DUTIES TO BE COLLECTED.
LONDON, December 3. , Mr Balfour concluded his speech by stating that Mr Asquith had failed to give a single argument to indicate that tho Lords' action was what the resolution affirmed. Their course had accorded with the whole theory of the Second Chamber, and he had no doubt whatever of the country's decision. The | Lords had done their duty, and done it fearlessly. (Great cheering.) Mr Henderson, speaking on behalf of the Labour party, declared that it was altogether too late for the House of Lords to profess any anxiety about the interests of the people. Its pest was irredeemable. The Government has arranged to receive the new customs and excise duties subject to any refunding according to the ne*t Parliament's decision. This will involve little, if any, loss of revenue. 'The Times'*"' Stock Exchange! article, dealing with gilt-edged securi- I ties, states that on Thursday there j was a very active market, and most of J of the "bears" who anticipated financial chaos sought to cover their liabilities.
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Press, Volume V, Issue 13598, 6 December 1909, Page 7
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