to straighten out its disordered finance.

NO MORE "PLOUGHING THE SANDS." Received March 5, 12.5 a.m. LONDON, March 4. Mr H. H. Asquith, Premier, replying to numerous questions, said there would be no more ploughing of the sands. The Government would not continue in office unless they were able to ensure the Veto Bill becoming law. He announced, subject to unforseen contingencies, that the Commons would be asked, after its adoption of the veto resolution, to assent to the Budget before the Spring recess, but he declined to state whether a dual Budget was intended. The "Daily Mews" says that if the Veto Bill is impossible there will be no Budget. The "Telegraph" says it is understood that the "contingencies" mentioned by Mr Asquith N to Mr Redmond's determination not to allow the Budget to pass unless the Veto Bill becomes law.