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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1057, 3 August 1904, Page 2

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Censure Motion Defeated

I'roM Atifloißt.ian.~-l/opjrighi London, August 1 In tlio House of Commons Sir H. Camp" bell Jianucrmait's motion of censure was negatived by 288 to 210 Mr Lyttolton declared Unit the colonial approved of the principle of preference, It was obvious there must be many points of detail in the method requiring inves* ligation, and some degree of liberty must be allowed even to members of the Government, Mr Balfour was justifying his own consistency. He ridiculed the idea that every member of the party must w>agrec to every point of the questions coinin; before the country. Such a doc* trine precluded the Liberals coming into

ollice, The debate wis animated. Lord Hugh Cecil mado a notable speech, declaring that preference was totally wrong. It was a mistake to assumo that increase of trade meant increase of afleotion. He citod illusiralivo incidents of out foreign relations. The chief feature of the romarkable sitting was Mr Chamberlain's appeal to the Government to summon a new Colonial Conference to onablo the country to ascertain autl o i itivoly what they wore willing to ({i'.e.

L'WDos, August 2 Forty-six Nationalists voted with the minority on Sir 11. Campbcll-Bnnnormgn's J ■ motion, Bight Unionist freo traders voted wiih tlio majority, and 38 Unionist freo fooders abstained, Sir M, fliilts' Beach, Lord Hamilton, Mr, Ritchie, and soveral others who were absent did not piir, London, August 2 -*

The Standard says Hint Mr. Chamber. lain's declaration in favour of au early appeal to the constituencies came as a surprise to the Government.