BRITISH POLITICS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 11 September 1909, Page 3

BRITISH POLITICS.

THE NEW.. TAXATION. V PROPOSED EXEMPTIONS. '"", THE. UNIONIST PAJITY. {Prim Associ«ioH.- : -C<»x*i<»Ht.| "'..':'. v. LONDON, Friday. The Government amendments iu the Finance Bill permit the State to accept real .property '.in i payment, "of estate duty.. -The • Opposition cnticise/this as' tlife first step in the pnn-. : ciple' towards -State. . ownership of l'ana; which oiight to have been sc■cutea b> legislation instead of a mbne'J Vbilli: , •' ' ■" ~. • ■ ''■' In fhe House of Commons Mr Hal-' aane/'Secretarj'for War, replying to Mr Bi Hunt> saW. that experiments nad' proved that frozen and^ fresh •meatTyere' ip*acticlilly equal, and there •fore' there .'would, be now an. altera-. tion in thie" nieat supply of. the aermy.. '. : In the House; 6f Commons Mr Snm'^merbeU; asked several questions : -re':. -speeting ; ,the manning of the '-missing steamer. Wafatah, suggestive 'of a-'j Twe'ak, and incompetent crew. ■ -.. 2- Mr Churehili;- President : 6f , the 'Boara of 'TradeV Tefusea'to make »■ statement penaing'^the injuiry which •must necessarily- be- institutea. ' Opposition, aeaders. have \ .reached an agreement"' i whereby ; Loir'a ?qbert Cecil,. Mt" ; G.^ Bowles^; Mr F.- .'-•. W Lambton; and -Hr ; Ab^l^ Smith will -not'' -'bo', opposed- by O»«- TTnibaist As.sociations in their ' ■•constituencieß, •They are ;'np^ t^ ■Ve'flppJoadliba -with a .view to; o.V-viatjng 'Eefprm. opposition -tp sitting- members by -the. Free OPoodnse'ction o£ -the IJnxpriist, .partyV.r^!:/: -V;,-"': -"- " : ;. r :- Aiaeputatiori of. cricket,- football, Candigolf cliibs,' headed by the; Mary lebpna. /Cricket ? , Club, tho : Rugby •Unionj and the rFootUall Association, requested! the Government to exempt land used^ for : snorting purposes from, the Finance' Bill. •Mr Masterman, . Under-Secretarj-Home Affairs, on behalf of Mr ilflpyd .Gewge,.. promised: to exempt 'bpnd .fide 'clubs from the increment 1 "f'TKe ''Government propose .exempting .-Works of .-art, bequeathed: to^the ; nation succession ~aaties equally .with 'estate duties. >•