BRITISH POLITICS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9991, 11 March 1910, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE NATIONALISTS. SEEKING AN ARRANGEMENT. United P* ess Association-By Electrio Telegraph Copyright. Recived March 10, 8.45 a.m. LONDON, Mprch 9. Radical' newspapers represent the Government as seeking to come to an arrangement with the Nationalists to secure the passing of the Budget before the general election, in the event of a dissolution following the Lords' action over the Veto resolutions. THE WHISKY TAX. Received March 10, 8.30 a.m. LONDON, March 9. The "Daily Telegraph'" says that Mr Lloyd-George is abandoning the raw whisky tax in the next Budget. (It was rumoured earlier in the ironth tbat the G>vernment would Introduce a dual Budget, covering two. years, and thus enable the Chancellor of the Exchequer to modify the whisky dues, in order to satisfy the Irish number?. FINANCIAL CHAOS'. Received March 10, 9.5 a ra. LONDON, March 9, ' The "Daily Telegraph" states that owing to financial chaos, solicitors and trustees are at a loss to know , on what scale estate and legacy dues are payable, and that in consequence a final settlement with respect to j many valuable'properties is impossible. : LORD ROSEBERY'S NOTICE OF I MOTION. Received March 10, 9.10 p.m. LONDON, March 10.

In the House of" Lords. Lord Rusebery gave notice the following resolution:—First, that a strong and efficient 9econd chamber is an integral part of the constitution, and is necessary for the-well being of the State and the balance of Parliament; second, that such a Chamber can best be obtained by the reform and necessary preliminary to such reconstruction is acceptance of the principle that possession of a peerage no longer of itself gives the right to sit and vote In the Lords.