BRITAIN AND IRELAND

Greymouth Evening Star, 7 May 1931, Page 7

BRITAIN AND IRELAND

PRIVY COUNCIL APPEALS [TIMES CABLES.] 1 • London, May 6. “The growth of friendly relations between the Irish Free State and Britain depends on the complete elimination, in form as well as in substance,/of any appearance of inequality,” declared Mr. Cosgrave in a speech at the Government Party s annual convention at Dublin. “The main question outstanding between us and Britain,” he. said, “is that of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, and 'of appeals to that body from our Supreme Court. The appeals are an anomaly and an an-, achronism and their continuance is Incompatible with our status, and an insult to our dignity and our sense of fairplay. In the interests of both countries and of their better friendship this appeal must disappear, and that soon. The Free State possessed not only the right but the capacity to govern itself.” FREE STATE BUDGET. (Recd. May 7, 1 p.m.) DUBLIN, May 6. Mr Blythe, introducing the Budget, Said'that he expected the accounts wodld balance for the third year in succession. The estimated expenditure is £25,253,000. The taxation proposals included fourpence per gallon on petrol; increases of twopence per foot on sound film, and ahalfpenny per lb. on the sugar duty and the abolition of the tax on racecourse betting.