SECOND EDITION. THE HOME RULE BILL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1708, 24 December 1919, Page 6

SECOND EDITION. THE HOME RULE BILL.

By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Auitraliun-Now Zealand •* Cable ABiooiation. Received December' 24, 12.10' p.m. LONDON, Deo. 22. In further explaining the 1 Homo Rule Bill, Mr Lloyd George said it is not proposed to etain control of the police in Imperial muds bevofid throe years, while...security rill bo given to nil mem hem of the police orco, and civil service and the pbst bflico bat'they will not he transferred until Both larts of Ireland arp'United and those conerned were asking for u change. r I herb would also he clauses for the protection of minorities. .'Dealing with finance, ' Alt; Lloyd George declared the absence of provision in the 1914 Bill for a contribution towards the maintenance of Empire was a supreme injustice to the taxpayer's of Gregt Britain. The Government proposed o give the l Irish Governments the whole idvautago of thoise taxes raised in Ireland in excess of a fiiir contribution to The, Imirerial services. Thus the revenue of Ireland in 1918-49 was £41,438,000 and expenditure £23,500,000; Therefore there would bo contribution of £18,000.000 towards -the mperial expenditure, which included war lensions. Each Parliament would *be ;ranted £1,000,000 to cover the initial exlonditure, while the proceeds’of land annuities would be banded over also us a free gift to Ireland, totalling £3,000,000. The two Parliaments would have taxation ■lowers similar to the, American .States for uconio tax, auper-tiix. excess pqolits.' Cuaoms and excise would be collected by the imperial authorities,. but "whoa Ireland be•amo united the Imperial Government would consider whether Customs should he handed over. 1