TRANSPORT BILL.
LONDON. July 2. During the Transport Bill debate in the House of Commons, when- pressed by a Unionist threat that many would dißsociato themselves from the Government if the latter adopted the principle of nationalisation before appealing to the country, Mr Shortt assured the House that nothing would be done under the Bill to male nationalisation inevitable. He was unable to give a pledge whether or not improvement in transport might or might not affect the question of nationalisation, but he declared that the Government would not knowingly or willingly do anything under the Bill to advance" the question, if it arose. ;' ■ ■>.•.'' Sir Auckland Geddes wa.9 equally emphatic that the question .was ac open to-day as ever.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9649, 4 July 1919, Page 5
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