IMPERIAL POLITICS.
THE BRIGG ELECTION, United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 28. The Brigg election was fought largely on tariff questions. Sir Berkeley Sheffield is a popular local landlord. He was doubtful of the possibility of food taxation, and favoured colonial preference. His opponent is a new convert to Liberalism, who has been thrice defeated since the general election. There was great excitement.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVI, Issue 14310, 2 March 1907, Page 9
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65IMPERIAL POLITICS. Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVI, Issue 14310, 2 March 1907, Page 9
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